Actress Emilia Clarke isn’t excited by seeing her ancestral historical past Sport of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen within the HBO prequel Home of the Dragon. The brand new present premiered in August, however Clarke says she could not carry herself to look at a single episode.
“It is too bizarre,” she stated Selection in an interview on Jan. 20. “I am so glad it is occurring. I am over the moon about all of the prizes… I simply cannot. It is so bizarre. It is so unusual.”
She added, “It is like somebody saying, ‘Do you need to go to that college reunion that is not your 12 months?’ Do you need to go to that college reunion?” That is the way it feels. I keep away from it.”
Clarke embodied Daenerys for eight seasons, going from frightened lady to dragon-riding warrior, with a violent ending. Her story was a success on the present, however Home of the Dragon has been filling the void for followers ever since. On January 10, it received a Golden Globe for Greatest Tv Sequence – Drama. Sport of Thrones was nominated 5 instances, however by no means took the win. The brand new present is about 200 years earlier Acquired when Daenerys’ ancestors dominated Westeros. It’s primarily based on that of George RR Martin hearth and blood, and stars Paddy Considine, Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney, Milly Alcock, Emily Carey, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans.
Equipment Harington, who performed Jon Snow Acquiredstated one thing just like Clarke about not wanting to look at the brand new prequel when interviewed by Insider in 2021.
“I feel I see folks placing on outfits and costumes just like what we have been carrying all these years, and it [has] similar music and magnificence and tone however not being in it’s at all times going to really feel,” he defined. “There will probably be rawness there.”
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and extra. Her first ebook, The lonely hunter, will probably be launched in February 2022 by Dial Press.
