Eternals: From Angelina Jolie to Kit Harrington – Who plays what in the upcoming MCU movie

2021 is undoubtedly proving to be a MARVELous year (pun intended) for the MCU fans! Marvel Studios is flooding the year with numerous films and shows. The OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar has already dropped two shows - Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany starrer Wanda Vision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier starring Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie reprising their respective roles as Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson. Now the OTT giant is gearing up for the premiere of Loki on June 9.

Moreover, the other Marvel releases which have piqued the interest of the fans include Scarlett Johansson starrer film Black Widow, which is slated to have a theatrical premiere on July 9, following that the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will release in September. Furthermore, Eternals and Spider-Man: No Way Home are all set to release in November and December respectively end the year with a bang!

The makers have dropped the teaser trailer of Eternals on May 24, featuring an exciting line-up of the main cast of the film that includes the likes of Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Gil Birmingham, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. For the good of the mankind, these superheroes are all set to reveal their identity on Earth after living here without any interference for more than 7000 years.  

Excited to know who plays what in the upcoming Marvel release? We’ve got you covered:

Angelina Jolie as Thena

Angelina Jolie will be seen donning the avatar of Thena. Thena is a peacemaker, who also possesses the strength of intelligence and she is a warrior, powerful enough to single-handedly win a war. Originally born as Azura in Greece, Thena is also known as the Eternals of Olympia.

Richard Madden as Ikaris

Richard Madden will be seen playing Ikaris in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who earlier resided as one of the villains under the influence of the Kree.

Gemma Chan as Sersi

Gemma Chan will be seen portraying the character of Sersi, who is a member of the Eternals, also known as a mythological enchantress.

Kit Harrington as Black Knight

Kit Harrington will be playing Black Knight who’s the nephew of the supervillain Black Knight. He took the supervillain’s name for the sake of honour, he also possesses a cursed, mystical sword.

Ma Dong-Seok as Gilgamesh

Ma Dong will be seen in the character of Gilgamesh who was renamed as Hero by the chief of the creators of the Eternals and Deviants, and later known as the Forgotten One. He was outcasted by Thena’s father and the ruler of Olympus, Zuras.

Salma Hayek as Ajak

Salma Hayek will be seen playing Ajak, who is the leader of extra-terrestrial immortals. She is one of the Polar Eternals living in disguise on Earth.

Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo

According to the comics, Kingo is a Bollywood star with swordsman skills, who originally comes from a genetically mutated group and possesses cosmic powers.

Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos

Phastos was also created by the alien Celestials. He’s more reserved by nature, constantly remains in desolation and uncertain to take action when it comes to war.

Lia McHugh as Sprite

Inspired by Peter Pan, the character of Sprite is an illusionist, who is not noble like the other Eternals.

Lauren Ridloff as Makkar

Makkari also comes from the genetically engineered community, who is passionate about engineering that helped him design various high-speed transport vessels.

Barry Keoghan as Druig

Barry Keoghan will be seen playing Druig has been a part of state security in Russia, during modern times. He is a cousin of Ikaris and also used to tutor him.