ETERNALS Star Angelina Jolie Says She's Training Hard To "Give The MCU The Thena They Deserve"

ETERNALS Star Angelina Jolie Says She's Training Hard To "Give The MCU The Thena They Deserve"

We found out that Angelina Jolie would be playing Thena in Marvel's Eternals at San Diego Comic-Con last week, and now the actress has shared an update on her preparation for the role. Check it out...

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 01, 2019 06:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Eternals
Despite initial reports that Angelina Jolie had been cast as Sersi in Marvel's Eternals movie, it was revealed at SDCC last week that the highly in-demand actress would actually be playing Thena.

Thena, aka Azura, is a battle-tested, highly-skilled fighter with numerous superhuman abilities (she's been referred to as Marvel's take on Wonder Woman), and during an interview with USA Today, Jolie revealed that her preparation for the role requires a lot of physical training in "everything from swords to ballet."

"She's a warrior," Jolie says of her character. "I'm going to have to work very hard to give the Marvel Cinematic Universe the Thena they deserve."

In the comics, Thena emerges as the Eternals' leader, but we know that role will be filled by Salama Hayek's Ajak in the movie... at least initially!

Marvel's Eternals is set for release on November 6, 2020 and will also star Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Dong-seok Ma as Gilgamesh, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, and Richard Madden as Ikaris.
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TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 8/1/2019, 6:03 AM
Angelina Jolie as Thena is absolutely fabulous casting.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/1/2019, 6:16 AM
@TheUnworthyThor - i don't much about the eternal's like that but she definitely will have the look
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 8/1/2019, 7:39 AM
@TheUnworthyThor - I wanna know how much they had to pay her to get her to sign on.

She doesn't leave the house for less than $10 mil
Kozmik
Kozmik - 8/1/2019, 10:16 AM
@TheUnworthyThor - And by ""...give fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe the Thena they deserve" I hope it includes butting on some weight because if Jolie looks like she does in pictures she's dangerously thin.
Kozmik
Kozmik - 8/1/2019, 10:18 AM
@L0RDbuckethead - I bet she's cheaper than that Take a look at her filmography sometime. She's not exactly bursting with hits.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 8/1/2019, 10:24 AM
@Kozmik - I'm well aware of her filmography (or lack thereof), and that's partially because no one wants to shell out multi-millions for her when she hasn't even had any good acting roles in almost a decade. In reality, her last good turn in acting was in 2010's "Salt".

Why pay someone that much for a role when she hasn't even had any good roles in almost a decade? No one wants to work with her.

I think you're forgetting who she is. She costs so much because of her name, NOT her filmography.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 8/1/2019, 11:19 AM
@Kozmik - I’ve heard the complaint a thousand times before with a thousand different actresses but it hasn’t bothered me yet in any actual movie.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 8/1/2019, 11:22 AM
@L0RDbuckethead -
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 8/1/2019, 11:37 AM
@TheUnworthyThor - Yeah, she'll do well in the role, no doubt.

I just wanna know how much they paid her.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 8/1/2019, 10:19 PM
@Kozmik -

one thing Angelina has to her favor is that she CAN act,
I wouldn't worry about being too thin,
remember gal gadot ?
she's too thin too and she did ok.

I'm sure Angelina will do great, as usual !

P.S.

Who the heck is SALAMA ???

free grammar check is free !
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/1/2019, 6:14 AM
one thing i would think is how fortunate most of these actors have it with different options for personal trainers , and work out methods.... depending on the goal the range of what they'll have at their disposal is almost endless ....


looking forward to her results ....
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 8/1/2019, 6:23 AM
I wonder how they’ll present Thena’s costume in the movie, since DC just basically copied and gave Wonder Woman her costume for WW84...
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