Kit Harrington To Play Baddie In Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Updated : June 13, 2016 10:42 AM IST

Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington is playing the villain in the next Call of Duty. The actor who well-known for playing Jon Snow in the fantasy drama had been working with Hollywood director Guy Richie on future shooter Infinite Warfare. An instagram post of Harington in the motion capture studio at work with devices attached to his body, performing his character for Call of Duty.

“Kit is an amazing talent and the consummate pro,” said Taylor Kurosaki, narrative director at developer Infinity Ward. “Our story is about an epic showdown of opposing forces and Kit immersed himself into the role and truly became the embodiment of the enemy, the Settlement Defense Front. We can’t wait for fans to see Kit play an entirely different kind of character,” he added.

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A video posted by Kit Harington (@kitharingtonn) on Jun 10, 2016 at 1:00pm PDT

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A behind the scenes snippet video shows the actor in a motion capture suit as he portrays the unnamed baddie in the November title for Xbox One and Playstation 4. Guy Ritchie worked with Acitivision and Infinity Ward, the game's developers, in creating Harington's character. Infinite Warfare hits Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on November 4th.