House of the Dragon House of the Dragon General Discussion Thread (TAG SPOILERS)

[Marvolo]

I thought it was already in production. Get a move on, HBO.

 

[Albright]

HBO Max has a USP now, with all the cinematic premieres, to raise subscribtions
this series ain’t so urgent right now

 

[Sawyer]

hnnnnnngh...

 

[CaptainWagner]

Looking good! Also, the set pics confirm they've changed the sigil of House Velaryon back to a Hippocampus, instead of a literal seahorse. The design had originally been the mythical half-horse/half-fish, but Martin eventually corrected that. And now they've reverted to the beast, presumably because it looks more bad***. Which is fine, as long as we keep the sea-green and silver color scheme.

 

[moviefreak]

Corlys Velaryon with silver...dreadlocks. Is he a practising Rastafarianism? hehe

It made sense - Corlys Velaryon with silver hair signified old Valyria bloodline. IIRC, in the book his appearance hasn't been described, also his mother & paternal grandmother were both unknown. Additionally, the Velaryons came to Westeros long before the Targaryens.

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[CaptainWagner]

While I'm a little concerned by how dark the green on Corlys is (I need my sea-green & silver merch, darnnit!) other than that he looks incredible. I can't wait for the general audience to find out how uch of a bad*** the Sea Snake is!

 

[Sawyer]

 

[CaptainWagner]

Definitely Harrold Westerling. He's the last main character without a confirmed casting and McTavish certainly fits the bill of aging, bad*** knight. I'm interested to see how they differentiate him from Barristan. (And also just now remembering that show fans will have no point of reference to House Westerling since they swapped Jeyne for Talissa)

 

[uncletyrion]

Loved outlander! And this guy is one of my favorite actors. Fingerscrossed.

 

[Pennywise]

Warner Bros Leavesden Opens Virtual Production Stage – Deadline

Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is launching three new sound stages, including a state-of-the-art new virtual production facility.

For more on the growing uptake of virtual production check out our feature from May on Netflix’s 1899, which is shooting on a comparable stage in Germany. As the pandemic continues to impact production, the prospect of being able to film in a contained, controlled space that can stand in for multiple environments in one shooting day continues to grow in appeal.

The first production on floors at WB’s new facility, which is called ‘V Stage’, will be House of the Dragon, HBO’s prequel to Game of Thrones. The studio noted that virtual production would allow the show to expand upon its variety of international landscapes.

 

[Pennywise]

‘House Of The Dragon’: Milly Alcock & Emily Carey Join ‘GoT’ Prequel – Deadline

 

[Sawyer]

The second I saw the dark haired actress, I knew she would be playing a younger Olivia Cooke.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Ryan Condol confirmed we'll be seeing THREE Valyrian swords in Season 1 - With the 3rd most likely being House Hightower's ancestral sword 'Vigilance.' I can't wait to see the designs for it, 'Dark Sister' and 'Blackfyre.'

Also, this raises the question of if we'll meet Otto's unnamed older brother, who would presumably be Lord of Oldtown and wielding 'Vigilance' when the series begins. Perhaps something Daemon does will get the brother killed, adding to Otto's animosity towards him?

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Eddie Dean]

Pattinson!!!

 

[Pennywise]

'House of the Dragon' Resumes Production After COVID Shutdown

 

[Pennywise]

'House of the Dragon': Olivia Cooke Describes Her "Complex" Queen in 'Game of Thrones' Prequel

While Cooke admitted she wanted to keep many of her Queen's details close to the chest ("I don't know if I can say anything without really giving it away"), she revealed that "she's very complex and I think people are gonna want to see the worst in her." We do know that Queen Hightower is in a familial, King Lear-feeling battle for power with her husband King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and her stepdaughter Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) — Hightower wants the throne for her sons, Targaryen wants it for herself. It wouldn't be a story in the GoT-verse without such a potent, morally complicated conflict at its core, but to hear Cooke reveal that we'll "see the worst in her" is promising indeed.


Cooke also believes that "it will take some time" for an audience to fully understand her and her motivations.

"What's amazing about Game of Thrones, like we saw in the past series, is that one season, you hate a character, and the next, you absolutely love them and will go to the ends of the earth for them. You just don't know what you're gonna get with these characters. They're so well-written. Such is the human condition, you can do some horrendous things, but then you can also do some wonderful things as well. It's very complex, and it's not black and white at all."

Of the show's relationship to the original Game of Thrones and how it relates to an audience's expectations — and her own process as an actor — Cooke said that "it does help that the story is of a hundred years prior. We're in the world of Game of Thrones, but you can also put yourself in a different headspace as well and know that, for an actor, you don't have to necessarily follow on from what anyone else is doing. But at the same time, yeah, it's utterly bizarre, after the year or year and a half, of ****** 10 years that we've had, looking down and just being like, 'What am I wearing? What am I doing? This is mad.'"

 

[Marvolo]

After 8 seasons of Cersei's BS and dragon glass plot armor, I dont really want another conniving selfish queen in a GOT show. Do something different.

 

[CaptainWagner]

After 8 seasons of Cersei's BS and dragon glass plot armor, I dont really want another conniving selfish queen in a GOT show. Do something different.

If properly adapted, Alicent shouldn't really be anything like Cersei. I get the comparisons based on the basic role description. But while Cersei was plain evil and a narcissist, Alicent is genuinely out for the good of her family. She's not a BAD person. But she wants her son on the throne and, along with Otto, is justifiably terrified of the prospect of Daemon as king.

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Pennywise]

House of the Dragon: George R.R. Martin Reveals High Number of Dragons Expected to Appear in Game of Thrones Prequel

 

[Sawyer]

 

[NotNickFury]

Looks good. A bit odd, I think, to just drop it in the middle of the night, but still good.