Corrected entry: During the ending credits, Chloe Zhao's name is accidentally written twice - when it gets to the "Written by" credit, it reads "Chloe Zhao and Chloe Zhao and Patrick Burleigh and Kaz and Ryan Firpo." This is not referring to a "story by" credit, as Zhao is not credited for that - as this is part of the flashy CGI credits sequence and not the scrolling regular credits, it's very unclear as to why it's there. [Confirmed in the theatrical release, not certain for the home media release].
TedStixon
10th Jul 2022
Eternals (2021)
Correction: It's not a mistake. It has to do with rules as to how people are credited for different drafts. It's happened in other films too. Zhao wrote a draft on her own, so she gets a credit for that draft. She also wrote a separate draft with Patrick Burleigh, so she was required to get a separate credit for that draft since it was part of a collaboration. What makes it clear is that he second credit uses an & symbol and not the word "and." An & symbol in a writing credit dictates a collaborative draft, while the word "and" dictates separate drafts. This is why the credits read "Written by Chloe Zhao and Chloe Zhao & Patrick Burleigh."
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Correction: What the credits actually say is "Screenplay by Chloé Zhao and Chloé Zhao & Patrick Burleigh and Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo." Per Writers Guild rules, "and" and "&" have different meanings. In this case, it means Chloé Zhao wrote a draft with Patrick Burleigh and a separate draft by herself.