ZEUS - Russell Crowe

[Albright]

lol funny, because I could also see them in your quote

 

[Iceman]

At least we know Crowe has the gravitas for this.

 

[Iceman]

I love the new "cosmic" look of Zeus and the Olympians:

First, Zeus' in his true form.



And then.



I wonder what Russel will look like.

If they did go for this kind of look I could see them pulling it off with Crowe.

 

[HammerDown]

”I played the role of Taika Waititi’s comedy foil”

Hmm. But what does it really mean though, so he’s the “straight man” to someone else’s more comedic role or the other way around...

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Hmm. But what does it really mean though, so he’s the “straight man” to someone else’s more comedic role or the other way around...

Bizarre.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I don't want Russell's Zeus looking like either of those images.

 

[HammerDown]

In terms of his appearance and based on RC social media posts around the time he was filming we can kind of picture how Zeus is gonna look like. Traditional curly hair with a full grey beard. If anything it seems to be more in line with its mythological counterpart.

 

[HammerDown]

How Eternals Sets Up Hercules and Greek Gods' MCU Debut

Well Ares and Zeus have already bee confirmed in the MCU.
I think we'll see a few more in TLT. I bet there's at the very least a nod to Hercules as well.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

How Eternals Sets Up Hercules and Greek Gods' MCU Debut

Well Ares and Zeus have already bee confirmed in the MCU.
I think we'll see a few more in TLT. I bet there's at the very least a nod to Hercules as well.

Eh... The Ares bust from TR feels like something put in for fans to squee over as we do like the Pavlovian dogs we are.

Now I am all for inclusion of the Olympians at some point.

That said... Crowe as Zeus has me worried that in order to build up The God Butcher he'll have to take out the Greek Pantheon. I hope I'm wrong.

Though if Zeus dies that's not a bad hook to bring in Hercules at a later date.

 

[Fosterson]

That said... Crowe as Zeus has me worried that in order to build up The God Butcher he'll have to take out the Greek Pantheon.

Not necessarily. They can always have Gorr kill off some lesser or even unnamed gods to make the point.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Not necessarily. They can always have Gorr kill off some lesser or even unnamed gods to make the point.

True but there's no impact for most if Gorr kills Zim-Zamm the god of lava from Arkann IV.

Gorr kills Zeus or Hercules and WE KNOW what that means because both those figures are symbols in our culture of great power and importance.

 

[HammerDown]

Eh... The Ares bust from TR feels like something put in for fans to squee over as we do like the Pavlovian dogs we are.

Now I am all for inclusion of the Olympians at some point.

That said... Crowe as Zeus has me worried that in order to build up The God Butcher he'll have to take out the Greek Pantheon. I hope I'm wrong.

Though if Zeus dies that's not a bad hook to bring in Hercules at a later date.

Sure the Ares bust was an easter egg but as with other easter eggs in the MCU, these things are eventually addressed and explored even further. At first glance it's something for the fans, for people to be interested/aware about and then later on they can use those nods and acquired knowledge from the fans to build into something more substantial.

Zeus is confirmed and so are the Olympians basically. There's rumors that TLT will also feature other olympian gods as well. Not to mention that spartans, spartan warriors and other gods will also make an appearance. Take all of that and add in the Ares nod from Ragnarok and it all seems to be amounting to something more tangible.

Yeh i totally get your point about Zeus, the Olympians and Gorr. They'll have to establish and develop Gorr's story somehow and him putting a dent on the greek pantheon would do the trick. With the Olympians coming into play, the arrival of Hercules is just a matter of time.

 

[HammerDown]

When i was watching Shang Chi and they explained Ta-lo as a pocket dimension parallel to earth accessible through that portal in China i immediately made the connection with the Olympians and how they also inhabit a pocket dimension in the comics which is situated in Greece and is accessible through Mount Olympus.

So with a precedent in the MCU for pocket dimensions, creatures of legend and other deities i'm looking forward to see how they'll fold the Olympians into the MCU tapestry.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

When i was watching Shang Chi and they explained Ta-lo as a pocket dimension parallel to earth accessible through that portal in China i immediately made the connection with the Olympians and how they also inhabit a pocket dimension in the comics which is situated in Greece and is accessible through Mount Olympus.

So with a precedent in the MCU for pocket dimensions, creatures of legend and other deities i'm looking forward to see how they'll fold the Olympians into the MCU tapestry.

Herc and Thor are such great Avengers Frenemies... It has to happen while Chris is still in the part.

 

[HammerDown]

There's a 2019 comic called "Avengers: No Road Home" which features the Olympians, Zeus, Hercules and a goddess called Nyx. The way she deals with the them and dispatches with Zeus made me think about how Gorr could interact with him/them as well.

 

[Fosterson]

There's a 2019 comic called "Avengers: No Road Home" which features the Olympians, Zeus, Hercules and a goddess called Nyx. The way she deals with the them and dispatches with Zeus made me think about how Gorr could interact with him/them as well.

Interesting. I can definitely see something similar to this going down in the movie.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[BoredGuy]

So I see he did not bother working out for this lol

 

[HammerDown]

Traveling to Olympus by the looks of it.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I really, really hope Herc is in the film.

 

[Albright]

really like that. I was afraid, we only see Zeus as prisoner of Gorr.

 

[psylockolussus]

The vfX needs more work in those gifs but okay. Intrigued by the introduction of more Greek mythology Gods.

 

[Iceman]

I really, really hope Herc is in the film.

Feels like time to introduce him, and keep him alive for future MCU appearances.

 

[HammerDown]

The vfX needs more work in those gifs but okay. Intrigued by the introduction of more Greek mythology Gods.

I disagree here. Sure it looks a bit glossy but it’s polished and the colors pop really well, I do think Olympus looks really good, specially those first 2 images, very Asgard-esque… The thing I would like to see would be more weight added on that lightning prop so it wouldn’t bounce as much. Some CGI adjustments should do the trick.

 

[BoredGuy]

It probably wobbles like that because this will be a jokey shot introducing chubby lecherous zeus, knowing taika