Game of ThronesstarKit Haringtonis returning to the franchise that helped make him a household name, sort of. While he won’t be playing Jon Snow, he does play himself in the trailer forGame of Thrones: Legends, the new free-to-play mobile puzzle RPG game by Zynga. Harington portrayed the role of Jon Snow foreight seasonson Game of Thrones, which lasted from 2011 to 2019 andended in controversial fashion.
PerVariety,Game of Thrones: Legendslaunches today,and is available for both Apple and Android devices. To coincide with its release, a new trailer sees Harington as himself sauntering through a pub while revealing his winning strategy. Featuring the blue eyes made famous by the White Walkers in the original series, the trailer ends on a humorous note, with one woman just dying to speak the line first uttered by Ygritte (Rose Leslie) in the episode “The Bear and the Maiden Fair.” Check out the trailer forGame of Thrones: Legendsbelow.
Based on Zynga’s official description of the game, “players build and lead their own Westeros house, honing their tactics and skill as they strategically assemble a team of champions, equip weapons, and gear, and face formidable foes from the Game of Thrones universe. Players can tackle their quest in story mode or engage in Raids, playing against each other in real-time as they level up their roster of champions.“Game of Thrones: Legendsalso has a ton of features, which allow players to do the following:
Will Kit Harington Ever Play Jon Snow Again?
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With the success ofGame of Thrones, and its prequel series,House of the Dragon, is there ever a chance that fans could see Haringtonstep back into the boots of Jon Snow once more?It’s not likely to happen anytime soon, as the spinoff series, tentatively titledSnow, that was announced in 2022 is now dead in the water, with Harington himselfstating earlier this yearthat those involved in the project “couldn’t find the right story to tell.”
That’s perhaps for the best, as Harington admitted tostruggling with his mental healthpost-Game of Thrones, and with a spinoff series focusing solely on the adventures of Jon Snow, one wouldn’t want to see him slip back into old habits due to the pressures something like that can bring with it.
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Kit Harington became a huge star on the back of his role as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, but he is ready to play the villain in the future.
For his own sake, it’s best for Harington to leave Jon Snow in the past to focus on his career moving forward, which includes a starring role in this year’s werewolf movieThe Beast Within, the upcoming romance,Eternal Return, and an appearance in the third season of the HBO drama,Industry, which is set to hit the streamer on August 11.
Game of Thrones: Legendsis now available, and you can stream the entire run of the original series on Max.
