First invented by legendary comic artist Jack Kirby in 1976,
the Eternals are one of Marvel Comics' lesser-known properties, but they have a
long, trippy history. Fortunately, the trailer serves as a fairly informative
primer on who these heroes are and what they've been up to for the last 7,000
years: As Chan's Sersi explains, the Eternals are aliens created by the
powerful, godlike Celestials and sent to Earth to save humans from the
monstrous Deviants. They're all incredibly strong, and each has unique powers,
and they spent the last few millennia silently observing humanity.
The trailer also answers one important question: If the
Eternals are so powerful and have been hanging out on Earth all these years,
why didn't they volunteer to help take down Thanos? One human character — Dane
Whitman, played by Game of Thrones' Kit Harington — asks exactly that. (Surely
Steve Rogers and Tony Stark would've welcomed having a guy who can fly and
shoot lasers from his eyes.)
"We were instructed not to interfere in any human
conflicts unless Deviants were involved," Sersi says. However, as Hayek's
leader Ajak explains, Thanos' little stunt has had a ripple effect, and now,
it's up to the Eternals to protect humanity from the Deviants once again.
In fact, Zhao previously told EW that part of what drew her
to the film were the many storytelling possibilities after 2019's Avengers:
Endgame. "I was very fortunate," she says. "I feel like I
entered the MCU at a time when a wonderful story had just concluded, so it's a
bit like we're on the frontier. There's a lot of desire to explore."
The new trailer also gives a sense of the vast scale and
scope of the film, from ancient civilizations to modern-day London to strange,
otherworldly vistas in the far reaches of space. It's an epic story spanning
thousands of years, but there are also elements that feel similar to Zhao's
past work. (The wide-open prairies and images of Hayek on a horse look like
they could be outtakes from The Rider or the Oscar-winning Nomadland.)
Zhao also says that while developing the look and feel of
the film, she relied heavily on Kirby's original Eternals comics, and it shows:
Certain images, like the jaw-dropping shot of the massive red Celestial, look
like they were ripped straight from Kirby's pages.
"None of this is possible without Jack Kirby's
brilliant creation," Zhao tells EW. "That was a huge part of it for
us. That goes for everything, from the design of the spaceship to the tiniest
symbol on the costumes, to what their powers look like.
And each of those things has to serve the story. For me,
it's always like, what does this say about them as a group? Or their
relationship with the Celestials and the Deviants and each other?"
But ultimately, even with all the stunts and otherworldly
gods and intergalactic adventure, Zhao and her cast say that they hope fans
connect with the film's more intimate, down-to-earth themes.
"Coming out of these years that we've had, it's got a
nice message at its center about humanity," Jolie tells EW. "I
haven't seen the final film, but I will say that humanity and kindness is at
its core. I'm hoping audiences feel that."
Eternals will hit theaters Nov. 5. Watch the trailer above,
and for more, read EW's digital cover story here.
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