The director John Ridley claims that his cancelled series based on Marvel's Eternals was 'The Good Version'

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Details of The Eternals series, which John Ridley developed for Marvel and ABC in 2015, are now being revealed. During an interview, the Oscar winner explained that the project is a TV adaptation of the 2021 film The Eternals. Ridley clarified, “My version was the good version.” “It was so strange. There was my version, which is good enough for me and has no real significance. There was the version that Marvel ultimately produced, and I don’t believe that version was really excellent. To be honest, I will.

Regarding the pilot, Ridley remarked, “My version started with, the first thing you see is a young man, probably about 18 years old.” He is seated for a little period of time. Afterwards, he raises his hands. In it, he holds a drill. He then starts the drill. And he touches his ear with the drill. And he begins to press it in. From there, things proceed. That’s the way it begins. After then, I believe you spot another child. He wraps foil over himself and slumbers in the shower. It’s simply an incredibly strange tale about these individuals that are, well, strange.” Ridley’s rendition of The Eternals, however, was met with mixed reviews since it was a challenging property to create. The director said, “I don’t think it would have been entertaining, so it was best for everybody that it didn’t happen with me.” And by entertaining, I do mean that much of what I find enjoyable is not. This needs to be a little bit more popular, but populist is wonderful for a lot of the stuff I do.”

Marvel Television was busy producing series in 2015, including Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage on Netflix. Nevertheless, Ridley’s Eternals series was cancelled when Marvel Entertainment’s television section joined the Marvel Studios organisation. A film centred on The Eternals, a race of immortal alien beings that reappear after millennia to protect Earth from the Deviants, was published by Marvel in 2021. The picture, which was directed by Chloé Zhao and starred Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Kit Harington, and other notable actors, was met with a lacklustre review. The Eternals’ audacious writing and original take on superhero mythology won accolades from some, while its pace, intricate plot, and large cast of characters annoyed others. The Eternals did not do as well at the movie office as Marvel’s other blockbusters, despite having a strong opening weekend.