Paeter January 19th 2022, 7:07 pm
Freaking....yes...please...
THIS is how Marvel can make me care about 4th-tier, c-list, nobody's heard of them characters. (Although I have heard of Moon Knight and seem to remember their being something psychological about him.) Change up the tone when the concept/source material calls for it. And when the characters are not already household names, lean HEAVY into making them fascinating as PEOPLE. (And honestly I'm not surprised they go that route here. Oscar Isaacs is a real quality actor who I'd imagine after being wasted in Star Wars would only be attracted to a truly substantial role.
Eternals could have been filled with an interesting ensemble cast explored over multiple episodes of a streaming series. Eternals, for my money, could and should have been THIS!
I can only hope that this represents a course correction, or that people will respond positively enough that Disney takes cues from this in future projects.
Granted, all this enthusiasm from me is based on a trailer. So stamp a big "we'll see" on it until we see!