'House Of The Dragon' actor Ewan Mitchell reveals he hasn't watched 'Game Of Thrones'
Jun 10, 2024
Los Angeles [US], June 10 : Actor Ewan Mitchell, who plays Aemond Targaryen in 'House of the Dragon', the prequel to 'Game of Thrones', recently revealed that he has not watched the original show.
In an interview with ComicBook, Ewan Mitchell talked about the franchise in detail, sharing why he has not seen 'Game of Thrones', Deadline reported.
He said, "I haven't seen the original Game of Thrones. I have a confession to make. I've never seen it and I didn't want to watch it going into this role."
Mitchell continued, "I didn't want it to inform my decisions in any way, shape, or form, you know, whether it be consciously or subconsciously. I wanted to bring something fresh. Aemond is one of a kind, you know."
House of the Dragon creator George R.R. Martin teased in December 2023 that he was already working with the writing team on Seasons 3 and 4 of the fantasy drama.
"Spent two days locked in a room with Ryan Condal and his writing staff (Sara Hess, Ti Mikkel, David Hancock, and Philippa Goslett) talking about the third and fourth seasons of House of the Dragon," Martin wrote on his blog. "They were lively, fun discussions, and we got some good work done... though two days was not nearly enough. There is so much ground to cover that I am not sure twenty days would have been enough."
Martin also said he had seen two rough-cut episodes of House of Dragon Season 2, saying, " I thought both episodes were just great. (And they are not even finished yet). Dark, mind you. Very dark. They may make you cry. (I did not cry myself, but one of my friends did). Powerful, emotional, gut-wrenching, heart rending. Just the sort of thing I like. (What can I say? I was weaned on Shakespeare, and love the tragedies and history plays best of all)."
