'Game of Thrones' star to experience 'Arthur' for WB

HaringtonAfter playing the bastard Jon Snow on HBO's "Bet on Thrones," Package Harington looks prepared to display his sword-carrying abilities all over again, as Warner Bros. has drawn on him for that role of King Arthur in "Arthur and Lancelot." An agenda continues to be exercised, but when that's resolved, Harington should have the ability to jump in to the role and start shooting at the begining of 2012. Joel Kinniman has already been in position to experience Lancelot with David Dobkin aboard to create and direct. Plot particulars are vague, despite the fact that Dobkin is famous more for his comedies like "The Marriage Crashers" and "The Modification-Up," associates this pic could be more within the vein of "Braveheart"-style action. Dobkin will even produce with Charles Roven. A start date continues to be looking for early 2012. Warner Bros. and Dobkin happen to be working hard trying to find their two leads, holding chem tests going back month to locate their right duo. Kinniman and Harington were stated to become the first front-runners for roles, even though Kinniman's test was sufficiently good to have an early offer, Harington needed to re-test for that role. Harington eventually outperform the kind of Mike Claflin and the "Bet on Thrones" co-star Richard Maddon. Harington is presently filmming the 2nd season of "Bet on Thrones." Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com