Marvel's new 'Eternals' character posters give fans a close-up look at the MCU's latest superhero group
In the comics, the character was worshipped by the Incans as Tecumotzin and was buried deep in an Incan tomb until awoken by Ikaris.
Hayek told Entertainment Weekly she was hesitant to take on a Marvel role because she assumed she would play a grandma or "old prostitute."
When she found out the director was Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao, it convinced her to take a meeting.
"She's the bridge between the Eternals and the Celestials, and it's never easy to hold two sides together," Hayek said of her character.
Ikaris can fly and shoot beams of cosmic energy from his eyes. Here, his character has a romance with Sersi.
In the comics, Ikaris goes undercover as a human named Ike Harris (very subtle).
In the film, she'll be introduced as a museum curator. According to a Hasbro toy description, Sersi has "the ability to manipulate matter, changing the make-up of any non-sentient material she touches."
In the comics, Sersi eventually becomes a member of the Avengers.
Chan previously appeared in Captain Marvel as Minn-Erva. Chan's casting makes her one of a handful of stars to play multiple Marvel characters.
In the comics, Kingo is a skilled swordsman who becomes a Japanese action star. Here, Kingo will be a Bollywood star who shows off his dance skills in the film.
"He loves being a movie star. He can shoot beams out of his hands. There are no downsides to Kingo's life," Nanjiani told EW.
Thena was born in Olympia and is the daughter of Zuras (not to be mistaken with Zeus). In the comics, she has a secret love affair with the Eternals' enemy, Kro.
"Eternals" producer Nate Moore previously revealed to reporters that Jolie's character in the film has a form of memory loss similar to dementia called Mahd Wy'ry, something that can affect an Eternal due to their long lives.
"Because of the amount of memories they have, they become unstuck in their own mind, so she starts to forget exactly when she is," Moore said.
He's described as "the strongest and kindest Eternal" in marketing.
According to a character description viewed by Insider, Gilgamesh "becomes Thena's de-facto partner when the events of the past exile them from the other Eternals."
In the comics, Gilgamesh is first introduced as the Forgotten One, an Eternal that was exiled from his kind by Zuras because he spent too much time around humans.
Because of that, the character became known by several legendary aliases, including Hercules, Beowulf, and Gilgamesh. He eventually joined the Avengers in the comics.
Don Lee is a scene-stealer in 2016's "Train to Busan," which we highly recommend if you want to familiarize yourself with the actor.
Ridloff, who will play the first deaf hero in the MCU, is playing another gender-swapped character. Makkari is embued with "cosmically powered super-speed to scout planets."
She's not affected by the sonic boom that comes with her running.
Ridloff took time away from her role on "TWD" to film "Eternals."
McHugh is also playing a gender-swapped version of the comic character.
In the comic, Sprite cannot age. Because of that, the young-looking Eternal likes to play tricks, often at the expense of their own kind.
McHugh described the film version of the character as an "old soul" who can project illusions.
According to a toy description, Phastos has "helped nudge humanity forward technologically while always keeping his brilliance hidden in the shadows."
Phastos will be the MCU's first openly gay superhero who is married with a child.
In the comics, he was an engineer and inventor.
He has the ability to manipulate other's minds. A figurine description calls him "aloof and powerful, but at times it's hard to determine whether he is a friend or foe."