Despite the negative reaction, Nanjiani made it clear that he remains "very proud of the movie." The comedian previously expressed this sentiment in 2024, telling Inside of You host Michael Rosenbaum that he viewed the project as "a slam dunk" and "had the best time doing that movie."

Kumail Nanjiani says that he signed on for six Marvel movies when he was cast as the superhero Kingo in Marvel Studios’ “Eternals,” but that the film’s critical and commercial disappointment “shattered” him and led him to seek out therapy.

Kumail Nanjiani has revealed that he expected his career in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to take off after Eternals, because he had “signed on for six movies”. The Big Sick star was cast as the cosmic superhero Kingo in the 2021 Marvel film, which adapted the comic about ancient aliens protecting the earth from attack.