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."

Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani has revealed how many MCU movies he was contracted to make. Nanjiani starred as Kingo in Eternals, the Marvel Studios movie that was released in 2021. Directed by Chloé Zhao,

Eternals' underperformed at the box office by Marvel standards and is often cited as one of the studio’s weaker entries.