Published 17:40 IST, September 16th 2020

'Eternals' director Chloé Zhao explains why she decided to join MCU; read details

Eternals is directed by Chloé Zhao as her debut venture in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The filmmaker revealed why she chose to join the MCU. Read to know.

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Eternals is one of most anticipated upcoming film in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is directed by Chloé Zhao, being her first venture into superhero genre and debut in MCU. w filmmaker recently disclosed why she joined Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Why 'Eternals' director joined MCU?

In a recent interview with Indiewire, Eternals director Chloé Zhao explained her reason for joining Marvel Cinematic Universe. She said that she has been a fan of MCU for over a dece, so it me sense to jump into a Marvel movie. filmmaker mentioned that she wants to make movies that last, have a timeless feel to m, and that is t just a “flash in pan” with whatever topic is currently trending on social media platforms like Twitter. Zhao asserted that she is t interested in that of films.

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So Chloé Zhao hinted that reason for her directing Marvel’s Eternals is that it is a fresh piece. film is t a sequel to any existing movie in franchise. Even after being a fictional superhero universe, MCU projects are remembered for a long time by many. pioneer project, Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man was released in 2008, but is still fresh in many minds.

Chloé Zhao me her directorial debut in 2015 with Songs My Brors Taught Me. Her next venture was Rider in 2017. mland, starring Frances McDormand, is an upcoming film by Zhao. It was recently premiered at Venice Film Festival. movie garnered widespre acclaim and won Golden Lion at festival. It is w considered as a strong contender in forthcoming Acemy Awards ceremony.

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Marvel's Eternals cast has Richard Mden, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, Brian Tyree Henry, Lia McHugh, Barry Keoghan and Haaz Sleiman. ensemble cast is one of main reasons for hype around movie. y will be seen portraying different superheroes from comics.

Marvel’s Eternals plot is said to show superheroes re-uniting after thousands of years to protect Earth from ir arch enemies, Deviants. movie was initially set to hit atres on vember 6, 2020, but was pushed due to COVID-19.  Eternals is currently scheduled to release on February 12, 2021.

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17:40 IST, September 16th 2020