Activision officially announced that Kit Harington, the actor who plays Jon Snow in the popular TV series game of thrones, will play the villain in the new Call of Duty: Endless Warfare by Infinity Ward. And on this occasion, the motion capture interpretations of Harington were directed by Director Guy Ritchie.

" Kit is an incredible talent and a great professional, " says Taylor Kurosaki, narrative director, Infinity Ward.  " Our story is about an epic confrontation between opposing forces, and immersed himself into the role getting really the embodiment of enemy, the Settlement Defense Front. We look forward that fans see in a completely different character Kit. "

To give further support to production, Activision and Infinity Ward have worked closely with Director Guy Ritchie, who is familiar with the franchise Call of Duty ® , having directed the acclaimed "Surprise" live action trailer for Call of Duty ®: Black Ops II .

" Guy Ritchie is a friend of the franchise, and it was great to come back to work with him, she helped give life to the character of Kit Harrington in endless Warfare, " added Dave Stohl, studio head, Infinity Ward.  " Develop this role in its full potential it meant a lot to us. We are very pleased with the performance that made Kits and we can't wait to show it to the public. We are working hard to offer an engaging story with deep and rich characters and this was for us a unique opportunity to add such a great cast . "

" Having met that level of talent for this role is a clear demonstration of the will of the study to offer a powerful narrative to Call of Duty ," says Tim Ellis, chief marketing office, Activision. " Every year, we launch ourselves a new challenge to create exciting and immersive experiences that are exciting to play for our fans. "

We leave you a video showing just Harington grappling with the motion capture for recording the game's cut-scenes.