Eternals producer Nate Moore has shed some light on the plot of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film, including what brings the titular heroes -- a race of immortal aliens created by the all-powerful Celestials -- to Earth in the first place.
"In the past, we see the Eternals, who, in our version of the mythology, are immortal aliens from a planet called Olympia," said Moore, speaking at an Eternals set visit attended by ComicBook.com in early 2020. "[They've] been asked by the Celestials to come to Earth to rid the Earth of creatures called the Deviants. The Deviants are these parasitic aliens who go from planet to planet, and as they kill the apex predators on a given planet, they sort of take the characteristics of those predators and wipe out intelligent life. Well, the Eternals are heroes, so they've come to earth to eradicate the Deviants and allow humanity to thrive. So, in the past, we see the Eternals as they come earth as they begin their mission."
"And over time, they begin to succeed in eradicating the Deviants, but at the same time, these ten [Eternals] start to fracture as a team, and they start to sort of split off and go their own ways," he continued. "In the present, we meet a couple of Eternals, Sersi and Sprite, who now live in London, who are shocked when a Deviant arrives after not having seen a Deviant for five thousand years and they seem to have evolved somehow. So the present is very much a mystery of, 'Why are the Deviants back? Why are they different? And can we get the band back together -- for lack of a better term -- in time to stop this new threat?' That's the rough structure of the movie. It's epic in scope, we think."
Over time, the Eternals form different opinions and ideas about humanity based on their experiences. "Some of the Eternals live amongst humans very freely. Some completely live removed from humanity, and I think that affects how they view humans," said Moore. "So when they interact with humans, they interact with humans very differently." For example, Lia McHugh said her character, Sprite, sees humans as "kind of stupid" and not particularly advanced compared to the Eternals, "[who] obviously are way more advanced because they're gods."
Chloé Zhao directs Eternals and shares writing credit with Patrick Burleigh, Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo. The film opens in theaters exclusively Nov. 5.
Source: ComicBook.com