Asthe Dance of the Dragons takes off, war will tear the family and the realm apart.
Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett) is her son and heir, and he rides the dragon Vermax.
We spoke with both Harry Collett and Bethany Antonia about the new season ofHouse of the Dragon.
The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO seriesGame of Thrones.Based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood,House of the Dragonis set nearly 200 years beforeGame of Thrones, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys.
Collett also discussed filming at the legendary Wall in the North and working withTom Taylorwho playsCregan Stark.
Antonia discussed getting to dig deeper into her character and officially getting on a dragon.
Watch the video interview with Collett and Antonia above or read the full transcript of the interview below.
Do Jace and Baela Hold Any Resentment for Daemon and Rhaenyra, Respectively?
COLLIDER: My first question is taking a look back.
Obviously, we are in the world of Westeros, so marrying within the family isn’t uncommon.
So, I don’t think there’s any resentment there from from Baelas point of view.
I think Jace just looks up to Daemon in a way.
It wasn’t like that.
It’s just Jace has been tossed about everywhere.
Not just the stepfather, but the father who stepped up, some might say.
COLLETT: Yeah, in a way he’s thankful, really.
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I like the way you put that, actually, yeah.
Do you guys have any ideas of how that time was filled?
Obviously, there were a lot of time jumps within Season 1.
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Do you have any ideas of how your character has developed?
[Laughs] So, that’s what she did.
He’s gonna want revenge.
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I think his all sense of thinking straight has just gone, but not unlike a proper mental side.
I think that he’s still got his wits about him, but he’s just not thinking straight.
But he still has a front of being like, Im royal.
I still do things the right way, but Im really fuming.
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 premieres June 16 on HBO and Max.
That’s an iconic location.
He’s like, No.
I was like, Let me know as soon as you do!
[Laughs] Then he finally came into my trailer one day and was like, Weve cast Cregan.
Im like, Oh, great.
So, I went on holiday, and Tom was like, What are you doing next week?
Tom was like, Yeah, maybe I will.
Is it still alright for me to come?
I was like, Yeah, go.
So, he came out, andwe had a really good bonding session in Spain.
So, that helps.
But yeah, its a really great scene.
I just hope the fans enjoy it, to be honest.
ANTONIA: Well, for me personally, this was my first time doing a second series of anything.
We get to see how she feels about each of these different characters.
And dragon-riding was just out of this world.
I could seeliterallyhow many people it takes to make the show, and I just was so in awe.
So, it was really special.
Really, really special.
Who Would Collett and Antonia Play on Team Green?
Wrapping up, I have a question that I’m asking everybody.
COLLETT: I would say the person who is most similar to Daemon Aemond.
ANTONIA: I’d like to play Helaena.
She’s the kindest of all the Greens.
House of the DragonSeason 2 premieres Sunday, June 16 on Max.
