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Click the button below to start this article in quick view. Eternals is set to release on February 12, 2021, and will form a major part of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Silicon Valley star is set to portray Kingo Sunen in the upcoming Marvel movie, Eternals.It will be the comedic actor's first superhero role, and he will be joined by a host of other stars in the film. But Nanjiani is clearly confident that Kingo, who is a cosmic being, Samurai and Bollywood star, can take on the Merc with a Mouth and emerge triumphant, despite the fact that Deadpool is essentially immortal. It's one of the most diverse casts I've ever seen, and doing it in the context of a team of superheroes is just fantastic. But the most intriguing part of the interview has to be Nanjiani's comment that Kingo would be able to beat Deadpool. Nanjiani almost broke the internet when a series of photographs showing the Pakistan-born actor shirtless. His ripped body was in stark contrast to the relatively weak, nerdy character he plays on Silicon Valley, and it showed just how serious he is about playing the cosmic being in Eternals. Currently working out of New York City, he is a film-obsessed immigrant from Cape Town, South Africa. He mentions the fact that not only is he a huge fan of Marvel, and thus incredibly excited to play a superhero, but that it was great to work with such a "talented" group of actors, while also saying that Zhao is an "incredible" director. Of course, Nanjiani’s decision to stick to his principles paid off, and he has a starring role coming up in Marvel’s The Eternals. And if Variety‘s sleuthing is on the ball, it really was a big movie: While he does not name the movie in question, Nanjiani did say he auditioned for a part in the first “Deadpool” movie in a 2014 episode of his now-defunct podcast “The Indoor Kids.” On it, Emily V. Gordon — Nanjiani’s wife and collaborator — brings up him being asked to exaggerate his accent during auditions.