The Eternals is set to film later this year, and according to TheWrap, The Bodyguard's Richard Madden will apparently be involved.
Madden, who also had a brief stint on HBO's Game of Thrones, is likely to portray Ikaris. The character is front and centre to most of the Eternals' adventures, and while Jolie's Sersi will obviously be the centre of attention, Madden's Golden Globe-winning performance in The Bodyguard is sure to make him standout alongside her.
Again, it's important to remember that neither the actors nor Marvel themselves have confirmed any of these castings, but there's no denying the film's assembling some great talent. Here's hoping there are more official announcements to come in the months ahead.
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.
