Eternals actor Karun shares his reaction to joining Marvel movie cast

Eternals star Harish Patel shares his reaction by joining the cast of the Marvel film. Patel is a veteran character actor from India who has acted in a variety of Hindi films, but in recent years has started to appear in American projects like Mindy Kaling’s reimagining of Four weddings and a funeral on Hulu. His latest project is the MCU movie Eternals in which he plays Karun, the personal manager of Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani).

After being sent to Earth by heavenly Arishem to exterminate the invasive threat known as the Deviants, the Eternals went their separate ways for the next half-millennium. Meanwhile, the alien race finds various ways to assimilate into humanity. Kingo’s method is probably the most entertaining, as he cultivates a career as a Bollywood star with the help of his loyal valet Karun. EternalsThe cast of the set also includes Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie.

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In a recent interview with Amar Ujala (Going through Collider), Karun actor Harish Patel shared his reaction to joining the cast of Eternals, as well as an admission that he was previously unfamiliar with Jolie and Hayek’s work. While an actor like Patel may have been intimidated by stars like these, he wasn’t because he had “never seen their movies. “Immediately after his audition, Patel was called in for a tabletop reading with the rest of the cast which made him feel immediately welcome, despite his admittedly weak English. Read Patel share his reaction below. below:

To tell the truth, I had never seen their films. I might have seen one of Angelina’s films, but I didn’t watch it all; I cannot sit still for long periods of time. I had only heard of them. I was called in for a tabletop reading right after my audition, and all of those stars were there except Angelina. They were all there. I felt like part of the family from day one.

Although he didn’t have much experience working on American productions, Patel does an admirable job as the symbolic comic relief character in the film that accompanies the Eternals as they attempt to save the world, filming with jokes Kingo’s exploits for a documentary despite his camera being repeatedly destroyed in a running gag. However, Karun also gets a few dramatic moments to shine, especially towards the end of the film when he part ways with the Eternals and sincerely thanks them for standing up for humanity.

Karun’s role in Eternals is arguably just as important as the heroes he admires, as evidenced by the character who recently got his own character poster. Whether Patel will return for another MCU installment remains to be seen, but his character’s fate is likely linked to that of his employer, Kingo.

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Source: Amar Ujala (via Collider)

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