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Gemma Chan is reflecting on her unique experience rejoining the Marvel Cinematic Universe forEternals.
The 38-year-old actress is currently preparing for the fall release of the highly anticipated Marvel film, and recently spoke toBritish Vogueabout her character Sersi, who’s “not your typical superhero.”
“[Sersi’s] not necessarily the best fighter, she doesn’t have the most obviously impressive powers. The main thing is she’s an empath,” Chan told the outlet. “She has a connection with humans, and with the world and the earth. That is her strength, so I leant into that.”
In the film, Chan’s character finds herself creating a deep connection with Richard Madden’s Ikaris, another super-powered immortal. She described their experience working together as “fun” because of her longtime friendship with theGame of Thronesalum, 35.
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“She and Ikaris are kind of immortal soulmates. That was a fun thing to play,” the actress said. “Over a span of a thousand years, how do you play a normal relationship? The good thing is, Richard and I have known each other for over 10 years.”
Chan first entered the MCU in 2019 as the Kree sniper Minn-Erva inCaptain Marvel. Now as theCrazy Rich Asiansstar prepares for the release ofEternals, she admitted that she was surprised to return to the beloved cinematic universe.
“First of all, I never expected to be back in the MCU,” the actress said in the conversation withVogue. “So that was a surprise. And then to be working with an East Asian female director – I would never have dreamt of that, even just a few years ago.”
Eternalshits theaters November 5.
source: people.com
