“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke has little interest in watching the present’s spinoff, “House of the Dragon.”
Clarke, who starred as Daenerys Targaryen within the fantasy drama collection that ran from 2011 to 2019, told Variety that she’s steered away from watching the present’s prequel, “House of the Dragon,” as a result of she “just can’t do it.”
All in regards to the Targaryens, “House of the Dragon” tells the story of the royal household’s civil warfare that befell roughly 200 years earlier than occasions portrayed within the unique collection.
Based on components of George R.R. Martin’s 2018 novel “Fire & Blood,” the legendary present stars Paddy Considine, Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney, Milly Alcock, Emily Carey, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans.
When requested about tuning into the prequel collection, the British actor passionately declared why watching the present is a tough cross for her.
“It’s too weird. I’m so happy it’s happening. I’m over the moon about all the awards … I just can’t do it. It’s so weird. It’s so strange,” Clarke advised the outlet on the Sundance Film Festival whereas selling her new romantic comedy, “The Pod Generation.”
Comparing watching the present to having a clumsy run-in with outdated classmates, Clarke added: “It’s kind of like someone saying, ‘You want to go to this school reunion that’s not your year? Want to go to that school reunion?’ That’s how it feels. I’m avoiding it.”
Elsewhere within the dialog, Clarke confirmed like to Miguel Sapochnik, the present’s Season 1 co-showrunner, who additionally teamed up along with her to movie some fairly epic episodes of “Game of Thrones.”
“Love him. Brilliant. Wonderful,” she gushed in regards to the director.
Clarke isn’t the one “GoT” star who didn’t appear too keen to observe “House of the Dragon.”
Speaking with The Associated Press in 2021, Kit Harington — who starred as Jon Snow in “GoT” — shared his hesitancy to tune into the collection, including that “there’s going to be a rawness there.”
“There’s emotion connected to that for me,” he stated of the present on the time. “I think to see people get into outfits and costumes that resemble what we wore for all those years, and it [has] the same music and style and tone, but not be in it is always going to feel — there’s going to be a rawness there.”
“House of the Dragon” is obtainable for streaming on HBO. Season 2 is about to launch in 2024.
