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Kumail Nanjiani reveals he needed therapy after bad reviews for Eternals

The 2021 Marvel blockbuster’s poor reception was ‘really, really hard’ and down to ‘some weird soup in the atmosphere’, the actor said on a recent podcast

The actor Kumail Nanjiani has said that bad reviews for Eternals, Marvel’s little-loved 2021 blockbuster, affected him so deeply he started seeing a therapist. Nanjiani undertook many months of fitness and dance training to prepare for the role; his physical transformation attracted much heat on social media in the run-up to the film’s release. Trailers had hinted at the ambitious scope of the plot and visuals – which often eschewed CGI, to the surprise of Marvel boss Kevin Feige – and the inclusivity of the film’s cast, which featured the franchise’s first gay and first deaf protagonists, was much applauded.

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