Marvel Studios expanded the MCU in 2021 with Eternals, a film about lesser-known immortal heroes starring Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo alongside Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, and Barry Keoghan. The film grossed $402.1 million worldwide but underperformed relative to expectations and did not justify a sequel. Nanjiani revealed his contract included six films plus tie-ins such as a video game and a theme-park ride that never materialized. The film's mixed reception prompted Nanjiani to seek therapy and led him to reassess how much his self-esteem depended on external reactions. Nanjiani remains proud of his work and uses the experience in his standup.
"I signed on for six movies, you know,"
"I signed on for a video game. I signed on for a theme park ride. They make you sign up for all this stuff ... And so you're like, 'Oh, this is the next 10 years of my life, so I'll be doing Marvel movies every year, and then in-between I'll do like my own little things, whatever I want to do.' And then none of that happened."
"Eternals had $402.1 million worldwide, which is a threshold that Marvel Studios has had trouble reaching this year."
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