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Eternals Writers Reveal Why Eros Is Not Part of the Main Characters


WARNING: This article contains spoilers about the post-credits scene of Eternals.

The first post-credits scene of Eternals featured the introduction of Harry Styles' Eros in the MCU. His appearance surely delighted fans of the franchise (as well as the actor-singer's fanbase) as it teases a bigger role for the character moving forward who will soon become Starfox. But some of the fans are wondering: why isn't he part of the main characters? Now, we have an explanation.

In an interview with The Direct, Eternals co-screenwriters Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo discuss the introduction of Eros in the post-credits scene and why he isn't part of the main Eternals lineup in the film. Ryan said, "You know, when we first started doing our pitch, we basically just had all these cards of, let's say about 40 different Eternals, and we started kinda picking out the ones that we liked. And [Eros] is definitely a card that went up on the board to be in the main movie."

As we all know, Eros ended up being cut in the main lineup and only delegated him to the post-credits scene. Ryan explained, "But we eventually decided that we really wanted to concentrate on Sersi and Ikaris’ love story, and we just thought in the broader group dynamics, if there’s Ikaris, there can’t really be Eros too, because it feels like they’re just kinda stepping on each other’s toes."

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He continued, "But we knew he was a great character who could potentially be our portal into the bigger world; bigger community of Eternals that lives out in the Cosmos. So eventually, we realized that he’s the perfect coda character to introduce, especially because he has that connection to Thanos as well. So I would say that he was never involved in the main story, but always from very early on, there was the idea of introducing him in the post-credits."

It seems that the writers really want Eros to be part of the film no matter what, even if he only ended up appearing in the post-credits scene as they consider him to be an integral part of the Eternals lore. It may be underwhelming for some, but it does show that the character will be appearing in a potential Eternals sequel or in a cosmic-set MCU project where they can use Eros. We definitely haven't seen the last of Harry Styles in the franchise.

Despite the mixed reviews from critics, the film is still a success among the audience and has earned so far a very respectable amount of more than $330 million at the global box office, which is considered a win despite the pandemic that is still paralyzing the theatrical market.

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