Eternals Director Doesn't Want The Film Censored Overseas

Eternals director Chloé Zhao recently spoke to Marvel about not censoring the upcoming superhero epic for international audiences. Eternals is the next film in MCU's Phase 4 and will introduce a new race of cosmic beings into the Marvel universe. The film premiered in Los Angeles on October 18th and is set to release on November 5th in the US. Eternals will be the first MCU film to feature an openly gay superhero with Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), the Eternal who specializes in weapons and technology.

According to Zhao, Phastos' sexuality was already a part of the story before she was brought on as a director. His character arc revolves around his feelings on humanity and how he stays connected to them through a human he falls in love with as well as his deep affection for a human child. The family narrative is one Zhao is quite familiar with as evident by her past films, Songs My Brother Taught Me and The Rider. Censorship is also something Zhao has dealt with for the releases and coverage of The Rider and her Oscar-winning film, Nomadland.

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