Director Chloe Zhao was ‘nervous to work with Angelina Jolie in Eternals’

Chloe Zhao attending the UK Gala Screening of Eternals (Yui Mok/PA)
Chloe Zhao attending the UK Gala Screening of Eternals (Yui Mok/PA)

Director Chloe Zhao had revealed she was nervous to work with Angelina Jolie in the Marvel superhero movie Eternals as she admired the actress, but said Jolie “really understood” what she was trying to do with the film.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker, 39, directed the sci-fi saga with Jolie playing the role of Thena, a fierce warrior Eternal who can form any weapon out of cosmic energy.

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