Eternals has some fascinating casting behind it, from Angelina Jolie to Korean actor Ma-dong Seouk (or Don Lee). But not many would’ve pegged Brian Tyree Henry to point out up in an MCU movie, even after he voiced Miles Morales’ father Jefferson in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. As the Eternals’ resident genius Phastos (and one of many first overtly queer characters within the MCU correct), Henry discovered himself reinvigorated on the likelihood to play a black superhero and somebody whose historical past on the planet helped inform his present experiences dwelling immediately.

During a current press convention for the movie, Henry talked about how the information of black individuals dying in America in recent times started legitimately affecting his psychological well being. Because Phastos, like the opposite Eternals, has a no-interference rule meaning they’ve seen humanity at their worst for hundreds of years, Henry linked together with his character’s optimism on the planet that finally led to Phastos having a household. “What I really loved the most about Phastos is that through all of that him being Eternal him never being able to die, he still chose love,” he recalled. It’s the renewed religion in humanity that he hopes comes throughout within the film: “The heart of humanity is still worth saving. And we can still bind and mend and do everything we need to do love, and that’s what Chloé showed.”

One of the opposite issues that helped Henry was that Marvel didn’t need him to alter his physique. It’s been a sizzling subject currently, since fellow co-star Kumail Nanjiani went via quite the transformation to play the bombastic Kingo, and Henry had trepidation about taking the half due to it. But since he didn’t have to alter something about himself, he’s proud about getting an opportunity to encourage a brand new era of followers to see themselves in him. “It’s unlike anything that I’ve ever felt, and so it just triggered me, to be an 11-year-old kid who is watching these superhero movies and not ever seeing anyone like me reflected.”

Marvel’s Eternals releases November 5.

[through /Film]

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