Kit Harington Cast as Marvel’s Black Knight in Eternals
Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is ing the MCU as Dane Whitman, Marvel's Black Knight, in the Eternals movie.
Black Panther 2 release date. And they’ve even added another Game of Thrones star to their ranks with Kit Harrington. Not only that, they found the most appropriate role possible for him.
After speculation that Kit Harington would be playing the MCU version of Wolverine or be the star of the aforementioned Marvel’s Eternals movie, in an unexpected but still somehow fitting role. Harrington will play Dane Whitman, known to Marvel fans as The Black Knight, a former villain and wielder of the mystical Ebony Blade. He’s got a history with Sersi, the Eternal who will be played by Gemma Chan in the movie. Harington’s presence in Eternals also marks a Game of Thrones reunion of sorts with his former co-star Richard Madden, who plays Ikaris in the film.
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And in what is certainly not a coincidence, the Black Knight’s armor and sword were visible for a brief moment in Eternals.
The MCU should be a walk in the park for Harington, who is no stranger to being at the center of a massive franchise. After all, Game of Thrones is one of the most popular scripted dramas of recent years. By the end of the show’s run, Harington’s Jon Snow was the series’ protagonist, alongside Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen. While Thrones ended in tragedy for Jon, who was exiled from the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros after he was forced to kill his beloved Queen Daenerys, it sounds like things are looking up for Harington.
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