Harry Type’s Eros is returning to the MCU — however why?

Over a 12 months in the past, pop megastar Harry Kinds strutted into the post-credits tag of the Marvel film Eternals. However the mixture of two mighty cultural forces didn’t result in the rest, and followers are not sure when Eros, aka Starfox, will seem subsequent.

In a brand new interview with Marvel Studios producer Nate Moore for the Deadline podcast sequence Crew Name, Moore plainly said that the actor and singer will return as his hunky alien superhero — however he stopped wanting revealing when, the place, and even why.

“We didn’t forged Harry for a tag,” Moore stated, including there are “extra tales to be advised with that character.”

Moore additionally talked about Eros’ background in Marvel comics, acknowledging that the MCU could sooner or later unpack the truth that Eros is said to Thanos.

“He has an fascinating reference to Thanos, they’re half-brothers and share the identical father,” Moore stated. “He’s a sophisticated character, however a very enjoyable character.”

Sophisticated? Sure. Enjoyable? Relies upon who you ask. For these not aware about the comedian e-book aspect of Marvel, Eros is certainly the brother of Thanos. However whereas Thanos was a nihilistic conqueror, Eros had a fame as an intergalactic womanizer.

Eros’ powers embody the flexibility to manage feelings, which acquired him in authorized scorching water he seduced a married girl on Earth. In the course of the trial, Eros employed Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, to symbolize him. It simply so occurs they connected after they have been each Avengers, which led She-Hulk to appreciate that Eros used his powers to govern each her and the lady battling him in court docket.

Principally, Eros is a sexual predator. Creator Jim Starlin stated as a lot to Inverse in an interview final summer season, describing him in unfavorable phrases. “I don’t know what they will do with him,” Starlin stated. “I type of left him as a sociopath, and he’s type of a sexual predator.”

Eros’ obscurity, even to most comedian e-book followers, makes it simple for Marvel Studios to throw out the character’s unsavory historical past and begin contemporary. However even when Eros isn’t who he’s within the comics, that also leaves the query of when he’ll return, and for what.

When audiences first and final noticed Eros, he let himself onto the Eternals’ ship and provided to assist the stranded heroes rescue Sersi (Gemma Chan), Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), and Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who have been whisked away by Arishem. Given Eternals’ lukewarm reception and field workplace, it’s unlikely there can be a direct sequel to handle that plot level, although that story might nonetheless unfold in a yet-undetermined Section Six Marvel undertaking.

However then what does Marvel do with Eros? A superpowered house lothario can’t simply be shoehorned into the Avengers with out ruining the dynamics that Marvel has been fastidiously build up, and he’d be much more misplaced on the Younger Avengers crew that’s slowly assembling. Some type of minor position preventing towards Kang’s multiversal conquests appears extra believable, however the MCU’s upcoming slate already feels overstuffed with potential characters and plot factors.

For now, it’s unclear how Marvel needs to make use of Eros, not to mention when he’ll return. It’s onerous to think about a standalone film centered on him irrespective of the star energy of Harry Kinds, however Marvel paid a reasonably penny for Harry Kinds, and so they didn’t rent him to sing “Watermelon Sugar” to beleaguered particular results artists. Hey, possibly he’ll be in She-Hulk Season 2?