ETERNALS: It Appears LEGION And BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Star Dan Stevens Is Playing Kro In The Movie

ETERNALS: It Appears LEGION And BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Star Dan Stevens Is Playing Kro In The Movie ETERNALS: It Appears LEGION And BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Star Dan Stevens Is Playing Kro In The Movie

Since the final trailer for Eternals was released, there's been speculation that Legion star Dan Stevens might be playing Kro in the Marvel Studios movie. Now, the actor appears to have confirmed it...

By JoshWilding - Sep 24, 2021 04:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Eternals

Eternals boasts one of the best casts of any Marvel Studios movie, but we still don't know who will lend their voice to Kro. That character is the lead villain, and his voice could be heard briefly in the final trailer for Chloé Zhao's highly anticipated blockbuster. Since then, there's been a lot of speculation about who's playing him, with Legion star Dan Stevens among the potential candidates. 

Collider recently caught up with Stevens and asked him directly about the possibility of being in Eternals. "[Laughs] Kro comment," he responded with a smile. "I mean, I said 'Kro comment' but I don't know if that was cryptic enough. Even if I could say anything, I wouldn't be able to and would have to try and kill you through Zoom. Is that cryptic enough? Is that more cryptic or less cryptic?"

It seems pretty obvious that Stevens is indeed playing Kro in Eternals, and seeing as we know Angelina Jolie's Thena has a romantic connection to the character, Stevens likely has an on-camera role as the villain, too. Either way, this is another stellar bit of casting from Marvel Studios. 

Legion fans have been hoping the actor might land another major comic book role after his stellar work as the son of Professor Charles Xavier in the short-lived series, and Kro should be a fun part. Very little has been revealed about the leader of the Deviants, but Marvel Studios has been careful to keep as much about this project secret as possible (hence why we've already had a final trailer).

November 5 is nearly here, though, and we're bound to see more from Eternals in the coming weeks.

Check out Stevens' Kro comments in the player below:
 

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Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 9/24/2021, 4:24 AM
Please don't [frick]ing waste him.
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 9/24/2021, 4:30 AM
@Killuminatic - They could always Gemma Chan him.
connorblaze
connorblaze - 9/24/2021, 4:40 AM
@Killuminatic - seconded. Brilliant actor, one of my favourites. So good in The Guest and Legion. Hope he’s on camera a lot and not just a CGI voice or mocap. Because Kro’s design looks a bit… shit.

Really wish they’d cast him as the star of a big feature instead.

Tom Hardy would have been my number 1 pick for Eddie Brock. But I hate hoe he ended up playing it funny enough. Dan would be my next pick. Guy can be an absolute beast and plays an antihero well.

Otherwise a Spidey villain would be cool. Scorpion? (Forget the Homecoming Better Call Saul guy, he was awfully boring and one dimensional in his little part).
rebellion
rebellion - 9/24/2021, 4:49 AM
sounds like a waste of dan stevens. i mean, i know ive yet to see the film but its probably a one and done cg villain.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 9/24/2021, 5:09 AM
I thought Gil Birmingham from Yellowstone was confirmed as Kro? I wonder if there was a scheduling conflict or something.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/24/2021, 5:17 AM
Wish he was Doom, because I don't want to see him being wasted. I like that he appears at all, but Stevens as Kro kinda feels like a one-off villain
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/24/2021, 5:24 AM
@bkmeijer - him being a CGI villain, they can do the Gemma Chan move with him.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/24/2021, 5:39 AM
@BlackBeltJones - thats true. Knowing Marvel they wont keep Doom in his mask all the time, so we dont have two villains with the same voice only
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 9/24/2021, 5:26 AM
I just want to know who plays Gypsy. Or Cambot. Or Tom Servo. But at least we know who plays
suitekid
suitekid - 9/24/2021, 5:30 AM
This is a movie that literally stars someone we’ve seen play another MCU role and that was an in the flesh appearance, so I’ve got no reason to believe the same couldn’t happen if Kro is a crummy role.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 9/24/2021, 5:36 AM
@suitekid - Gemma, Michelle, Kenneth…
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/24/2021, 5:31 AM
I liked Legion but season 1 was the best.
The1st
The1st - 9/24/2021, 6:03 AM
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 9/24/2021, 6:14 AM
The consensus seems to be he will be wasted. “It’s cuz he’s cgi”
Well maybe you’re right

And maybe you’re right
UXASIS
UXASIS - 9/24/2021, 3:49 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - Definitely the best comment :D

But hey, maybe Dc will get him somewhere down the line, and he could still prove his worth as a protagonist (not as a minor character).

I'm sure the Dc bosses know about Constantine fan castings? Lets hope so.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 9/24/2021, 4:12 PM
@UXASIS - I could def see that. And with hbo max, they ain’t just casting anybody, and arguably, he’s a legit name now. I can’t unimagine that casting now, good call.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 9/24/2021, 6:57 AM
He would've made a great Barry Allen.
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 9/24/2021, 8:05 AM
I hope that he has a good, substantial role. Him playing the character onscreen would make sense, too, given the shapeshifting aspect of the Deviants.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 9/24/2021, 12:00 PM
Dan Stevens would be a perfect Bigby Wolf, if they ever made that comic into a tv show.
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 9/24/2021, 3:16 PM
He could be Adam in GOTG 3.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 9/25/2021, 8:46 AM
Dan Stevens is great, I wish he was getting a bigger role in the MCU
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 9/25/2021, 9:00 AM
I commented without reading the thread first, didnt know it would be so redundant
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