{"id":2163549,"date":"2025-11-18T03:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2163549"},"modified":"2025-11-18T03:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:57:16","slug":"afterlife-rom-com-eternity-asks-existential-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/afterlife-rom-com-eternity-asks-existential-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Afterlife rom-com ‘Eternity’ asks existential questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON, UK \u2013 Actors Elizabeth Olsen<\/a> and Miles Teller say their new movie Eternity combines comedy, romance and big philosophical questions.<\/p>\n

The movie is set in the afterlife, where people revert to the age at which they were at their happiest and have one week to choose their final destination.<\/p>\n

Teller and Olsen play older married couple Larry and Joan Cutler, who upon their arrival are shocked to meet Joan\u2019s first husband, Luke (Callum Turner), who died in the Korean War and has been waiting for her ever since. In addition to choosing her eternity, Joan must also pick who to share it with.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes people laugh, but it\u2019s surprisingly emotional because it\u2019s a sincere film,\u201d Olsen said at the movie\u2019s London premiere on Monday, November 17. \u201cI think it makes us all reflect differently, whether it\u2019s about people we\u2019ve lost or people we hope to be reunited with, or how we even analyze our personal relationships to different types of love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teller<\/a> said: \u201cDeath is something that\u2019s inevitable and this film is a really clever way to look at it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly don\u2019t think my character thought he\u2019d be in a competition, a love triangle, for his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Top Gun: Maverick and Whiplash star said his performance was inspired by his own grandparents, who were married for six decades. His grandfather passed away last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandfather was a marine back in the day, but he also was very sensitive to a woman\u2019s needs. My grandma never carried her own bag, never opened her own door. He was a great role model for me,\u201d Teller said.<\/p>\n

Directed and co-written by David Freyne, the A24 film features an endless offer of happily-ever-afters. New arrivals face an array of ads and savvy salespeople touting realms ranging from Beach World, Food World and Workout World to Man Free World and Infantilization World. There is one caveat: the one-time choice is final.<\/p>\n

Helping the trio navigate their transitions are afterlife coordinators Anna and Ryan, played by Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph and John Early.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were making it with the cast, we really reflected on what made us happy and who is important in our lives,\u201d said Freyne. \u201cEven though it\u2019s set in the afterlife, it\u2019s less about death and more about life to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eternity is out in theaters from November 26. \u2013 Rappler.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rappler.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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