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When Kylie Minogue lit up the Pyramid Stage at 2019’s Glastonbury Festival, neither she, nor the thousands of fans singing along to every word of the 18 hits she performed, could have been happier. Her long-awaited appearance, with surprise cameos from Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Aussie rock legend Nick Cave, came a full 14 years after she was first due to perform. And the wait had definitely been worth it.

House Of The Dragon continues the Targaryen civil war in the show’s second season.Based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, the series serves as a prequel to Game Of Thrones and depicts the fall of House Targaryen through the war known as the Dance Of Dragons.After Miguel Sapochnik departed co-showrunning duties after the first season, the second batch of episodes is solely led by Ryan Condal.

House Of The Dragon season two introduces a bunch of new characters into the Targaryen civil war.Based on the book Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin, the HBO series serves as a prequel to Game Of Thrones and depicts the fall of House Targaryen.After Miguel Sapochnik departed co-showrunning duties after the first season, the second batch of episodes is solely led by Ryan Condal.

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo rides his dragon back to Westeros for “House of the Dragon.” The show premiered the first episode of season two on Max this past weekend and follows the internal war within House Targaryen 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. The show stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Ewan Mitchell, and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the filmmaking duo behind BAFTA-nominated Nick Cave pic 20,000 Days on Earth, have just wrapped filming a new performance film dubbed The Extraordinary Miss Flower. The project brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase of letters sent to her in the 1960s and 1970s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio. 

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “House of the Dragon” star Olivia Cooke revealed to Elle magazine that she somewhat disagreed with showrunner Ryan Condel when he decided to cut one of her sex scenes from Season 2. The intimate scene was “carnal” and even “animalistic,” according to Cooke. “It was messy as fuck.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Oscar-winning Australian director Adam Elliot is at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with his long-awaited second stop-motion feature Memoir of a Snail, which world premieres in the main competition.

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.