Overview
- On Sept. 1, 2026, Kit Harington told MovieWeb he would like to return as Dane Whitman but that he does not think Marvel currently has any plan to develop the Black Knight character.
- Harington’s MCU tease came from Eternals’ 2021 post-credits scene, which showed Whitman opening a case containing the Ebony Blade and featured Mahershala Ali’s Blade asking if he was “ready.”
- Mahershala Ali has publicly said he has moved on from the stalled Blade reboot, removing a key piece of the pipeline that might have connected Whitman’s arc to a larger MCU project.
- Harington has taken other high-profile roles, including a casting as Gilderoy Lockhart for HBO’s Harry Potter series, which lowers the chance of an immediate MCU return even if Marvel reconsiders the character.
- Eternals’ weak box office and mixed critical reception, plus Kevin Feige’s prior statement that there were no immediate plans for an Eternals sequel, help explain why Marvel has left multiple post-credits teases unpursued and is focused on new-phase priorities.