When Will Kit Harington Return as Black Knight in MCU? Eternals Star Has Answered
Harington said the character’s Ebony Blade setup still has no follow-up, and Marvel has left the Black Knight thread unresolved five years later.
- Kit Harington confirmed there are no current plans for Dane Whitman to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, telling MovieWeb, "I don't think there's any plan to."
- The 2021 film Eternals ended with Dane Whitman discovering the Ebony Blade, teasing his transformation into Black Knight; five years later, Marvel Studios has left the plot thread completely ignored.
- Describing Whitman as "a wicked character" and "a great parable of addiction," Harington noted the character starts good before succumbing to the Ebony Blade's corrupting influence.
- Mahershala Ali recently revealed he had "moved on" from the Blade project after years of delays, criticizing Marvel Studios for failing to utilize their contract despite resources.
- With a new phase approaching, Marvel Studios appears focused on new projects rather than resolving past storylines, leaving several threads from Eternals unaddressed since the film's 2021 release.
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When Will Kit Harington Return as Black Knight in MCU? Eternals Star Has Answered
Kit Harington’s brief appearance in Eternals sparked hope for another major franchise role. The film’s post-credits scene showed his character Dane Whitman opening a box containing the Ebony Blade, a clear setup for his transformation into Black Knight. Five years later, that transformation still has not been materialized by Marvel. Marvel still has no plan […] The post When Will Kit Harington Return as Black Knight in MCU? Eternals Star Has Ans…
Kit Harington Gives Update on Whether He'll Appear as the MCU's Black Knight (& There's Still Hope)
Kit Harington may currently be best known for playing Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, and soon he will become well known as the Harry Potter TV show’s Gilderoy Lockhart, but Marvel fans know that he once had an MCU role that could have turned into something so much bigger—yet, despite many fans wanting that, […]
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