Kevin Feige on hiring Chloé Zhao as Eternals' director: She embraced that challenge and had a unique viewpoint
Before Kate Shortland landed as the director of Black Widow, the Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao was a shortlisted candidate for the job. Even if fate didn't quite work in her favour for the Scarlett Johansson starrer, Zhao, left a great impression on Marvel Studios, for them to offer her Eternals starring Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harrington, among others to be released later this year.In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes via Comicbook, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige revealed Zhao's interest in Marvel and the time when her name came up while producer Brad Winderbaum was looking for a filmmaker for Black Widow.