Prequels are back in a big way for Marvel. Between Captain Marvel's nineties setting and Black Widow seemingly heading to that very decade too, it appears as though much of Marvel's next phase will have an emphasis on world-building and self-contained stories. The same principle is also being applied to The Eternals - at least if we're going off the synopsis provided by That Hashtag Show.
"The story of ‘THE ETERNALS’ is set millions of years ago when the cosmic beings known as the Celestials genetically experimented on humans, creating the super-powered individuals as well as more villainous off-shoots known as Deviants. The two groups went on to battle each other throughout history to see which would eventually become the ultimate race. The story involves the love story between Ikaris, a man fuelled by cosmic energy, and Sersi, who relishes moving amongst humans."
So, not only will the film spotlight a romance between Ikaris and Sersi, it's looking as though those characters are being implemented with various sequels in mind, where we can expect to see them interact with the Avengers.
This was probably a given already, but the fact the film is set millions of years in the past points to something perhaps even more interesting, and it's all to do with Fox...
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.
