Eternals director says it was "actually quite dangerous" that the divisive Marvel film had an "unlimited amount of money and resources"

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Released in 2021, the film has become one of the most unpopular MCU movies

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Ahead of the release of her new film Hamnet, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao has talked about her divisive MCU movie Eternals. Released back in 2021, the film underperformed at the box office and failed to connect with Marvel fans, quickly becoming one of the most unpopular titles in the superhero franchise.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Zhao was asked how her work in Eternals prepared her for her new film, an adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's critically-acclaimed novel about William Shakespeare's family.

“Eternals prepared me for Hamnet because it’s world-building," the filmmaker said. "Before that, I had only done films that existed in the real world. I also learned what to do and not to do – what’s realistic and what isn't.

"Eternals had, like, an unlimited amount of money and resources. And here we have one street corner that we can afford, to [stand in for] Stratford…. Eternals didn't have a lot of limitations, and that is actually quite dangerous. Because we only have that street corner [in Hamnet], suddenly everything has meaning."

Mireia Mullor
Mireia Mullor
Contributing Writer

Mireia is a UK-based culture journalist and critic. She previously worked as Deputy Movies Editor at Digital Spy, and her work as a freelance writer has appeared in WeLoveCinema and Spanish magazines Fotogramas, Esquire, and Elle. She is also a published author, having written a book about Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in 2023. Talking about anime and musicals is the best way to grab her attention.

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