Kit Harington Replaces Robert Pattinson in Brimstone

Actor moves on from Game of Thrones

By Marc Malkin Jun 24, 2015 1:12 PMTags
Robert Pattinson, Kit HaringtonAnna Webber/FilmMagic, Michael Stewart/WireImage

Kit Harington is moving on from Game of Thrones.

The English actor replaces Robert Pattinson in the upcoming thriller Brimstone with Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce.

Fanning (who replaced Mia Wasikowska) plays a young woman running from her past who is being hunted by an evil preacher (Pearce). Harington plays an outlaw in the Martin Koolhoven-directed film. Pattinson had originally been announced for the part in February.

Rounding out the cast are fellow Game of Thrones actor Carice van Houten, Paul Anderson, Jack Roth and Carla Juri.

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Harington will next be seen in 7 Days In Hell, a tennis mockumentary co-starring Andy Samberg. It premieres on HBO July 7.

In a shocking twist, Harington's Jon Snow was brutally stabbed by the rest of the Night's Watch after being declared a traitor in GoT's season five finale.