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0 Unlike its predecessor Game of Thrones, the spin-off/prequel House of the Dragon is already employing some sizable time jumps in the first two episodes.
That news isn’t terribly surprising given there are characters such as Rhaenyra Targaryen played by a younger (Milly Alcock) and older (Emma D’Arcy) version, with Alicent Hightower also played by two actresses – Emily Carey as the younger and Olivia Cooke the older.
Alcock, 22, plays Princess Rhaenrya at just 15 years of age, though the actress revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she was ‘discouraged’ from meeting D’Arcy before shooting.
Younger: That news isn’t terribly surprising given there are characters such as Rhaenyra Targaryen played by a younger (Milly Alcock) and older (Emma D’Arcy) version, with Alicent Hightower also played by two actresses – Emily Carey as the younger and Olivia Cooke the older
Older: Alcock, 22, plays Princess Rhaenrya at just 15 years of age, though the actress revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she was ‘discouraged’ from meeting D’Arcy before shooting
The Australian actress revealed that she had never seen Game of Thrones while she went through many rounds of auditions via Zoom, and revealed she was ‘shocked’ when learning how pivotal her role really was.
‘I was surprised. I was just really shocked,’ she added, while also revealing she got to catch up over FaceTime with Emily Carey and she took a walk with Fabian Frankel (Ser Criston Cole)… though director Miguel Sapochnik discouraged her from interacting with Emma D’Arcy.
‘Me and Emma were like, “Let’s meet up.” We wanted to have a meeting with [director Miguel Sapochnik] and have a discussion about Rhaenyra’s progression as a character,’ she said.
Never: The Australian actress revealed that she had never seen Game of Thrones while she went through many rounds of auditions via Zoom, and revealed she was ‘shocked’ when learning how pivotal her role really was
‘And Miguel didn’t want us to meet — which was really interesting! So we never had that discussion,’ she added.
‘Miguel was like, “Just trust that you that you both have it.” I think he was aware we would be trying to mimic each other,’ Alcock explained.
He also advised her to embrace the ‘stillness’ of the character, who is named by her father King Viserys as heir to the Iron Throne at the end of the pilot episode, which Sapochnik directed.
Mimic: ‘Miguel was like, “Just trust that you that you both have it.” I think he was aware we would be trying to mimic each other,’ Alcock explained
‘She’s quite stoic in the way that she like presents herself, and I’m quite a fidgety person,’ Alcock explained.
And (showrunners Sapochnik and Ryan Condal) kept reminding me that there’s strength in stillness. She doesn’t have to prove herself, she has that status,’ she added.
Alcock got her acting start on Australian TV shows, joking some of the shows’ entire budgets was less than one episode of House of the Dragon.
Stoic: ‘She’s quite stoic in the way that she like presents herself, and I’m quite a fidgety person,’ Alcock explained
‘I’d never been on a hundred-million-dollar set like that before,’ she added.
‘So there was a lot of responsibility of having to carry Rhaenyra, and it was interesting because me and Rhaenyra had similar trajectories in our story — the way that we kind of navigated an unforeseen world we really expected to be in, and learned how to face those challenges,’ she stated.
House of the Dragon continues its 10-episode first season with the third episode – Second of His Name – airing Sunday, September 4 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on HBO.
Continue: House of the Dragon continues its 10-episode first season with the third episode – Second of His Name – airing Sunday, September 4 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on HBO
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
