The Eternal Star, Kumail Nanjiani, reveals the shocking number of MCU projects for which he registered as Kingo
When Ethernals was released in 2021, he became the first film “Poti of Marvel Studios. Between this and the fact that he fell in the last months of the pandemic, the designed blockbuster of Chloé Zhao had trouble doing his brand at the box office, having only $ 402 million in the world.
Although he was not denying that it was a bit overloaded (including a terrible villain in Kro), there were a lot on Ethernals that did work. The film undoubtedly has something of an unmanageable bad rap, especially because it showed a different side of the MCU and prepared the field for fascinating future stories.
Unfortunately, four years later, Marvel Studios has still not announced his intention to resolve the big cliffhanger of the film. Consequently, we do not know when or where we will learn what has become eternal from the earth by Arishem for judgment after their role in the end of the emergence of Tiamut.
However, there is Some rather intriguing rumors go around this week About the future of the MCU of this team, we will therefore see.
Kumail Nanjiani (Only murders in the building) played Kingo and was an undeniable highest point as a character. In a new interview, he frankly spoke of the impact that the disappointing reaction to Ethernals had on him.
“He went out just after Covid, so I was a year and a half at home to be like:” When this thing comes out … “” Nanjiani said his enthusiasm to make the world see the film and the expected impact that this would have on his career. “He came out, he had very bad criticism, and it did not succeed. It broke me too much. It was then that I said to myself:” Oh, I have to go to therapy to understand this. “”
THE Kenobi Obi-Wan Star then revealed what his future MCU looked like when he went on board the franchise. “I said to myself:” It will be my work for the next ten years. “I signed for six films.
“None of this has happened,” he noted. “For me, what really struck me is to realize that too much of my self -esteem is wrapped in the reactions of others at my work. People have much more important problems than that.”
As for the way he looks back Ethernals All these years later, said Nanjiani, “There were a few people too much in the Eternals if we believe the criticism. I loved the film. I am very proud of it.”
The biggest point to remember from this interview is the fact that Marvel Studios waited clearly Ethernals be a huge success. At the time, it was in question to be as big as the X-Men The franchise and the Oscar buzz dominated many titles in the months preceding its release.
The actor then resumed the role of Kingo in an episode outside the competition of What if …? Alongside Kathryn Hahn. There was no sign of the live character, although rumors persist that Nanjiani is preparing to make the jump to the DCU as a recall.
You can find out more of the player’s actor below (he starts to discuss Ethernals around the 44 -minute brand).
