Chloe Zhao Speaks on Potential Marvel Return for ‘Eternals’ Sequel
With the film just a week away, the excitement for the MCU’s newest adventure is palpable; with early reactions praising the incredible visual style and composition of the film, its director, Chloe Zhao speaks on her potential Marvel return for the inevitable Eternals Sequel.
The movie that has been heralded for its incredibly dense and intriguing narrative, while also balancing incredible action and visual elements, Eternals looks like it is preparing itself to be one of Marvel’s clear triumphs ahead of its release.
Chloe Zhao, the primary creative force behind the film’s undeniable uniqueness, is blazing forth a trail that will restructure the Marvel Mold, and bear the fruits of Marvel’s continued trust in brilliant creators’ collaboration with head producer Kevin Feige.
As with almost every Marvel project, there is always what comes next: with the interconnected universe of films seemingly constant in its continued trek towards the next major event.
Eternals is no different, as many have begun to already wonder when the sequel to the film can be expected; with many curious as to how Marvel plans to handle such a unique story and characters.
Zhao spoke with The Playlist, about the film, and about what her role could be as it pertains to the development of a sequel film; a prospect that is all but assured at this point.
The Academy Award Winning director held no qualms about her excitement at the prospect; which should be a fantastic sign for the MCU considering the immense talent of the young filmmaker, and the commodity she has become since Nomadland conquered more critical acclaim than any film its size.
Zhao stated, “What I loved about making this film is that it tied so close to the origin of the MCU is also going to have a big repercussion moving MCU forward.”
“With those two as secured, we get to play and do whatever we want and make a stand-strong standalone film and leave everything on the table.” The young director concluded, “I would be back in a second working with the team at Marvel for sure. So we’ll see.”
It is this collaborative effort, and creative freedom, that seemed to have endeared Zhao to the process of developing a Marvel project.
This November 5th, we’ll be able to see just what brilliance Zhao birthed in the MCU, and hopefully, we’ll be able to see more of her genius with a follow-up sequel at some point.
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