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D23 Expo

Kit Harrington takes the mantle of Black Knight in Marvel's The Eternals

Goodbye, Game of Thrones, hello, Eternals.
Ara Wagoner
24 Aug 2019

What you need to know

  • Among the announcements made at D23 Expo, Kit Harrington is confirmed to be part of The Eternals.
  • Harrington's character is Dane Whitman, who is not an Eternal but is a hero known as Black Knight.
  • Gemma Chan and Barry Theogen were confirmed to be playing two Eternals in the film.

The cast of Marvel Studios’ The Eternals takes the stage at #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/kU9LKMJmgw

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) August 24, 2019

D23 Expo is here with all the Star Wars, Disney, and of course Marvel news you can fire a repulsor blast at, and upcoming film The Eternals gave us some new casting news as well as a peek at the cast's character concept art on-stage during the Live Action panel.

Kit Harrington of Game of Thrones fame will be playing Dane Whitman, a non-Eternal hero named Black Knight. Two more Eternal characters were confirmed on-stage: Gemma Chan as Sersi and Barry Theogen as the villainous Druig.

The costumes in the art above are looking slick, but we still don't have much in the way of story yet. The Eternals is slated for a November 6, 2020.

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