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The Eternals writers had to be spoiled on Infinity War and Endgame since they were writing a movie that would come after them. buzzfeed.com/noradominick/e…

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First, about three years ago, Kaz and Ryan Firpo wrote their first script together called Ruin. At the time, they had no agents or managers, then suddenly the script found its way to Kevin Feige and Nate Moore at Marvel.

Kaz, Ryan, and Chloé Zhao had "good chemistry" from the start of the process and spent a lot of time laughing together while writing the film.

Work on Eternals began around the time Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame were being released, so Kaz, Ryan, and Chloé had to be spoiled on the big plot points of those epic movies.

A lot of the characters were crafted with the specific actors in mind, like Lauren Ridloff as Makkari.

Kaz said, "We knew the face and the actor it should be; Marvel and the wonderful casting director Sarah Haley Finn were able to pick up the phone and see what they could do."

A lot of the characters were crafted with the specific actors in mind, like Lauren Ridloff as Makkari.

Kaz said, "We knew the face and the actor it should be; Marvel and the wonderful casting director Sarah Haley Finn were able to pick up the phone and see what they could do."

Kaz and Ryan's dream actor to play Kingo was always Kumail Nanjiani.

Ryan said, "I'm a fan of movies, so it just helps me to see the character if I cast an actor in my head. When we were writing Kingo, we were like, 'This has to be Kumail. There's nobody else.'"

And, they knew from the start that they had to try and get Salma Hayek as Ajak.

Kaz said, "In the comics, Ajak is this sort of angry, sad, dictator-like king. The only person who had the royal power for it was Salma Hayek."

Angelina Jolie actually called Marvel and expressed interest in being in Eternals and producer Nate Moore asked Kaz and Ryan if there was a role for her.

For Kaz, one of his favorite characters is Druig because he's not only broody, but when he does something funny and makes the audience laugh it just shows how complex of a character he is.

Kaz and Ryan's mission from the start was to "reflect the world as it really is" and showcase diversity and LGBTQ representation in Eternals.

In terms of Phastos's relationship and the LGBTQ representation, the writers wanted it to be "really human and really natural."

Eros, who is played by Harry Styles, making his debut in Eternals was a "really early idea" and he was always a character Kaz and Ryan knew they wanted to include in this movie.

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