LAUREN RIDLOFF

“Eternals,” one of Marvel’s most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters over the weekend with an estimated $71 million in ticket sales.

At 55, Salma Hayek says she came to feel like the mother of some castmates in “Eternals,” the latest Marvel superhero movie co-starring Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and others.

Zhao, who won two Oscars for ‘Nomadland,” has made a Marvel movie her way.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Three years ago, Lauren Ridloff gave an interview that concluded with the actor contemplating what she wanted to do next. In Chloé Zhao's "Eternals," Ridloff plays the first deaf superhero in Marvel's "cinematic universe." I was so overwhelmed with the responsibility of being the first and only deaf superhero. Ridloff notes that she soon won't be the only deaf superhero in the MCU. “I’m not going to be the only deaf superhero in the MCU,” says Ridloff.

In Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals,” Ridloff plays the first deaf superhero in Marvel’s “cinematic universe.”.

The rest of Disney's 2021 slate will all arrive in theaters exclusively, the company said Friday.