Rhys Ifans is best-known for playing offbeat characters in major motion pictures. He first came to fame as Hugh Grant‘s oddball roommate in “Notting Hill.” Since then he has stolen scenes as Luna Lovegood’s spaced-out father in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One,” the comic book villain Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors) in “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and rah-rah-Rasputin in “The King’s Man.” Against this collection of colorful characters, his restrained performance as Otto Hightower in “House of the Dragon” stands in stark contrast.
Otto is the Hand of the King (to Paddy Considine‘s King Viserys Targaryen) and the father to Alicent (Emily Carey/Olivia Cooke). He is “House of the Dragon’s” answer to Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) from “Game of Thrones” — the politico trying to pull the strings from behind the scenes and position his own family as the most powerful in Westeros.
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Otto is the Hand of the King (to Paddy Considine‘s King Viserys Targaryen) and the father to Alicent (Emily Carey/Olivia Cooke). He is “House of the Dragon’s” answer to Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) from “Game of Thrones” — the politico trying to pull the strings from behind the scenes and position his own family as the most powerful in Westeros.
Ifans strips...
- 4/25/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The first reactions to House of the Dragon have arrived, ahead of theGame of Thrones spin-off’s long-awaited launch.
House of the Dragon is set two centuries before “the fall of the throne”, and features a cast including Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans.
In the UK, the show will premiere at 2am on Monday 22 August on Sky Atlantic. The episode will then be repeated at 9pm on Monday, and will be available to stream on Now after its initial airing.
After a glimpse of the first few episodes of the fantasy epic, critics have had mixed responses to the series.
The Independent’s critic Nick Hilton gave House of the Dragon four stars, writing that the show is “bigger, bolder and bloodier than Game of Thrones”.
He added: “It’s immediately clear that, even in the just over 11 years since Thrones first aired, the scale of the world on display has increased.
House of the Dragon is set two centuries before “the fall of the throne”, and features a cast including Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans.
In the UK, the show will premiere at 2am on Monday 22 August on Sky Atlantic. The episode will then be repeated at 9pm on Monday, and will be available to stream on Now after its initial airing.
After a glimpse of the first few episodes of the fantasy epic, critics have had mixed responses to the series.
The Independent’s critic Nick Hilton gave House of the Dragon four stars, writing that the show is “bigger, bolder and bloodier than Game of Thrones”.
He added: “It’s immediately clear that, even in the just over 11 years since Thrones first aired, the scale of the world on display has increased.
- 8/19/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
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