'Eternals' Actor Lauren Ridloff Talks On Set Cast Parties & Playing First Deaf Superhero
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- Category: Interviews
- Created: Friday, 05 November 2021 07:47
- Published: Friday, 05 November 2021 07:47
- Written by Lupe R Haas
The Walking Dead's Lauren Ridloff tells CineMovie she was recruited to play Makkari in Marvel Studios' ETERNALS as the first deaf on-screen superhero. The actress provides some behind-the-scenes insight into how she shot some of her action scenes and what it means to the deaf community to see themselves in a blockbuster. She also reveals what sort of fun the cast had behind-the-scenes such as a #Halloween shindig and Christmas party hosted by Salma Hayek.
ETERNALS is now playing exclusively in movie theaters.
More about ETERNALSMarvel Studios’ ETERNALS follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.
The ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh, with Kit Harington as Dane Whitman, with Salma Hayek as the wise and spiritual leader Ajak, and Angelina Jolie as the fierce warrior Thena