By now you've probably gathered that the Celestials are a big deal. They mapped the cosmos, wielded weapons of immense power and gave birth to various species, including everyone's favourite Marvel team, the X-Men.
During the genesis of the Eternals, Deviants and Humans, the Celestial known as Oneg introduced the X-Gene to humanity, thus creating mutants. Daredevil Season 3 has so far been the only MCU project to include a small hint towards the X-Men, but fans have already speculated that the Celestials could be used to introduce mutants into the franchise proper, although perhaps at a much later point in the timeline than was initially envisioned.
There is also the matter of Venom. It's still up in the air as to whether or not Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters (no, we don't like the acronym either) is connected to the MCU, but if they were to take inspiration from a recent Venom comic - one that wove the character's origin with both Thor and the Celestials - then Marvel would have the perfect means to introduce the character.
Put simply, The Eternals film could yet provide the blueprint for Marvel to incorporate their new acquisitions, all whilst telling a brand new story revolving around an obscure mythology. What's not to love?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
