Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Matt Smith: Game of Thrones stars who are ruling the Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Iron Throne may have been far from the reach of these popular Game of Thrones characters, but lucky for fans, everyone from Kit Harington to Emilia Clarke, Hannah John-Kamen and many others are set to rule over the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With films and series like 'Secret Invasion', 'Thunderbolts' and many more lining up for their releases, here's a list of familiar faces to watch out for.

Months before fans were rooting for Matt Smith's Prince Daemon Targaryen to rule over the seven kingdoms with Rhaenyra Targaryen, the actor played supervillain in the MCU. He featured in the Jared Letto starrer 'Morbius' as his brother turned arch nemesis Loxias Crown.

Emilia Clarke best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones will soon be seen in action in Marvel's upcoming 'Secret Invasion'. Going by the first trailer, the Mother of Dragons will trade in her dragons for a pair of guns as she takes on the Skrulls, a group of alien shapeshifters who secretly replace many superheroes in the MCU.

Kit Harington won hearts with his role as Jon Snow in the 'Game of Thrones' series. While this Targaryen may have given up his right to the throne, Kit is set to get another shot to fulfil his royal duties, but this time in the MCU as Black Knight. The star who plays Dane Whitman, a history professor, in 'Eternals' will take put on his cape and pick up his sword as the new hero in the film's sequel.

We all saw Richard Madden's character Rob Stark meet his tragic end at the Red Wedding in the 'Game Of Thrones' series. Good thing he is immortal this time around as Ikaris, the leader of the Eternals, a group of aliens sent to Earth to track the planet's progression and protect it from the threat of the Deviants.

Hannah John-Kamen made a guest appearance on Game Of Thrones during the show's sixth season as the character Ornela. She will soon be seen in action as Ghost in Marvel's upcoming 'Tunderbolts'. She will join the star cast comprising of Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier aka Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as the Red Guardian, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra Fontaine.

Months before we saw Rhys Ifans take on the role of Hand Of The King, aka Otto Hightower, he starred in the billion-dollar box office blockbuster 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'. Ifans played the role of the Spidey villain Dr Curt Connors or The Lizard in the Amazing Spider-Man franchise and returned to play the part in the latest film on the Tom Holland lead franchise.