TheMarvel Cinematic Universekeeps getting bigger.
Avengers: Endgamemay have closed out one Marvel chapter, but a new one has begun.
The Eternals are essentially idealized, humanoid aliens from the planet Olympia, genetically engineered by the godlike Celestials.
She also has a long romantic history withRichard Madden’s Ikaris (more on him below).
“She’s a little bit of a free spirit and just loves being amongst humans.”
“I have to say that was somewhat of a relief.
It was nice not finding blue paint in my crevices, weeks later.”
Still, they have a complicated, on-again-off-again relationship that’s stretched throughout the centuries.
(As an Eternal, he also has the power to manipulate energy with his hands.)
But perhaps his biggest challenge was preparing for a scene where Kingo performs an elaborate Bollywood dance number.
“I’m not a dancer,” Nanjiani admits.
“I have zero rhythm.
I had to take months and months of classes to do this.
I knew every Bollywood movie until like the late ’90s.
She also took the opportunity to try as many stunts as she could.
“I have always been a huge fan.
I’ve been obsessed with the concept of superheroes and the concept of mankind needing saving.
It literally brings everyone together, regardless of where you’re from.
I’m still freaking out that I’m a part of it.”
“I was like, excuse me,stoprunning?
So I focused mostly on building muscle, especially my legs.”
More and more people are starting to see themselves in that universe, and that’s powerful.”
They were like, ‘Whoa!’.
It’s a weird feeling to see yourself like that.
As soon as you put the boots on your posture transforms.
You definitely notice how your whole demeanor and everything just changes."
“Barry can get very nervous at the beginning, right before [shooting],“Salma Hayekrecalls.
There’s something savage about him.
He’s incredible.”
“At the same time, he’s a funny guy and has a sense of humor.”
“Gilgamesh’s action is based on boxing, so I could add real boxing movements.”
“I was shocked,” she remembers.
“She’s full of contradictions,” the actress says.
“It’s certainly the biggest thing I’ve ever done,” she says.
“You feel a little nuts.
You’re just throwing your hand out as if you’re thinking, ‘Is that a sword?
Is that a spear?
Is it a lasso?
What am I doing?’
Then you get into it and it gets really fun, but it’s a puzzle.”
