Recreation of Thrones Prequel: Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke Amongst Newest Additions

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The Recreation of Thrones prequel is beginning to take form. 

In line with The Hollywood Reporter, the spinoff has crammed three extra roles forward of manufacturing commencing. 

Olivia Cooke (Prepared Participant One), Emma D’Arcy (Wanderlust), and Matt Smith (The Crown, Dr. Who) and can seem on the Home of the Dragon spinoff. 

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Cooke is ready to play Alicent Hightower, described by HBO as “the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and probably the most comely girl within the Seven Kingdoms.”

“She was raised within the Crimson Preserve, near the king and his innermost circle; she possesses each a courtly grace and a eager political acumen.”

D’Arcy is ready as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, described as “the king’s first-born youngster, she is of pure Valyrian blood, and he or she is a dragonrider.”

“Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with every little thing … however she was not born a person.”

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Smith is on board to play Prince Daemon Targaryen, who’s the “youthful brother to King Viserys and inheritor to the throne.”

“A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. However it’s stated that each time a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin within the air.”

The trio joins The Outsider vet Paddy Considine, who was introduced to play King Viserys Targaryen earlier this 12 months. 

Viserys was “chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Outdated King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, on the Nice Council at Harrenhal,” in accordance with HBO.

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“A heat, type and first rate man, Viserys solely needs to hold ahead his grandfather’s legacy. However good males don’t essentially make for excellent kings.”

Primarily based on George R.R. Martin’s Hearth & Blood, the collection, which is ready 300 years earlier than the occasions of Recreation of Thrones, tells the story of Home Targaryen.

Miguel Sapochnik is on board to direct the pilot and extra episodes. Condal and Sapochnik will associate as showrunners on the collection, which might be penned by Condal.  

Recreation of Thrones wrapped in 2019, with Home of the Dragon rising as the primary of many spinoffs in improvement.

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Up to now, it’s the solely Recreation of Thrones-related venture to snag a collection order, however there isn’t any telling when it might debut. 

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