Makes sense. There have been rumors abound that the gay actor they are seeking in the Eternals is supposed to play Hercules. But I have to say I don't like it much. First, the whole role reversal. It's cristal clear to me that Hemsworth's Thor in the MCU has the personality of the Hercules in the comics, and now we see Herc getting much more mature and serious in the comics, sort of like Thor was. Second, there are other intresting characters in Kirby's Eternals, such as Ikaris, Thena, Makkari, The Forgotten One. I don't see why bring in Hercules into the mix (even if it's sure not to be the comics version, but then there's that occasionally dreadful synergy yoiu mentioned). And to close it, I was really happy with the modernization of Hercules atire that he had been using lately (sans the manbun). I really didn't like the "eternalized" costume he was using at the end of the series.
Peace