Whatever reason Marvel president Kevin Feige had for selecting Chloé Zhao to direct the upcoming "Eternals," it turned out to be an inspired choice after she won the Oscar for Best Director earlier this year for "Nomadland." Deadline said that it was likely her work on "The Rider" that caught Feige's eye, since her "Nomadland" shoot overlapped with her early work on "Eternals." As the film heads to its much-anticipated November 5 release date, Deadline spoke with Zhao about her fears that the film, which features the first openly gay hero in Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos, will face censorship overseas. Earlier this month, Feige expressed his feelings about LGBTQ representation. "It is more than past time in the movies," Feige acknowledged in recent comments. "I don't know all the details but I do believe discussions were had and there's a big desire from Marvel and myself — we talked about this — to not change the cut of the movie. Fingers crossed." Zhao explained the Phastos' narrative, which was already written in the script prior to Zhao's signing on. "The way Phastos' story plays out in the film is that he's someone who only sees humanity as a whole and believes that technology's going to solve the problem," she told Deadline. "Obviously, he lost faith in us for some very tough things that we've done. And then he had to stop looking at us as a whole and look at one person he falls in love with, and one child, to regain the face of humanity. It's like us turning on the news and thinking it's completely hopeless and then going home, looking at our lover and our child and going like, 'Well actually this is worth fighting for.' " Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?️?️? ?: Chloé Zhao / AP
October 27, 2021
Whatever reason Marvel president Kevin Feige had for selecting Chloé Zhao to direct the upcoming "Eternals," it turned out to be an inspired choice after she won the Oscar for Best Director earlier this year for "Nomadland." Deadline said that it was likely her work on "The Rider" that caught Feige's eye, since her "Nomadland" shoot overlapped with her early work on "Eternals."
As the film heads to its much-anticipated November 5 release date, Deadline spoke with Zhao about her fears that the film, which features the first openly gay hero in Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos, will face censorship overseas.
Earlier this month, Feige expressed his feelings about LGBTQ representation. "It is more than past time in the movies," Feige acknowledged in recent comments.
"I don't know all the details but I do believe discussions were had and there's a big desire from Marvel and myself — we talked about this — to not change the cut of the movie. Fingers crossed."
Zhao explained the Phastos' narrative, which was already written in the script prior to Zhao's signing on. "The way Phastos' story plays out in the film is that he's someone who only sees humanity as a whole and believes that technology's going to solve the problem," she told Deadline. "Obviously, he lost faith in us for some very tough things that we've done. And then he had to stop looking at us as a whole and look at one person he falls in love with, and one child, to regain the face of humanity. It's like us turning on the news and thinking it's completely hopeless and then going home, looking at our lover and our child and going like, 'Well actually this is worth fighting for.' "
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?️?️?
?: Chloé Zhao / AP
As the film heads to its much-anticipated November 5 release date, Deadline spoke with Zhao about her fears that the film, which features the first openly gay hero in Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos, will face censorship overseas.
Earlier this month, Feige expressed his feelings about LGBTQ representation. "It is more than past time in the movies," Feige acknowledged in recent comments.
"I don't know all the details but I do believe discussions were had and there's a big desire from Marvel and myself — we talked about this — to not change the cut of the movie. Fingers crossed."
Zhao explained the Phastos' narrative, which was already written in the script prior to Zhao's signing on. "The way Phastos' story plays out in the film is that he's someone who only sees humanity as a whole and believes that technology's going to solve the problem," she told Deadline. "Obviously, he lost faith in us for some very tough things that we've done. And then he had to stop looking at us as a whole and look at one person he falls in love with, and one child, to regain the face of humanity. It's like us turning on the news and thinking it's completely hopeless and then going home, looking at our lover and our child and going like, 'Well actually this is worth fighting for.' "
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?️?️?
?: Chloé Zhao / AP
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