‘Eternals’ director Chloé Zhao on casting Harry Styles: “There’s so much of Eros in him”
nme.comEternals director Chloé Zhao has spoken about casting Harry Styles as Eros in the new Marvel movie.Styles’ performance as Eros, the brother of Thanos, marks his debut appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – although he only appears in the mid-credits scene.Speaking to Deadline, the Oscar-winning director said: “Harry as Eros was very much a package deal for me.
I pitched the idea of Pip the Troll [voiced by Patton Oswald in Eternals] and Eros to Kevin [Feige, Marvel Studios boss] a while back, and I love the idea of exploring an Eternal who is beyond Titan and who may have influenced Thanos throughout the years the same way Eternals influenced us, earthlings.”She continued: “And then, it wasn’t like I suggested Eros, and let’s go find.
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