Kit Harington CONFIRMED for Marvel's Eternals as Disney announce he will play The Black Knight... alongside fellow Game Of Thrones alum Richard Madden as Ikaris
Kit Harington will play Dane Whitman, AKA The Black Knight, in next year’s Marvel film Eternals.
On Friday, rumours began to swirl that the former Game Of Thrones stalwart, 32, would join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the casting being confirmed at D23 by Disney on Saturday.
He'll star alongside his former GOT co-star and fellow Brit Richard Madden, who is set to play Ikaris.
![Announced: Kit Harington will play Dane Whitman, AKA The Black Knight, in next year¿s Marvel film Eternals](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/24/20/17652124-0-image-m-32_1566675238038.jpg)
Announced: Kit Harington will play Dane Whitman, AKA The Black Knight, in next year’s Marvel film Eternals
Kit's character is not an Eternal - a fictional race of humanoids who are an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth - but was a former Avenger.
The Black Knight has had many iterations in the comic series, with Dane being the latest in the line.
It had been speculated that The Black Knight would crop up in the forthcoming MCU films, after the character's Ebony Blade made an appearance in a so-called Easter Egg in Avengers: Infinity War, 2018's penultimate planned Avengers movie.
Ikaris was born over 20,000 years ago in Polaria, in the area now known as Siberia. He is the son of the Eternals Virako and Tulayn.
![Co-stars (again!): He'll star alongside his former GOT co-star and fellow Brit Richard Madden, who is set to play Ikaris](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/24/20/17652168-0-image-m-30_1566675212479.jpg)
Co-stars (again!): He'll star alongside his former GOT co-star and fellow Brit Richard Madden, who is set to play Ikaris
![The Black Knight: He has had many iterations in the comic series, with Dane being the latest in the line](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/24/20/17652178-0-image-m-28_1566675182326.jpg)
![Ikaris: He was born over 20,000 years ago and is the son of the Eternals Virako and Tulayn](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/24/20/17652176-0-image-m-26_1566675147460.jpg)
Avanger and Eternal: The Black Knight [L] has had many iterations in the comic series, with Dane being the latest in the line. Ikaris [R] was born over 20,000 years ago
The panel also announced that Barry Keoghan will play Druig and Gemma Chan is playing Sersi.
The latter is thought to be the love interest of Kit's character.
Deadline first suggested Kit would feature in the MCU when a source claimed to the publication that he had been lined up for a role.
It was unclear which future film he was being considered for.
![Also announced: The panel revealed that Barry Keoghan will play Druig](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/24/20/17652488-7391113-image-a-44_1566676087782.jpg)
![Also announced: The panel revealed that Gemma Chan is playing Sersi](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/24/20/17652490-7391113-image-m-43_1566676074473.jpg)
Also announced: The panel revealed that Barry Keoghan [L] will play Druig and Gemma Chan [R] is playing Sersi
Kit is most famous for his role in the hit HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fantasy novels, which came to an end earlier this year.
And while it was one of the most hotly-anticipated final seasons for a TV show, fans were left bitterly disappointed by its rushed, unexpected ending.
A number of exciting announcements have already been made during the first day of Disney's D23 convention, where the company give fans a glimpse of whats to come over the next few years.
![Biggest role to date: Kit is most famous for his role as Jon Snow in the hit HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fantasy novels, which came to an end earlier this year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/23/23/17628692-7389179-image-a-79_1566597985273.jpg)
Biggest role to date: Kit is most famous for his role as Jon Snow in the hit HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fantasy novels, which came to an end earlier this year
Kit was last seen in Game Of Thrones, where his character was banished beyond The Wall alongside the Wildlings as punishment for killing Daenerys Targaryen.
At the event, Disney revealed the poster for their first Star Wars TV show The Mandalorian, which stars Pedro Pascal in the title role.
They announced that the show will air on the company's forthcoming Disney+ streaming service from November 12, and episodes would be released weekly.
It was also revealed that Agents Of Shield actress Ming-Na Wen would be joining the cast of the show in an as-yet-untitled role.
![Hotly-anticipated: At the event, Disney revealed the poster for their first Star Wars TV show The Mandalorian, which stars Pedro Pascal in the title role](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/23/23/17629048-7389179-image-a-81_1566598474446.jpg)
Hotly-anticipated: At the event, Disney revealed the poster for their first Star Wars TV show The Mandalorian, which stars Pedro Pascal in the title role
The star's casting announcement comes after he ended his stint in an exclusive Connecticut wellness facility in early June, where he was being treated for stress and alcohol use.
After he checked out of the facility, a source told People: 'Since Kit left the Connecticut wellness centre, he is back in London with Rose.
'The two are enjoying the summer, spending time with family and friends. Kit seems well. And Rose seems happy that he is back in London,' the source continued.
'While he was in Connecticut, she was laying low. It seemed their focus was just getting Kit feeling better. And he does look better. Kit and Rose seem happy.'
![Character arc: Kit was last seen in Game Of Thrones, where his character was banished beyond The Wall alongside the Wildlings as punishment for killing Daenerys Targaryen](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/23/23/17629130-7389179-image-a-83_1566598639711.jpg)
Character arc: Kit was last seen in Game Of Thrones, where his character was banished beyond The Wall alongside the Wildlings as punishment for killing Daenerys Targaryen
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