‘House Of The Dragon’ star Paddy Considine says show isn’t a ‘Game Of Thrones’ spin-off
nme.comHouse Of The Dragon star Paddy Considine has said that the new series isn’t a Game Of Thrones spin-off.Considine, who portrays King Viserys Targaryen in HBO’s upcoming fantasy drama, told NME in a new interview that he wants potential viewers to know that the prequel series House Of The Dragon “isn’t diluted in any way”.
It’s very much an extension of the original hit series, set 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones. “And that was a revelation when I read the script, like, ‘Oh, this is Game Of Thrones, Considine said. “I keep calling it Game Of Thrones but maybe we should be calling it House Of The Dragon but to me it felt very much like – even though it’s set before – it felt very much like a continuation, if you like, and nothing was scrimped on it.“I thought, ‘Oh, this is actually the world of Game Of Thrones.
There’s no tricks. It’s what people are actually familiar with. And I don’t think that’s a bad thing to honour the story in that way.
It’s not trying to reinvent itself or sell itself any differently to the fans of Game Of Thrones and I think that’s for the better,” he said.NME has seen the first episode of the new series, which is available to watch in the UK from Monday (August 22) on Sky Atlantic and NOW, and remarked how the episode managed to convey both the intimacy of House Targaryen in an era when the grand family still reigns over Westeros as well as the epic intensity of the world outside it.“In a way we’re ok because we’ve inherited [the world of Game Of Thrones],” said Considine.
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