An Image featuring The Eternals star Angelina Jolie. Source: Stylebook

The 46-year-old American superstar Angelina Jolie, who is featured in the newly released Marvel Studios superhero epic The Eternals along with other actors from the movie, while attending a recent press conference offered some important details about her character Thena to the fans and revealed the initial reaction of her children when they first saw her as Thena in the superhero flicker.

Jolie reveals to CBR, "I am a fan of the MCU... And a big fan of [Director Chloé Zhao]. When they first talked to me about the story, really, it was the cast. It was the idea of what this family would be. And I just wanted to be a part of this family before I even knew very much about who I was gonna play. But as I learned about Thena. That's one of the special things that Chloé brings to this. She's known for bringing reality to a film, [to bring] somebody's true self."

"A lot of us were cast to bring out something from our own lives, something within ourselves, that maybe we weren't even aware of," Jolie continued. "And then let it live and let it grow within the film." Reflecting on bringing herself into the character of Thena, Jolie noted how her family felt about the role. "My children said they thought [Thena] was the role most like me that we've seen."

She further added by talking about her character Thena, who holds the ability to create razor shape weapons by using her superpowers, when she was asked about her role in the movie. "It's hard to talk about her [without spoiling it], but her vulnerability, and what she's trying to balance... Being able to be the same woman who is also considered very strong. I think we often have to present to be fully together to be strong. Yet, I think she holds both, which most people do. It's important to see it."

A Poster showcasing the star cast of Marvel Studios The Eternals. Source: The Direct

Angelina Jolie in the role of combat warrior Thena, who has been fighting the Deviants for thousands of years, joins Marvel Studios The Eternals alongside superstars such as Richard Madden in the role of Ikaris, Salma Hayek in the role of Ajak, Gemma Chan in the role of Sersi, Lauren Ridloff in the role of Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as the first gay superhero Phastos, Lia McHugh in the role of Sprite, Kumail Nanjiani in the role of Kingo, Barry Keoghan in the role of Druig, Don Lee in the role of Gilgamesh, Kit Harington in the role of Dane Whitman with additional actors which includes Harish Patel, Haaz Steiman in the role of Phastos' husband, Ozer Ercan in the role of a smuggler and Zain Al Rafeea in an unknown role. 

The superhero fans and followers can now watch Jolie’s version of Thena in the blockbuster The Eternals as it is currently playing in theatres. Chloe Zhao is responsible for directing the film with the screenplay by also Zhao along with Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo, the film distributed under the brand name of The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.