- MUMBAI — Actor Tommy Flanagan, who is known for his work in ‘Gladiator’,
‘Alien vs. Predator’, ‘Sin City’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, has joined
the cast of the hit streaming show ‘House of the Dragon’.
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- The production commenced on the eight-episode third season
of the drama series in the United Kingdom. The upcoming season promises more
power struggles, epic battles, and fire-breathing drama as the Targaryen civil
war rages on.
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- The series is based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire &
Blood’. It is set 200 years before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’, and tells
the story of House Targaryen.
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- Season 3 returning cast includes, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy,
Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom
Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell,
Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt
Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim.
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- Dan Fogler is also a new entrant in the series along with
Tommy Flanagan. Dan Fogler will be seen essaying the role of Ser Torrhen
Manderly. Previously announced new season three cast includes James Norton as
Ormund Hightower.
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- Season 3 directors are Clare Kilner, Nina Lopez-Corrado,
Andrij Parekh, and Loni Peristere.
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- Earlier, actor Fabien Frankel, who plays Ser Criston Cole in
the show, shared that one of the episodes of the show was filmed at Bourne Wood
where the opening sequence of ‘Gladiator’ was shot.
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- ‘House of the Dragon’ showcases the Targaryen War and the
Dance of the Dragons, pivotal events in the GOT franchise.
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- Talking about the same location where the opening scene of
‘Gladiator’, Fabien said, “I don’t want to spoil anything but there is an
absolute beast of an episode and some of it was filmed at Bourne Wood, where
they filmed the opening sequence of Gladiator. For weeks, it was me, Freddie
Fox, who plays Ser Gwayne Hightower (Alicent’s brother) at the heart of it with
(director) Alan Taylor, Ryan (Condal, showrunner). On many occasions, I
remember thinking ‘I’ll never get to do anything like this again’”.
