Matt Smith Reveals Initial Thoughts About 'House of the Dragon,' Departure of the Show's Co-Creator & Losing a Scene Partner

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Episode 1 of Season 2 of House of the Dragon.

Spoilers below for the first episode of “House of the Dragon” Season 2. The season premiere for the “Game of Thrones” spinoff’s second season, “House of the Dragon,” covered an infamous and controversial murder, known to fans of the books as “Blood and Cheese.” As Season 2 begins, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, but her half-brother, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), and his supporters have usurped her, and now both sides are at war over whether Rhaenyra or Aegon should be monarch.

Pondering Will Smith’s recent triumph at a local Cinemark and Donald Trump’s post-conviction surge, I got to thinking about “movie-think.”

House of the Dragon tonight for its second season as Westeros is on the brink of a bloody civil war with the Green and Black Councils fighting for King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra. I hope that made it sound like I know what I'm talking about, because the truth is, I've never seen Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon.

returns for Season 2 on Sunday, June 16 (9 p.m. on HBO and streaming on Max).

“House of the Dragon” returns for Season 2 on Sunday, June 16 (9 p.m. on HBO and streaming on Max). The show was a smash hit, with around 29 million viewers tuning in weekly.

House Of The Dragon star Fabien Frankel has revealed that he auditioned for the role of George Harrison in one of Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics.Announced back in February, the four biographical films will each be told from the perspective of a different Beatles group member, and will intersect to “tell the story of the greatest band in history.”Previously, it was reported that Paul Mescal will portray Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon, Barry Keoghan will be Ringo Starr and Charlie Rowe will star as George Harrison. At the time of writing, these rumours have not been confirmed nor denied by Sony, which will be distributing Mendes’ films.Now, in an exclusive interview with NME, Frankel has revealed that he auditioned for the role of Harrison, but didn’t land the part.“I read to play George,” he said.

K.J. Yossman Nick Cave’s “The Death of Bunny Munro” has added “Bad Sisters” star Sarah Greene and “Without Sin’s” Johann Myers as it finalizes its cast. Greene and Myers are set to join previously-announced Matt Smith (“House of the Dragon”) in the show, which is a darkly funny yet tender examination of the relationship between a man and his son.

Sue Perkins has apologised after misgendering Emma D’Arcy by accident last week.During a red carpet interview, the comedian was speaking with D’Arcy’s House Of The Dragon co-star Matt Smith, when she referred to the actor as “she”. D’Arcy identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.Smith subtly corrected Perkins’ mistake by saying: “I have to say, aren’t they brilliant? They are absolutely brilliant and you’re in for a real treat with Emma this year.”He continued to praise his co-star’s work saying: “It’s a really great performance.”Perkins has since addressed the mistake, and made a post to her official X account apologising for her error.She wrote: “It was a shitty mistake.

Ahead of Sunday’s Season 2 premiere, HBO has confirmed it has renewed House of the Dragon for a third season.

House of the Dragon has been renewed for a third season ahead of the season two premiere!

“She gave you all the credit” for the scene.“I can’t take the credit, [but] I have to say, aren’t they brilliant?” Smith, 41, replied, using D’Arcy’s preferred pronouns they/them. “They are absolutely brilliant, and you’re in for a real treat with Emma this year.

House Of The Dragon premiere.Smith and D’Arcy star in the returning Game of Thrones prequel series where they star as aemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively.During an interview at the House Of The Dragon season two premiere in London, Smith spoke to Sue Perkins on the red carpet about the upcoming season and the climatic moment in the season one finale where Daemon informs Rhaenyra about the death of her son, Lucerys.Perkins, who hosts Sky fan show House of the Dragon: War Room, used “she” pronouns when referring to D’Arcy. Perkins has spoken to D’Arcy earlier on the red carpet and told Smith “she gave you all the credit” for the scene.Smith replied: “I can’t take the credit, [but] I have to say, aren’t they brilliant?” Smith answered, using D’Arcy’s preferred “they/them” pronouns.

guest on the program on Wednesday morning, the American comedian did not mince his words when asked if he spoke to fellow comedian Chris Rock directly after that infamous Oscars slap, courtesy of Will Smith.Schneider recalled being in a “sticky” situation following the incident as he was “an elected official of the union” at the time, so he could not speak freely then. But today, it was a different story.“Will Smith is a tw*t.

Fans are singing their praises for Matt Smith following a recent interview.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matt Smith is being praised online for gently course-correcting a red carpet interview in which a reporter misgendered his “House of the Dragon” co-star Emma D’Arcy. Smith and D’Arcy star on the “Game of Thrones” prequel series as Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively.

Matt Smith is winning praise from the LGBTQ+ community over the way he subtly corrected a presenter who mistakenly misgendered his House of the Dragon co-star Emma D’Arcy.

The stars of House of the Dragon are hitting the red carpet!

Coronation Street favourite Samia Longchambon has shared a string of rare snaps with her famous husband and young son after enjoying a family getaway.The soap star, who plays Maria Connor in Corrie, delighted fans with the new photos on social media. Samia, 41, headed to the South of France with her husband Sylvain Longchambon, 43, for a family wedding.The couple were joined by their son Yves, eight, on the trip. The actress looked incredible in a floral maxi dress which featured a contrasting polka dot frill neckline, paired with silver sandals.

“There are many pieces at play here, some of which you can’t see,” the cunning Hand to the King and member of the Green council Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans, arguably the highlight of the series) says at one point in the second season of “House Of The Dragon” trying to assuage the anxiety and perplexity of a confounded character on the show. And it’s advice Hightower would do well to share with the audience, who often wonder what in blazes is going on.