Moon Knight Almost Had A Dane Whitman Black Knight Cameo
Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater reveals the Disney+ series nearly considered bringing in Kit Harington's Dane Whitman, aka Black Knight. Harington's character debuted as the love interest for Gemma Chan's Sersi in 2021's Eternals. Meanwhile, Moon Knight, which just wrapped up its 6-episode run, starred Oscar Isaac as the complex enforcer of the Egyptian god Khonshu.
Introduced in Chloé Zhao's Marvel epic, Harington's character was a seemingly unremarkable scientist and historian at the London Natural History Museum who falls in love with Sersi, not realizing her true nature as a member of the powerful Eternals. Dane had a small role in Eternals overall, but the movie's post-credits scene hinted at a much bigger MCU future. As in the comics, he was gifted the Ebony Blade from a deceased ancestor, thus hinting at his transformation into Black Knight. The scene also featured a cameo from Mahershala Ali's Blade. While Harington's MCU future is still uncertain, one of Moon Knight's writers has revealed that Whitman could have returned to the MCU sooner than fans might have expected.
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In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Slater sheds some light on early details from Moon Knight's development. Slater reveals that he felt a Whitman cameo would be a natural inclusion for the series due to his career at the Natural History Museum. However, the head writer realized Whitman would have to be seen becoming the Black Knight and have a greater role in Moon Knight's first two episodes, as Slater felt a simple, quick interaction between him and Isaac's Steven Grant would be a waste of Harington's appearance. Check out Slater's recollection below.
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