Some mega-star power may be coming to Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the form of Oscar winner actress Angelina Jolie.
Jolie is in talks to joinMarvel’s upcoming Phase 4 offering, “The Eternals,” directed by indie auteur Chloé Zhao, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Eternals are a fictional species of humanity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth, which leads to the inevitability of war against their destructive counterparts, the Deviants. The Eternals were created by Jack Kirby and made their first appearance in 1976.
The new project is said to be focusing on a romance between Ikaris, a man who draws his power from cosmic energy, making him practically immortal, and Sersi, a brilliant female Eternal who has the ability to alter her appearance and often prefers to live among mortals, according to THR.
It is not yet clear which character Jolie would play. No official announcement has been made, but it is understood that Marvel is moving ahead with the project after studio president Kevin Feige confirmed its development last April, as part of Marvel’s so-called “Phase 4”. Jolie would be a huge get for the studio and could help jump start one of the more obscure Marvel titles.