Disney’s D23 Expo had a slew of surprises that had all the fans reeling with excitement. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced that Kit Harington will play Dane Whitman, aka the Black Knight in the upcoming superhero film The Eternals. Not only this, Richard Madden who played Harington’s brother in the HBO series Game of Thrones will also feature in the film and will play the role of Ikaris in The Eternals.
At D23 Expo, Feige also confirmed that Gemma Chan will play Sersi in the film. The Eternals will also star Angelina Jolie as Thena, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, and Lia McHugh as Sprite. All the cast members were present at D23 barring Harington.
The cast of Marvel Studios’ The Eternals takes the stage at the #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/TR1gYEEq1w
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 24, 2019
The Eternals will be directed by Chloe Zhao and is set to release on November 6, 2020. During the D23, Feige said, “The Eternals focuses on a group of ancient, everlasting beings, the film will span eons in their lives.” Harington is slated to play a non-Eternal named Dane Whitman.
Many Game of Thrones fans were elated with the news that Madden and Harington are reuniting. Check out their tweets below:
the fact that kit AND richard will be in the eternals pic.twitter.com/ZJNecibIQ8
— t | D23 (@borhapblues) August 24, 2019
kit... richard...
jon... robb... https://t.co/xMQ9SsdTZg pic.twitter.com/pRCg9C4vJD
— sparkle (@battierpeeler) August 24, 2019
robb: next time i see ya you’ll be all in black!
jon: it always was my color
8 years later: kit harington to play the black knight in the eternals alongside richard madden pic.twitter.com/A05OScaNdv
— (@lordsansa) August 24, 2019
marvel taking kit harington from game of thrones and putting him in the eternals alongside his bff richard madden pic.twitter.com/DgNiYqAhFB
— Virginia (@jaimelsnnister) August 24, 2019
kit harington & richard madden, ETERNALS! #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/9YYRIr1sEl
— brasil (@luucasbrasil) August 24, 2019
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RICHARD AND KIT IN THE SAME MOVIE
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GEMMA CHAN IN THE ETERNALS!!!’#D23Expo pic.twitter.com/WBosEh69fs— bye-derman (@IR0NSPIDEY) August 24, 2019
Richard Madden and kit Harrington again reuniting in MCU eternals.#TheEternals pic.twitter.com/jlCTo6OH8o
— Jayanta Mitra (@jayantamitra980) August 25, 2019
RICHARD MADDEN AND KIT HARINGTON ARE BOTH IN #TheEternals!! ITS A STARK BROTHERS REUNION!! pic.twitter.com/lWi4eSVCtH
— (@ohnoniallxo) August 24, 2019
(Source: Twitter)
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