Eternals (film)
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 dire