Eternals leave room for interpretation: writerSome of the cast of Eternals is shown in a scene from the Marvel film. Q 18:03 Eternals star Lauren Ridloff on playing Marvel's 1st Deaf superhero Actor Lauren Ridloff plays Makkari, Marvel's first Deaf superhero, in the new film Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao. That has led to a wide gulf between superhero comics and their on-screen adaptations, said Andrew Deman, a lecturer at the University of Waterloo who specializes in comics. That ushered in a new era of comics, which included the introduction of Marvel's first openly gay superhero, Northstar (who is also a Canadian). "There are all these themes of duality and identity, and being able to [have] a double life," she said of popular superhero characters.

Source: CBC News November 07, 2021 12:32 UTC