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Keanu Reeves Reportedly in Talks For Marvel’s The Eternals

June 3, 2019 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Keanu Reeves is said to be the latest A-list star set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role in The Eternals. Take this as a rumor for now, but MCU Cosmic reports that Reeves is in early negotiations to play a role in the upcoming Marvel cosmic film. If he does sign on, the John Wick star would join Angelina Jolie (Sersei), Richard Madden (Ikaris), Ma Dong-seok and Kumail Nanjiani in the Chloe Zhao-directed film.

This isn’t the first time Reeves has been connected with the film. Last month, a rumor began floating around that Reeves would be playing the movie’s villain. Reeves was said to be sought to play Yonn-Rogg in Captain Marvel but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts. Jude Law ended up playing the role.

The film is based off the Jack Kirby-created comic characters of the same name as the film. The Eternals are a race of ancient human beings created by the alien Celestials with the intention of them being the defenders of Earth against their destructive counterparts, the Deviants. The two groups went on to battle each other throughout history to see which would eventually become the ultimate race. It will reportedly center on Jolie’s Sersi, a member of the group who can manipulate cosmic energy to give her virtual immortality, invulnerability and molecular manipulation, and her love story with the character of Ikaris.