Kumail Nanjiani reveals he sought advice over ‘Eternals’ poor reviews – The Hollywood Reporter
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Kumail Nanjiani has spoken out about the mental toll of promoting a film with harsh reviews, saying this week that he ended up having to look for a mentor after completing the promotion process. Eternity Press department in 2021.
“The reviews were bad, and I was aware of it,” Nanjiani said during an appearance on CNN. Inside You with Michael Rosenbaum. “I was reading every review and checking often.”
Released in 2021, Chloe Zhao Eternity It currently holds a 47 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the worst-reviewed Marvel entries in the cinematic universe.
“It was very difficult because Marvel thought the movie was going to get a really good review, so they lifted the embargo early and put it in some fancy film festivals and sent us on a big world tour to properly promote the movie. With the embargo lifted,” Nanjiani continued.
The timing meant that he and his colleagues were given the task of pressuring the film while the audience watched it fail.
He continued, “I think there was some strange ambiguity in the air about why this movie was so critically acclaimed, and I think a lot of it had nothing to do with the actual quality of the movie.” “It was really hard, and that’s when I thought it was unfair to me and unfair to (my wife) Emily, and I couldn’t handle my work that way anymore. Some things had to change, so I started counseling. I still talk to my therapist about this subject.”
“Emily says I’m traumatized by this,” he continued. “We just had dinner with another guy from that movie and we said, ‘That was hard, wasn’t it?’ And he was like, ‘Yes, that was really hard,’ and I think we’ve all been through something similar.
Ahead of the film’s release, Nanjiani also made headlines for his role in the film Eternity After an impressive physical transformation in preparation for the role.
“I found out a year ago that I was going to be at Marvel Eternity “I decided I wanted to change my look,” he wrote on Instagram at the time. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it if I hadn’t spent a whole year with the best trainers and nutritionists paid by the biggest studio in the world. I’m glad I look like this, but I also understand why I didn’t do it before. It would have been impossible without These resources and time.
Since then, Nanjiani has been open about how uncomfortable he feels when talking about his body.
“I’ve discovered over the past year and a half, since I took that photo, that I feel uncomfortable talking about my body — and it’s become less and less and less comfortable,” he said. GQ In 2021.
