Why ‘Eternals’ Should Have Been a Show Instead of a Movie

Marvel’s Eternals is one of the biggest critical and commercial disappointments in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. It had a really talented direector, an incredible cast that included Angelina Jolie, Kit Harington, and Kumail Nanjiani, and one of our favorite weird Marvel comics, created by Jack Kirby.

So what went wrong? That’s the subject of our latest ScreenCrush video, which looks back at Eternals, tries to figure out where things went wrong and puts forward a plan that could have changed everything: Making it a Disney+ television series instead of a feature film. We’ll also discuss one of our favorite Eternals comics by Neil Gaiman, and why it would have made the perfect setup for the movie or the TV show. Watch our full Eternals discussion below...

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If you liked that video on Eternals and why the material would have worked so much better as a television series on Disney+ instead of as a feature film, check out more of our videos below, including one comparing Thor: Ragnarok and Love and Thunder and figuring out why one worked and one didn’t, one on Deadpool & Wolverine’s CinemaCon footage and Marvel’s whole presentation, and one on all of the Easter eggs and secrets in Episode 5 of X-Men ’97 Episode 5. Plus, there’s tons more videos over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. The next Marvel movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, is scheduled to premiere in theaters on July 26.

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