Eternals
The Eternalsis a perfect place for Marvel Studios to research more of Thanos ' backstory . The last eleven years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have principally been about the build up - up toAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgame , and a encounter between Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes and the Mad Titan . They took a slow approach to get there , but it worked out in the good elbow room possible .
One of the highlights ofAvengers : Infinity Warwas Josh Brolin ’s performance as Thanos and how layer of a fiber he became under the writing of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and the Russo pal ' direction . He was set as the primal part ofAvengers : Infinity Warand was triumphant in his plan to save the cosmos . But , Avengers : Endgamesaw him ( and a2014 version of himself ) die , and his plan countermand . And even with the care given to him and his currently departed position , many still desire to see more of him .
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The good news is that the MCU is potential on the verge of jumping around its timeline a slew . Black Widowis a prequel movie in some form , while a novel Phase 4 property inThe Eternalsis rumour tospan thousands of days . The film is currently describe up an all - star mold featuring Angelina Jolie , Richard Madden , and more , but it could also convey Brolin and Thanos back to the MCU . As explored in the latestScreen Rantvideo , The Eternalsis an splendid way forThanos ' backstoryto be explored .
The cay to Thanos being sport inThe Eternalsis that he is also an Eternal , at least in the strip . This is how Jim Starlin imagine the character , and Thanos ' home of Titan has also become the planet of the Eternals . In the MCU , it has not yet been confirmed that Thanos is an eonian , butInfinity Wardid show Titan as a once thriving civilization with what is likely other regular looking Eternals subsist on it . Most of them do not look like Thanos , who has his distinct majestic pelt and larger build becausehe is a deviate offspring . Since the Deviants are routinely vilified , a younger Thanos could also be an castaway of Titan and other Eternals out of fear , explaining how he became the Mad Titan .
Furthermore , Marvel Studios has already been planting seed at how Thanos ' earlier daytime in the MCU could be indispensable or deserving exploring . His father , A’Lars , is namedropped inAvengers : Infinity Warand could also appear inThe Eternalspotentially , showing audience what type of upbringing Thanos had before he desire to wipe out half the existence . There was evenconcept art forAvengers : Endgameof a younger Thanosand the film producer regard including Thanos ' entire backstory at one point inAvengers : Infinity War . With those ideas fresh , The Eternalscould break up them up and incorporate Thanos into its story in a stand function .
Most importantly , tackling Thanos ' backstory could strengthen his overall arc in the MCU and allow the character to retort without undoing the events ofAvengers : Endgame . If any of this is in Marvel ’s plans , thenThe Eternalsis the perfect place to do it .
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