In an interview with Empire Journal, Oswalt — who carried out Pip the Troll in Eternals’ mid-credits scene — debunked his earlier declaration that Eternals 2 was formally inside the works. “If there’s going to be a sequel, I’ll be the closing to know,” the actor/comedian acknowledged. “I was catfished by the net.”
All through an look on The Proper this second Current in August 2022, Oswalt acknowledged that “there’s going to be an Eternals sequel,” with genuine director Chloé Zhao attached to return. Marvel Studios had not confirmed any plans for a follow-up earlier to Oswalt’s suggestions, nor has it carried out so since. Nonetheless, Eternals co-star Kumail Nanjiani was quick to stable doubts about Oswalt’s declare. “I have no idea,” Nanjiani acknowledged. “I don’t suppose Patton was correct. I really feel that there was a hoax web web site — a type of the place it’s like one letter off from the true one. They tweeted it, and it unfold spherical and I really feel that’s what Patton seen. I honestly have no idea one thing.”
One different Eternals star presently at nighttime regarding any sequel plans is Barry Keoghan, who well-known {{that a}} follow-up was not launched at Marvel’s presentation all through San Diego Comic-Con 2022. The actor relies upon on Nanjiani for any and all sequel updates. “Kumail is always the one I’m texting,” Keoghan acknowledged. “I’m like, ‘Yo, have you ever ever heard one thing on Eternals 2?’ Kumail is conscious of each half. You acknowledge what I suggest? He loves comic books. The comic world.”
On the time of its launch, Eternals was seen as most likely essentially the most bold entry inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far. No matter its stacked, numerous stable and the Oscar standing of director Zhao, Eternals was met with blended critiques and grossed $402 million worldwide on a $200 million funds. Talks of getting Eternals as the start of a trilogy inside the MCU aren’t assured, in accordance with producer Nate Moore. “It’s not one factor that could possibly be a must-have,” Moore acknowledged. “Clearly, we now have now ideas of the place we might go, nevertheless there isn’t a troublesome and fast rule the place we now have now to have three of this stuff and that’s the first.”
If Marvel goes forward with Eternals 2, genuine co-writer Kaz Firpo has an thought to pit the immortal alien group in direction of the final phrase Marvel supervillain in Galactus. “Galactus is an amazing, very good character, and villain,” Firpo acknowledged. “We’re, you already know, clearly setting the stage for intergalactic, cosmic, megalith confrontations, significantly for those who kill an space god—after which the space god comes and kidnaps you and plans to guage Earth, I really feel the door could also be very so much open for world-eating villains.”
Kang’s rising presence inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe has inadvertently disadvantaged a number of its heroes sooner than they’ve even met him. Nonetheless, regardless that he’s a very sensible being with dominion over time, his greatest powers might nonetheless be his downfall. Nevertheless the one methodology that may be exploited is with help, significantly from one Eternal in Phastos. The biggest draw back is that he’s faraway from able to help correct now as he ought to face judgment from the Celestial, Arishem.
In Eternals, Phastos has established himself as an extraordinarily intelligent technopath who might create one thing with any supplies given time and sources. He helped advance civilizations by his creations and can’ve sped up the strategy at a second’s uncover. The truth is, to face a being like Kang, it might take a genius to position him at enough of a downside for The Avengers to fight once more. Nevertheless with Tony Stark gone, Phastos is the one one with the know-how and ability to create one factor to stop Kang as fast as acknowledged villain might try to counter it.