Wednesday, July 31, 2019


The quotes she gave People are fan service, adding to her remarks at SDCC that she was going to work "very, very hard" to give MCU fans what they deserve.  That the kids are happy she will be strong is in line with what she had said earlier that Knox offered to train her because he thought she was out of shape.  She had said that she doesn't exercise except for occasionally swimming with the kids.  The rigorous training she is currently undergoing to be a warrior will obviously put her in great physical condition by the time filming starts.



By Ale Russian and Mary Green
July 31, 2019 10:15 AM 

Angelina Jolie is joining the superhero world.
The actress and activist is set to make her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in The Eternals next year, and she tells PEOPLE in the latest issue that her six kids are the most excited of all.

“What’s really moving to me is that they want to see me strong, and so it’s less to see me in a film, but they’re just happy I will be strong and having fun,” Jolie, 44, says of Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

The Eternals will also star Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani and former Game of Thrones star Richard Madden as a group of ancient superheroes. Jolie plays Thena, who has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.

The long list of powers has Jolie giving it her all in training, doing “everything from swords to ballet.” “She’s a warrior,” she says. “I’m going to have to work very hard to give the Marvel Cinematic Universe the Thena they deserve.”

Jolie will be teaming up with director Chloe Zhao (The Rider) for the superhero movie, and she’s looking forward to bringing more layers to the MCU.

“I think Chloe is going to make a special Marvel film. With all the love and respect for the others and what makes them work, we hope to add something new,” Jolie says.
The Eternals is slated to hit theaters Nov. 6, 2020.

The project comes during a busy time for the star who next appears in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, a sequel to the 2014 blockbuster Disney hit about the iconic Sleeping Beauty villain.
Jolie also has The One and Only Ivan, which she is also producing, hitting theaters in Aug. 2020 and recently wrapped filming the thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead.

The actress is also focusing on another project with her six kids — a new global current affairs TV program for children she’s partnering with the BBC for.

“We enjoy reading, the kids pullout of the New York Times and look at National Geographic,” Jolie previously told PEOPLE, “but as a parent, I felt there wasn’t that one vetted and reliable internationally-minded news program tailored for children that we could sit down and watch together each week. That is what I hope this will be for our family and other families.”





Like most Eternals, Thena possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and other physical faculties. She also has the power to manipulate cosmic energy, which she can emit offensively from her eyes or hands, or use to extend her own life for millennia. This cosmic energy can also make her nearly impervious to harm. She can also fly, cast illusions, teleport, and create the Uni-Mind, a collective psychic being created by mentally merged Eternals. This all makes her easily one of the most powerful female characters in Marvel comics.
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