#warlord kro

[damn-stevens]

Dan Stevens continues to live his best life outside the world of good boy characters in historical dramas.

The idiosyncratic actor/fashion plate has been seemingly quiet of late while working on some of his characteristically unique projects. I'm Your Man is the current big news in Dan fan circles, and rightfully so, but something that's nearly slipped under the radar is that it's highly likely that he's playing the big bad in Marvel's The Eternals.

This is the leader of the Deviants, Kro. He's got a thing going on with Thena, Angelina Jolie's character. It's a relationship which is fraught with juicy drama.

In the trailers we only see Kro in a few shots as the shapeshifting Deviant who manhandles Jolie a bit and whispers, "You can't protect...*huge pause*...any of them." The line is a bit hard to hear and I can't determine if it's Dan's voice or not, but Dan as close to outright said that he's playing him, without just saying, "I'm playing Kro."

Dan Stevens all but confirms he's playing the villain in Marvel's Eternals

It seems that Legion star Dan Stevens could be set for a return to the Marvel universe – not in the role of David Haller, but as the villain

Now since this is a cgi character, ntm a shapeshifter, it's impossible to say whether Dan just voiced him or did any mo-cap or live acting in this. I'm hoping for all three. One of the greatest joys about Dan Stevens is listening to his voice (for instance, he recently did a hilarious animated turn as both Prince Philip and Prince Charles in HBO Max's The Prince), but that still comes in a distant second to watching him on screen. And Kro has apparently posed as the Devil in front of humans during part of his history, so...Kro-phisto confirmed?

What's exciting about this for me as a Dan fan is that if the movie and Kro are a hit with audiences, we could see Dan continue to emerge as a great character/mo-cap actor, like the iconic Andy Serkis. Stevens is intensely physical and emotive, and he did a fantastic job as the prince/Beast in the Beauty and the Beast live action remake. That movie is not remembered all that fondly though, and especially not for its use of cgi, even though Dan's performance easily stole the film. He deserves a quality team like the one that the MCU provides to technologically back up his acting.

So here's me crossing my fingers for some big success to Dan Stevens in the MCU! 🤞

Enjoy this obligatory Dan photo

[docgold13]

365 Marvel Villain paper cut-outs - one villain, every day, all year.

October 13th Warlord Kro

A member of the Deviant race who populated earth eons before the dawn of man. Unlike his fellow Deviants, Kro possesses many of the same attributes of their rivals among the Eternals (including immortality and the ability to manipulate his molecules; indeed it has been intimated Kro may actually be an Eternal who has simply chosen to live among The Deviants). Kro has hidden his longevity by posing as his own progenies. As a leader among The Deviants, Kro has battled the Eternals on many occasions. He has also maintained a secret affair with the Eternal known as Thena and is the father to their two children. Kro first appeared in the pages of The Eternals Vol. 1 #1.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

“MEANWHILE, WE SHALL GIVE THESE HUMANS A GIFT OF THE SAME TERROR WHICH THEIR ANCESTORS RECEIVED FROM OUR KIND!"

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on warlord Kro of the Deviants, addressing humanity’s fear of the Devil and its correlation with the Deviants once being perceived as the first "demons” on planet Earth, from “Eternals” Vol. 1 #4. October, 1976. Marvel Comics.

"Now, we shall justify those legends and give these humans a taste of their reality!"

-- KRO (Warlord of the Deviants), Earth-616

STORY/SCRIPT/PENCILS: Jack “King” Kirby

INKS: John Verpoorten

COLORS: Glynis Wein

Sources: https://universodecienciaficcion.blogspot.com/2018/03/1976-los-eternos-jack-kirby.html, HipComic, Blogspot, various, etc...

[craigfernandez]

[comicsoughtabefun]

Kirby knocks all our blocks off

And now, a little rhyme about Hugh Jackman's latest motion picture: "Real Steel"? I don't see the appeal. Thank you, thank you. Aside from Real Steel being just a Marx Toy in a movie adaptation version, let me be the first to say this:

Jack Kirby did it better.

Panels from The Eternals v.1 #5 (November 1976), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks and letters by Mike Royer, colors by Glynis Wein Bonus panel from Eternals #5: here Warlord Kro with a gentle and helpful reminder for the people of earth! Deviant teeth: they may be pointy, but they're shiny and white. That's Celestial-dictated arrested evolution for ya, kids!