So it wasn’t a very difficult decision to make. They’ve done very well for me! I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve got nothing against possibly long-running franchises and being in them. Like, if Marvel calls up, and they say, we’ve got this interesting character for you, would you be interested in being in this movie…? I mean, my process was it’d been about a year and a half since I’d filmed “Thrones.” It seemed like an interesting character and an amazing universe, and that seemed like a no brainer to me. “I don’t think you get to choose when these things come along. Although it was confirmed that Harington will play Dane Whitman, his character was mostly kept under the veil of secrets.īut now, in an exclusive interview for Variety, Harington revealed how it was leaving Game of Thrones behind and joining Marvel Cinematic Universe:

Soon after Game of Thrones aired its last episode, Marvel officially announced Eternals and its star-filled cast that also included Harington, and Richard Madden, who also starred in Game of Thrones. Kit Harington, the best known for the role of Jon Snow in the HBO show Game of Thrones finally opened up about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Game of Thrones finished its airing in 2019.

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