Kit Harington’s MCU Character Explained: Who Is Marvel’s Black Knight?
The upcoming movie Marvel's The Eternals will introduce a number of new heroes and villains to the MCU, as fans get a chance to meet the rest of Thanos' race. But as we learned at D23, The Eternals is also introducing a long-standing Avenger. Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has been cast as Dane Whitman, better known as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight.
Who is Dane Whitman, and why is he showing up in The Eternals? Read on for everything you need to know about Harington's character.
Black Knight: The Basics
There have been several heroes and villains to carry the mantle of Black Knight, but Dane Whitman is easily the most enduring and popular of them all. Dane wields a mystical sword called the Ebony Blade and carries on the heroic legacy of his ancestor, Sir Percy of Scandia. He's been a valuable member of many superhero teams, including the Avengers, Defenders, Heroes for Hire and Ultraforce. He's even formed a romantic bond with Sersi, creating lasting ties to The Eternals.
IGN’s Hellbound: Episode 3 of an Early Look at Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus
Dungeons & Dragon's newest adventure, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, is out tomorrow, and we here at IGN have been eager to explore more of Faerun's most dangerous city (and, of course, the infernal planes it leads to) since it was first revealed a D&D Live 2019.
We invited Dungeons & Dragons Game Designer Kate Welch and D&D artist Tyler Jacobson (who did the cover art for Avernus) to show myself, Casey DeFreitas and Brandin Tyrrel what it takes to survive a trip to Avernus. Kate leads us on a quest from Baldur's Gate and into the top level of the Nine Hells - though whether we make it back or not remains to be seen!
Connecting X-Men Covers Show All Mutants in One Image
Marvel Comics has revealed a new series of interconnecting cover images that spotlight every single mutant character in the X-Men franchise.
Check out this intricately detailed image from Marvel artist Mark Bagley, as debuted by Adventures in Poor Taste:
Art by Mark Bagley. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
Eddie Murphy Hosting SNL in December
Eddie Murphy is returning to Studio 8H.
Murphy will be hosting Saturday Night Live on Dec. 21, according to SNL's Twitter.
Other announced hosts include Woody Harrelson (Sept. 28), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Oct. 5), David Harbour (Oct. 12) and Kristen Stewart (Nov. 2).
Unlike other high-profile SNL alumni like Will Ferrell and Tina Fey, Murphy has not been an SNL mainstay since leaving. While he did appear briefly on the Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special in 2015, he did not participate in any sketches.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Box Controversy: ‘We Hit Rock Bottom,” EA DICE Says
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is almost two years old, but the developers at EA DICE are finally moving on from the loot box controversy that dogged the first year of Star Wars Battlefront 2.
“We hit rock bottom in terms of player sentiment but now it’s climbing every month,” Battlefront 2 design director Dennis Brännvall said in a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 was supposed to be EA DICE’s definitive take on the Battlefront series, which EA inherited from Pandemic Studios. Unfortunately, the decision to include loot boxes that potentially allowed players to earn powerful upgrades, which players said were “pay-to-win,” severely harmed the hype for the game ahead of its launch. EA DICE removed loot boxes from the game 24 hours before launch.
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot: Everything New We Learned at Gamescom
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is shaping up to be one of the most faithful recreations of Dragon Ball Z’s story ever told in video game form, and while it is being framed as the story of Goku, we learned at Gamescom what many already suspected: Goku’s not the only playable character. Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Trunks were also announced as playable characters, with Tien, Chiaotzu, and Krillin serving as support characters.
I spoke with Ryosuke Hara, a producer at CyberConnect2 for Dragon Ball Z Kakarot about how the characters will differ from each other and how character progression would work for multiple characters. “The abilities in general of the characters are very similar in order to be user-friendly, even for people who play these kinds of games for the first time. But on the other hand, you are able to raise different skills and parameters for each character,” said Hara.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Sport New Looks in First Poster
Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are getting their own Disney+ series thanks to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and they'll be getting new costumes for the occasion.
As spotted by Discussing Film, Disney revealed a first glimpse of the new looks for Sam and Bucky in the form of a poster at D23 this weekend. Check it out below:
Dark Side Rey: 4 Theories About This Twist
The new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker footage that debuted at D23 this past weekend is now available online (watch it below!), and not surprisingly it has fans speculating about what exactly is going on with Daisy Ridley’s Rey, who wears a dark cloak and wields a double bladed lightsaber at the end of the preview. Has she really turned to the Dark Side of the Force?!
Of course, we really won’t know what’s going on until the film is released on December 20, but we do have some theories about what could be at work here. Let’s dig in!
This Is a Rey Clone
Cloning certainly is a thing in the Star Wars universe. Not only did Palpatine use a clone army to fight in the Clone Wars, but the Expanded Universe (now known as Legends) of books and comics established that he also had a habit of cloning bodies for himself in order to achieve a sort of immortality.
New Tool Reunites Long Lost World of Warcraft Friends in Classic
Much has changed since World of Warcraft debuted in 2004: Azeroth's map has quadrupled in size; Deathwing twisted the landscape in Cataclysm; Arthas perished in Wrath of the Lich King; and Illidan has been introduced, killed, resurrected, and exiled again. But for players that have stuck it out for all 14 years, there is no better measurement of the passage of time than the memories of all the people you used to know. 2004 was pre-Facebook, pre-Twitter, and pre-Discord, which meant that a whole generation of internet friendships lived and died on World of Warcraft. We would only learn later how fraught that was, that those connections could be severed completely. Once they're gone, they're gone. Ask any Warcraft veteran: We've all lost people. If only we had the foresight to ask for their full names during those endless Dire Maul runs. You know, just in case the unthinkable happened.
66 Images from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s New Trailer
Disney has released a new look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that has whipped fans into a frenzy over the reveal, seemingly, of Dark Side Rey.
Like with all the new Star Wars movies, there's a lot more than initially meets the eye hidden in these trailers -- and a lot of truly gorgeous cinematography. With that in mind, we captured a number of screengrabs from the new trailer for you to peruse through below at your own enjoyment. Maybe you'll notice something you didn't catch the first (second, or fifth) trailer viewing. Check it out below:
Then, if that just made you want to rewatch the Rise of Skywalker D23 Footage all over again, we've got you covered. You can watch the newly released video below: