What is the Marvel's Eternals Superman Easter egg?

A Marvel's Eternals Superman reference has seemingly confirmed that the Man of Steel exists in some form in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or at to the lowest degree that Marvel characters know virtually him. A clip showing the Eternals MCU Superman Easter egg has been shared online every bit function of the marketing for the latest Marvel movie'southward theatrical release — perchance upsetting Superman fans further, given that there still hasn't been a new movie confirmed for DC's leading superhero.

Eternals Superman Easter egg confirms the Homo of Steel is in the MCU

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A new clip of Eternals features a kid seeing Ikaris (Richard Madden) in action and calling him Superman, due to the mode he was flight and "shooting laser beams out of his optics," to which Ikaris responds, "I don't habiliment a greatcoat." The clip seems to be hanging a lantern on the obvious comparisons betwixt Ikaris and Superman, specially the effects used on the fashion light beams shoot from his eyes as they seem closely modeled on those from Man of Steel.

This is certainly the showtime mention of any DC heroes in the Curiosity Cinematic Universe, but not the starting time time it has happened in a Marvel movie. In the first Spider-Man pic (2002) both Superman and Shazam are directly namedropped and referenced. Likewise, in The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman'south cloak-and-dagger passphrase is "Atomic number 26 Human sucks."

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However, while this is a fun confirmation that Superman exists every bit a franchise in the MCU, it'due south probably trivial comfort to DC fans who didn't become an announcement of a Superman pic, game, or even a Smallville animated serial at the DC Fandome effect at the weekend, despite at to the lowest degree one movie project supposedly being in production. Every bit for fans looking forward to Eternals, nevertheless, they've also got reason to be upset as a number of massive spoilers have been leaked online post-obit a recent printing event.