For the Eternals cast, it’s a family affair. Salma Hayek and her daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, walked the red carpet at the film’s world premiere on Monday night. Hayek spoke with ET’s Nischelle Turner about the significant role, as well as what her daughter thought about her playing the superhero, who was originally written as a man in the comic book on which the Marvel film is based.”In many ways, it comes as a surprise to me.
Just knowing that you’re going to be a hero, an action hero, in the Marvel family when you’re in your fifties, it’s a dream come true “Hayek explained his decision to take on the role. “On top of that, it used to be a man who was simply transformed into a woman. If you had told me this five years ago, I would have laughed so hard. And now we have arrived! Anything is conceivable.”Valentina, 14, who hasn’t walked the red carpet with her famous mother since she was a child, praised the 55-year-old actress for playing a superhero in the long-awaited film, calling her “cool.
“Valentina told ET, “She’s cool, she’s cool.”The actress from The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard and her daughter both received stunning looks from the luxury group Kering, which is owned by Hayek’s husband, François-Henri Pinault.
Valentina wore a Saint Laurent black ruffled polka-dot mini dress, while mom went full glam in a black Gucci gown with a plunging neckline and a side-slit that revealed the dress’s gold under-layer.
Ajak, the soulful leader of the Eternals, is played by Hayek, who is described as a hero with a maternal heart whose “power is healing.”The Eternals are one-half of the Celestials’ experimentation on Earth, diverging from the dangerous and monstrous Deviants. The Eternals, who have been granted superhuman life spans and unique abilities, have lived on Earth for centuries, protecting the unknowing human race from the threats posed by the Deviants.
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