Photos: All the glamour from 'Eternals' world premiere in Los Angeles

Hollywood glamour made a big comeback at the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ latest comic book adaptation, ‘Eternals’, on Monday in Los Angeles.

Directed by Chloe Zhao, who won best director and best picture for the film ‘Nomadland’ at the Oscars earlier this year, ‘Eternals’ boasts one of the most diverse casts of any Marvel movie. | Cast member Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee, poses with director Chloe Zhao at the premiere for the film “Eternals” in Los Angeles, California, US October 18, 2021.

“I hope it just starts to normalise what should have been there in the first place,” Angelina Jolie told Reuters. “I hope people watch these films in years to come and we don’t even think about it as being diverse, it just becomes what’s normal and what’s right, and what’s appropriate representation of the world we live in.”

Gemma Chan plays the lead role of Sersi, one of the Eternals, a group of aliens who have lived on Earth and secretly guided humanity for 7,000 years. “It’s got a different tone, visually it’s going to be quite different,” said Chan. “Obviously the cast is huge and it spans 7,000 years so it’s really an epic story. One of the themes of the film is connection, connection to one another, connection to earth. I hope that resonates with people in some way.”

‘Eternals’ also features the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first deaf character in Lauren Ridloff’s Makkari. “I might be the first but I won’t be the only one for much longer,” signed Ridloff in American Sign Language. “There’s another deaf superhero coming into the MCU very soon so this is definitely a game-changer.”

Pakistani-US actor Kumail Nanjiani and wife US writer Emily V Gordon at the premiere. In the movie, Nanjiani plays the character Kingo, an Eternal who can project cosmic energy projectiles from his hands.

British actor Kit Harington — best known for his role in ‘Game of Thrones’ stars as Dane Whitman in the movie, a human who works at London’s Natural History Museum.

Actor Richard Madden features prominently in the Marvel film, starring as a powerful Eternal named Ikaris who can fly and project cosmic energy beams from his eyes.

Producer and Marvel Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige poses with actor and filmmaker Taika Waititi.

Fans dressed as characters are seen at the premiere. Delayed a year due to the pandemic, ‘Eternals’ will finally hit cinemas in the US on November 5 (November 4 in the UAE).