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How director Chloe Zhao made 'Eternals' epic, intimate and unlike anything else in the MCU

Marvel's "Eternals" is an action-packed superhero epic about cosmic beings that repeatedly save humanity from vicious, mutating monsters over the span of thousands of years. It's also a delicate tapestry of love, friendship, grief and betrayal woven with quiet and passionate interpersonal moments — including, for example, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first-ever sex scene — among its crowded ...

Marvel's "Eternals" is an action-packed superhero epic about cosmic beings that repeatedly save humanity from vicious, mutating monsters over the span of thousands of years.

It's also a delicate tapestry of love, friendship, grief and betrayal woven with quiet and passionate interpersonal moments — including, for example, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first-ever sex scene — among its crowded cast of characters.

"We knew, to make this film in a way that you believe these immortal people have walked Earth for 7,000 years, it has to be a very immersive experience, visually," director Chloe Zhao told the Los Angeles Times at the movie's Hollywood premiere last month.

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