Marvel’s “Eternals” to Premiere at Rome Film Festival

The next addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading for a European premiere. Marvel’s Eternals is set to premiere a the Rome Film Festival as its closing film, according to Variety.

  • Marvel’s Eternals will premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Sunday, October 24 as an event jointly hosted by both Rome Film Fest and its separately run Alice nella città youth films strand.
  • The film will then premiere n Italian theaters on Wednesday November 3rd, ahead of the November 5 date in the US and the UK.
  • Organizers of Rome Film Festival said the premiere of the film will also see some of the talent from the film in attendance, but declined to specify exactly who.
  • The Rome Film Festival, which will run October 14-24, will announce its full lineup of films on Wednesday.

About Eternals:

  • Marvel Studios’ Eternals welcomes a new team of Super Heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The epic story, starting at the beginning of civilization and spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s oldest enemy, The Deviants.
  • The movie stars Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, Angelina Jolie, Kit Harington, and more.
  • Eternals is directed by Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao.

The Cast:

  • Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris
  • Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi
  • Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo
  • Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari
  • Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos
  • Salma Hayek as the wise and spiritual leader Ajak
  • Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite
  • Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh
  • Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig
  • Angelina Jolie as the fierce warrior Thena
  • Kit Harington plays Dane Whitman

You can check out Eternals when it hits theaters November 5, 2021.