{"id":1975407,"date":"2025-08-22T23:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1975407"},"modified":"2025-08-22T23:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:14:06","slug":"eternals-director-reveals-whats-dangerous-about-making-an-mcu-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/eternals-director-reveals-whats-dangerous-about-making-an-mcu-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Eternals Director Reveals What\u2019s \u2018Dangerous\u2019 About Making an MCU Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chloe Zhao is preparing to release her next movie, but recently reflected on making 2021\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/superherohype.com\/tag\/eternals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eternals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Eternals<\/strong><\/a>, and what she found dangerous about working in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel-cinematic-universe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MCU;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MCU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What did Chloe Zhao say about making Eternals?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to Vaniety Fair in a recent interview, Zhao spoke about her upcoming movie, Hamnet. In doing so, Zhao mentioned that her work on Eternals helped her prepare for things like world-building and fleshing out a movie that doesn\u2019t take place in the real world, as her movies prior to Eternals all did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEternals prepared me for Hamnet because it\u2019s world-building. Before that, I had only done films that existed in the real world. I also learned what to do and not to do\u2014what\u2019s realistic and what isn\u2019t,\u201d Zhao said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zhao also mentioned that Eternals\u2019 budget, which she describes as \u201can unlimited amount of money and resources,\u201d could end up being \u201cdangerous\u201d in terms of losing some meaning about what it takes to make a movie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Disney+ Has the Best Bundle in the Business<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign-up today for access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/acolyte_bonus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Learn More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign-ups support Superhero Hype<br \/>via affiliate commission<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEternals had, like, an unlimited amount of money and resources,\u201d said Zhao. \u201cAnd here we have one street corner that we can afford, to [stand in for] Stratford\u2026. Eternals didn\u2019t have a lot of limitations, and that is actually quite dangerous. Because we only have that street corner [in Hamnet], suddenly everything has meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eternals premiered in 2021, and received mostly mixed reviews. Although the film did gross more than $400 million, it became generally perceived as a failure for Marvel Studios. Currently, there are no plans for a sequel to Eternals, according to Kevin Feige.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/hamnet-chloe-zhao-jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-exclusive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vanity Fair;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vanity Fair<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chloe Zhao is preparing to release her next movie, but recently reflected on making 2021\u2019s Eternals, and what she found dangerous about working in the MCU. What did Chloe Zhao say about making Eternals? Speaking to Vaniety Fair in a recent interview, Zhao spoke about her upcoming movie, Hamnet. 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