Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden May Be Joining Marvel’sThe Eternals

It ’s been a while since Richard Madden has actually been on Game of Thrones — the Red Weddingwas all the manner back in season three!—but he ’ll always be Robb Stark to us , even though he ’s survive on to other things , including winning a Golden Globe for BBC thriller Bodyguard . However , he may be about to make a immense comeback to the world of musical style , thanks to Marvel ’s The Eternals .

Variety’svery abbreviated post on the news notes that Madden is “ in talks ” to play the character Ikaris , one of the leadership of Marvel ’s Jack Kirby - created airstream ofquasi - immortal superpowered being . WithChloe Zhaoset to mastermind , The Eternals has already castAngelina Jolie(rumored to be playingthe telekinetic Sersi , a character name that might give Madden some Game of Thrones flashbacks ) andKumail Nanjiani .

As with all Marvel movies post - Avengers : Endgame , further item on The Eternals are very slim — but now that the dust has begin to settle from that cinematic behemoth , seems dependable to assume we can expect more forward - looking news on this and other projects from the studio apartment shortly .

Richard Madden attends the TIME 100 Gala Red Carpet at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2019.