The first Eternals film from acclaimed Nomadland director Chloé Zhao featured the filmmaker’s propensity for breathtaking landscapes and natural environments but amplified such aesthetics to fit a larger-than-life comic book scale. The story also boasted a character-driven premise despite the epic scope and worldly consequences at play; viewers witnessed intimate relationships between the characters while pondering existential questions about the nature of humanity. Though a culturally rich juggernaut with diverse casting and fierce attention to various heritages, Eternals was critically contentious, with some celebrating Zhao’s signature take on the MCU and others accusing her of turning an epic space tale into a gorgeous yet flat melodrama.
MCU enthusiasts were divided on this film, but many were quick to note how strong the performances were, as the movie featured an all-star ensemble in Angelina Jolie, Kit Harrington, Gemma Chan, Richard, Madden, Barry Keoghan, Salma Hayek, and an unexpected but anticipation-building cameo from Harry Styles. Now that news has surfaced surrounding the sequel’s likely cancellation (reports indicate it’s currently on hold), fans have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts.
Harry won’t get to play a god again?!
As of right now, Marvel do not plan on moving forward with Eternals 2.
It is currently unknown if we will ever see Harry back in the MCU as Eros.
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— HS4 World Tour (@HS4WorldTour) March 14, 2024
Is Angelina not reason enough for a sequel?
wdym you don't need Eternals 2? pic.twitter.com/L1F2ZACoFl
— D.K. (@angeltresjolie_) March 14, 2024
Yeah but no more Eternals 2 so no more Thena 😭😭😭😭😭
— Natascha ⧗ⴵ⎊ The Eras Tour | Adele 2024 (@theblackwidovv) March 14, 2024
It may be time to brute force our way out of this disaster
me breaking into Marvel Studios to make them create a scarlet witch movie, MK2 and eternals 2 pic.twitter.com/EDUiWi4onz
— raf💥 (@scarwitchy) March 14, 2024
me breaking into marvel studios to force kevin feige to bring back eternals 2 pic.twitter.com/lHUSTGKpLy
— emmy (@lunasleo) March 14, 2024
There’s more to develop!
if Bob Iger is indeed killing ETERNALS 2, i'm gonna be so mad 😤
audience may have overlooked that film, but the story it sets up at the end NEEDS to be explored 🪐 pic.twitter.com/p4u3HoZn9G
— Matthew Bass (@MatthewBass_) March 14, 2024
It wasn’t for everyone, but it was everything for so many of us…
eternals 2 cancelled pic.twitter.com/U0mnN4Mvm5
— kat (@darlingods) March 14, 2024
At least bring our favorite duo back to the silver screen somehow
The streets are saying Eternals 2 probably won't happen, so I beg you, Kevin Feige, find a way to bring them back. pic.twitter.com/QOilMNX6wi
— 💭 (@archivekeoghan) March 14, 2024
Nooo eternals 2 is not happening??😭😭 I want more of them pic.twitter.com/sDV4vmB7G3
— 𝙳𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚊 ❁ (@5secondsoffifth) March 14, 2024
Harry can save us; he alone will bring a huge crowd!
cancelling eternals 2 because it isn’t a “safe” option as if harry in a marvel movie wouldn’t make it an end game level box office success is crazy
— carly✨ (@niallsjuul) March 14, 2024
Marvel cancelling Eternals 2 is hilarious, don’t they know that by having Harry Styles in the movie they’ll have Harries flocking to the theaters to see the movie just for Harry thus pushing Box Office revenue through the roof?
— Hello (@Marry_Marais) March 14, 2024
‘Eternals’ was a needed breath of fresh air in the MCU
passing on eternals 2 is so unfortunate, so much untapped potential there and eternals is both a massive/epic movie and a close-knit family movie
moving on from captain marvel and ms marvel is a huuuuuge mistake, the marvels was the wonderful breath of fresh air the mcu needed https://t.co/q4j3BBOuPu
— catboy 💙 (@catboymythic) March 14, 2024
