With a core team comprised of ten characters that audiences have never met before, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Eternals was always going to generate plenty of debate and no shortage of discussion as to who can be named the ensemble's leading light.
Dwayne Johnson has always been a gigantic human being, as you'd expect given that he hails from an entire family of athletes and professional wrestlers, ultimately following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before seguing into the world of acting, where he's now firmly established as the biggest star in the industry.
Any superhero that comes along boasting powers vaguely similar to that of another, more famous costumed crimefighter is always going to invite comparisons to whoever the fans view as the top dog of that particular skill set, something Eternals star Lauren Ridoff has gotten used to during the movie's promotional campaign.
Although the relationship between the two chrome-domed action stars is officially fractured beyond repair, Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel to retain one thing in common; almost everything they lend their names to is either part of a new franchise, or intended to launch a new one.
One of the most exciting things about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for both the fans and the talent that star in the various movies and TV shows, is the interconnected nature of the superhero saga. You never know who could show up where, never mind the when or why, with the doors to all sorts of exciting crossovers always wide open.
Writer and director Jeff Chan's high concept sci-fi short film Code 8 found huge success online in 2016, so much so that it was was eventually adapted into a feature film after a crowdfunding campaign helped raise the $15 million budget to bring the project to life on a much grander scale.
Fans have been conditioned not to leave the theater during any Marvel Cinematic Universe project until the lights go up, a practice that dates all the way back to Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury making an unannounced cameo appearance in Iron Man back in the summer of 2008.
Yesterday saw a rumor sweep across the internet that a new Star Wars movie was set to go into production next year, but it wouldn't be one of the three previously-announced projects that are being steered by Patty Jenkins, Kevin Feige and Taika Waititi.
Up until the release of Eternals, the Marvel Cinematic Universe boasted an impeccable track record of critical acclaim, with the first 25 installments in the superhero franchise winding up with Fresh ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
The post-credits scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage outlined in no uncertain terms that Tom Holland's Spider-Man is on an inevitable collision course with Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock, and fans couldn't be happier about it.