Eternals’ Director Explained Which Unexpected Part Of Making The Marvel Movie Was ‘Actually Quite Dangerous,’ And I See Where She’s Coming From

Although some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies released during The Multiverse Saga have hit well with audiences, including Spider-Man: No Way Home , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Deadpool & Wolverine , others have failed to achieve success, be it critically or commercially. Eternals falls into both categories, with the 2021 Marvel movie (which can be streamed with a Disney+ subscription ) earning mixed reception (CinemaBlend’s Eternals review gave it 3 stars out of 5) and only making $402 million worldwide off a reported budget exceeding $236 million. Well as it turns out, Eternals director Chloé Zhao believes the movie’s large budget ended up being “dangerous” to the production.

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