Richard Madden Reveals New Details Regarding The Intimate Scene In The Eternals
by Meenakshi | Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:52:17 GMT
An Image starring The Eternals actor Richard Madden. Source: Stackumbrella

With Marvel Studios bringing life to the ten new comic book superheroes Eternals, who have been living on earth for thousands of years without meeting the public eye, in the live-action film The Eternals, one of them includes Games of Thrones actor Richard Madden’s superhero character Ikaris, the actor while making an appearance in a recent interview discussed the details around the first-ever intimate scene in the blockbuster film featured in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film in its 13 years of the long history.

He said, "I think there was something nice about having an intimate scene where you see these characters who do make love… showing an intimacy in their relationship over the years. Much like the diversity in the film, I feel like that intimate moment is also something that should be normalized." The intimate scene that Madden is referring to is between his character Ikaris (Madden) and Sersi (Gemma Chan).

"I think it gives an insight into a very intimate moment in the lives of people who are actually very private and untouchable beings. To see them be intimate together is a special, delicate thing," Madden added.

"From that moment to what you see on-screen there was definitely a lot of discussion about how to do it, but I think the desire to do something different is a very natural desire for where Marvel Studios is right now. I think it's like Westerns coming into the revisionist period of the '70s. I think it's happening to superhero films -- or at least we're on the edge of that. And so these scenes just started to happen naturally." the film director Chloe Zhao said of the intimate scene previously in a separate interview.

Zhao added further by explaining more details about the intimate scene. "For us to be able to show two people who love each other, not just emotionally and intellectually but also physically, and to have a intimate scene that will be seen by a lot of people that shows their love and compassion and gentleness -- I think it's a really beautiful thing."

With 35-year-old Scottish actor, Richard Madden in one of the leading roles of The Eternals as Ikaris, it features other actors such as his Games of Thrones co-star Kit Harrington in the role of Dane Whitman, Mexican superstar Salma Hayek in the role of Ajak, Angelina Jolie in the role of Thena, Brian Tyree Henry in the role of Phastos, Gemma Chan in the role of Sersi, Lauren Ridloff in the role of Makkari, Lia McHugh in the role of Sprite, Kumail Nanjiani in the role of Kingo, Barry Keoghan in the role of Druig, and Don Lee in the role of Gilgamesh with additional actors including Harish Patel, Haaz Steiman as Phastos' husband, Ozer Ercan as a smuggler and Zain Al Rafeea in an unknown role. 

An Image depicting The Eternals director Chloe Zhao. Source: Global Times

With Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloe Zhao, who directed the newly released western Nomanland, as the director of The Eternals, it is arriving in theatres in less than a week away from now on 5th November 2021.

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