Marvel's worst movie is getting a sequel, according to a new leak from Marvel Studios.
Eternals, the lowest-rated Marvel movie among fans and critics, could have a following, according to moderators on the Marvel Studios Spoilers Reddit page. As shown in a new Tales From the Mod Queue thread (opens in a new tab), Eternals 2 is "on the way" at Marvel Studios, though there's no indication how long it might last through the production chain. .
The leak also suggests that Chloe Zhao, who directed the first Eternals movie, might not return for the sequel. However, if Zhao signs on to Eternals 2, she could find herself "very restricted" by Marvel's think tank, which includes Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and co-chairman Louis D'Esposito.
Meanwhile, the post contains unverified reports that production issues hampered the superhero movie's development. Marvel employees would be concerned that a similar scenario could happen again if Eternals 2 is officially greenlit but, again, that could just be conjecture.
In fact, the Marvel Studios Spoilers moderation team says that fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) should take all Eternals 2 information with a grain of salt. However, the changes to the Reddit page also indicate that these details come from reputable and reliable sources. Basically, readers can decide for themselves if any or all of this is true or not. We've reached out to Disney for official comment on the rumor and will update this article if we hear back.
Eternals hit theaters in November 2021, but has gone down as the lowest-rated MCU movie yet. The Marvel Phase 4 project currently has a 47% "rotten" rating (opens in a new tab) on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, placing it last on the MCU movie ratings list. from Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, Eternals has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10 on IMDb.com (opens in a new tab) – only Ms. Marvel, the latest Marvel Disney Plus show, has a lower IMDB rating (6.2) than Eternals. between the various MCUs. movies and movies. television deals. This also excludes Sony's Marvel productions such as Morbius and Venom.
In our review, we called Eternals a "better movie than some critics suggested," adding "an MCU-worthy entry that provides a thought-provoking meditation on what it means to be human, albeit draped in the clothing of a super hero". Most fans disagreed with us, but we find some other Marvel movies to be worse MCU entries than Eternals. Read our Marvel Movie Ranking article to find out which ones we rank lower than Eternals.
Analysis: Does Eternals deserve another chance?
Full spoilers for Eternals follow. You were warned.
We think so. Of course, as we pointed out in our review, there are big problems with Eternals: its overarching narrative once the movie's big twist is revealed, as well as its jarring jumps, to name two, made for a rambling watch.
These criticisms have only become more apparent with each MCU movie and TV show, and other projects making no mention of the events surrounding the possible appearance of a new Celestial, Tiamut, from the Earth's core. Or the fact that the giant marble-colored dead Tiamut is now visible in the Indian Ocean. Or the revelation that some of the Eternals were kidnapped by another Celestial in Arishem, who would have been visible to all humans on Earth, due to his size, before leaving with his kidnapped.
However, for a movie based on some of the heaviest Marvel comic book content ever, it did its best to bring the Eternals' intricate comic book history to moviegoers and MCU fans alike.
His brief exploration of the history of the MCU's Celestials revealed more about the role of these mysterious cosmic entities in the creation of the universe, and their nefarious plan to do so. His introduction of the first openly gay and deaf superheroes in the MCU has done a lot for representation and diversity in the world's biggest movie franchise. Zhao's cinematography and keen eye as a director made it one of the most visually stunning Marvel films ever made. And, while its post-credits scenes were disappointingly leaked ahead of the film's release, they were no less crowd-pleasing than the similar end-credits sequences we've seen before in the MCU.
So there was a lot to like about the Eternals. Based on these post-credits scenes, Marvel isn't done with the characters that starred, either in lead or part roles, in them. Perhaps the studio even thinks it owes it to The Eternals to make a sequel and show how integral they can be to the MCU. It would be a redemption story worthy of Tony Stark/Iron Man, The Winter Soldier or Loki if that happened.
If an Eternals sequel is in pre-production, it could be announced at Marvel Studios' San Diego Comic Con panel on Saturday, July 23 at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 6:30pm BST / 11:00am BST. p.m. STIs. We suspect this would also be part of Marvel's Phase 5 plans, rather than just another Phase 4 entry.
Still, plenty of MCU productions will arrive before a potential Eternals 2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the next Marvel movie set to hit theaters in November. Before that though, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is coming to Disney Plus in August.
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