Eternals

 

Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chloé Zhao
Screenplay by	Chloé Zhao[N 1] Patrick Burleigh Ryan Firpo Kaz Firpo
Story by	Ryan Firpo Kaz Firpo
Based on	Eternals by Jack Kirby
Produced by	Kevin Feige Nate Moore
Starring	Gemma Chan Richard Madden Kumail Nanjiani Lia McHugh Brian Tyree Henry Lauren Ridloff Barry Keoghan Don Lee Harish Patel Kit Harington Salma Hayek Angelina Jolie
Cinematography	Ben Davis
Edited by	Craig Wood Dylan Tichenor
Music by	Ramin Djawadi
Production company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	October 18, 2021 (Dolby Theatre) November 5, 2021 (United States)
Running time	156 minutes[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200 million[4]
Box office	$401.8 million[5][6]

Eternals is a 2021 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics race of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Chloé Zhao, who wrote the screenplay with Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. It stars an ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. In the film, the Eternals, an immortal alien race, emerge from hiding after thousands of years to protect Earth from their ancient counterparts, the Deviants.

In April 2018, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced that a film based on the Eternals had begun development, with Ryan and Kaz Firpo hired to write the script in May. Zhao was set to direct the film by late September, and was given significant creative freedom with the film, which resulted in filming on location more than previous MCU films. Zhao rewrote the screenplay, which Burleigh was later reported to have also contributed to. Principal photography took place from July 2019 to February 2020, at Pinewood Studios as well as on location in London and Oxford, England, and in the Canary Islands.

Eternals premiered in Los Angeles on October 18, 2021, and was released in the United States on November 5, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. The film has grossed over $401 million worldwide, becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its themes and visuals, but criticized its screenplay, pacing, runtime, and character development.