Game of Thrones Star Richard Madden Reportedly Cast In Marvel's Eternals Movie

• Hollywood News
• Updated:May 08, 2019 11:02 IST

• Authors: Achu Krishnan
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Richard Madden who is known for his role as Robb Stark in 'Game of Thrones' and his role in the Netflix series 'Bodyguard' for which he won a Golden Globe has been reportedly cast in Marvel's upcoming 'Eternals' movie set in the next phase of the MCU.

He is reportedly playing the character of Ikaris an Eternal, created by Jack Kirby in the 1970s, The Eternals were a group of super-powerful human beings that were created by the Celestials(who are alleged to be the next main antagonists in the MCU)  The Eternals are near immortal and possess super strength, super healing and the power of flight just to name a few abilities, in fact, Thanos is the child of two Eternals but possed the deviant gene, The Deviants are the longtime enemies of the Eternals.

So far the studio has been tight-lipped about the details of the project but has confirmed that Chloé Zhao has been hired to direct and actress Angelina Jole has been cast as one of the leads along with actor Kumal Nanjiani.