Kit Harington isn’t going to faux he took the role in Marvel’s Eternals as a result of it was “different and interesting.”

Kit Harington joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dane Whitman in Eternals. While it actually wasn’t the most important role in the film, the character was set as much as turn into the Black Knight in a future MCU look. Harington was featured in the film’s post-credit scene with Whitman opening a chest containing the Ebony Blade, however earlier than he might contact it, he was interrupted by an unseen Blade (Mahershala Ali).

With the Eternals sequel supposedly shelved, it stays to be seen when (or if) we’ll see Dane Whitman once more, however Harington did point out his time in the MCU whereas talking with GQ. “I’m not gonna pretend I took that [role] because it was different and interesting,” Harington mentioned. “If Marvel calls, you gotta do it.” There have been many actors who took on small Marvel roles with the promise that the character would develop into one thing greater, however that hasn’t occurred for Harington but. The actor did add that he preferred his character and would have an interest in returning to the franchise down the street.

Given Whitman’s look alongside Blade in the post-credit scene, some assumed that Harington can be becoming a member of Mahershala Ali in the as-yet-unmade Blade film, however he defined final yr that it was by no means in the playing cards. “I was never…I think there was some misunderstanding about whether he was going to be in the Blade movie,” Harington mentioned. “He was never meant to be in the Blade movie.”

In the identical interview, Harington additionally mirrored on the divisive last season of Game of Thrones, which he admits was rushed and that errors have been made. The actor was as soon as slated to reprise his role as Jon Snow in a spin-off collection, however he revealed earlier this yr that the undertaking had been shelved in the intervening time. “Currently, it’s off the table, because we all couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough,” Harington mentioned. “So, we determined to put down instruments with it in the intervening time. There could also be a time in the long run the place we return to it, however in the mean time, no. It’s firmly on the shelf.“

Time will inform if Kit Harington will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or Game of Thrones), however in the meantime, the actor can at the moment be seen in the third season of HBO’s Industry, which lately premiered.