See gallery Click through to see the cast and characters confirmed for Marvel's upcoming Eternals movie - due out November 6, 2020. ANGELINA JOLIE as THENA Jolie is playing scholar and warrior Thena, who's basically The Eternals' answer to the Greek goddess Athena. In fact, in the movie it could be that the Eternals ARE the beings who humans saw as Greek gods, whereas in the comics they're separate entities, and the Eternals started out as the official representatives of Greek gods on Earth. RICHARD MADDEN as IKARIS Game of Thrones' Madden will portray the multi-talented, immensely powerful Ikaris. As one of the most prominent Eternals, Ikaris often serves as the leader of his people and an envoy to the outside world. Ikaris' true name is unknown. He adopted his current name in tribute to his deceased son Icarus, a boy who inspired the doomed mythological hero. KUMAIL NANJIANI as KINGO SUNEN Nanjiani, known for his stand-up act and comedic roles up until now, will play Kingo - an Eternal from a small mountainous village in 16th century Japan who, in the comics anyway, has parlayed his Samurai skills into a career as a movie star. SALMA HAYEK as AJAK Hayek is the mighty Ajak, a centuries-old champion who humans have previously mistaken for the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl. KIT HARINGTON as BLACK KNIGHT Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has signed on to play Dane Whitman, a.k.a. the Black Knight in the comics. Not an Eternal himself, Black Knight is the inheritor of a chivalrous mantle and the wielder of the magical Ebony Blade. In the comics, the moniker (and castle) were passed down to Whitman, from his uncle Nathan, who, unbeknownst to Dane, was an evil version of the Black Knight. Black Knight fought alongside the Defenders and was also a member of the Avengers. GEMMA CHAN as SERSI At the D23 Expo, it was confirmed that Gemma Chan is indeed playing Sersi, although when word had first leaked of her casting, it was unclear who she was playing since she had already appeared in the MCU as Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel. Chan seems like a perfect fit for Sersi, a powerful Eternal who can manipulate matter and inspired the Greek mythological character Circe thanks to her encounters with ancient hero Odysseus. BRIAN TYREE HENRY as PHASTOS Henry (Atlanta, Spider-Man: Into the Multiverse) has landed the role of Phastos, an ambivalent weapon-smith who ancient humans once connected to Mount Olympus' Hephaestus. LAUREN RIDLOFF as MAKKARI The Walking Dead's Ridloff will be playing the first deaf superhero in the MCU. Makkari is a speedster engineer in the comics who early humans thought was the Olympian god Hermes. LIA MCHUGH as SPRITE McHugh will play Sprite, the impish prankster Eternal who physically resembles a child and is often admonished for overly playful behavior. DON LEE as GILGAMESH South Korean actor Ma Dong-seok (Train to Busan) - aka Don Lee - has joined the cast as Gilgamesh - aka The Forgotten One. Gilgamesh is the physically strongest Eternal, once shunned by the other Eternals.

The cast and crew of Marvel's The Eternals were reportedly forced to halt production after an unexploded bomb was discovered close to their shooting location on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura. The Sun reports that Angelina Jolie and Richard Madden, who star as Thena and Ikaris in the film, were amongst those hauled away from the set, as bomb disposal experts were called in to disarm the device, thought to be a remnant armament from a Nazi base.The outlet notes that the cast and crew were relocated to a secure spot on the island, a safe distance away from the site, as the professionals swooped in to remove the bomb from the suspected location of the once-occupied Army camp, allegedly used by the Nazis during World War II."It was obviously terrifying – the bomb could have been there for decades untouched but who knows what might have happened if it was disturbed," an insider told the tabloid. "Some of the biggest stars in the world were on set and nobody was taking any chances. Fortunately, experts dealt with it."Several cast members have been announced to star in the MCU film alongside Angelina Jolie and Richard Madden, including Kit Harington as Dane Whitman , a character who later becomes Black Knight; Gemma Chan as Sersei ; and Barry Keoghan as Druig. They join Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Don Lee as Gilgamesh and Lia McHugh as Sprite. The Eternals is currently slated for release on November 6, 2020 , so if you would like to find out everything we know about these new characters before then, take a look at the costumes the cast will be wearing in the film , find out more about the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first openly gay character , or read through our detailed Marvel's Eternals Explained and The Deviants Explained breakdown features.

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