Game of Thrones prequel set photos give first look at Targaryen ancestors
Matt Smith plays Daemon Targaryen and Emma D arcy appears as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.
April 29, 2021 10:41 BST
Matt Smith and Emma D Arcy were spotted in Cornwall filming their scenes for the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.
Photos taken from the Holywell Bay set of the HBO series showed the pair dressed as their respective characters. the 38-year-old The Crown actor is seen wearing a black knee-length coat and boots, looking very much like his role, Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother of King Viserys Targaryen.
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon starts filming
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The prequel to Game of Thrones titled House of the Dragon has started filming in Cornwall.
Its producer HBO confirmed this week that production was under way with tweets of members of the cast reading scripts, reports the BBC.
Photos have emerged of film crews and costumed actors, thought to be stars Matt Smith and Emma D Arcy, at Holywell Bay near Newquay.
The new series is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones and will tell the story of the Targaryen family, the BBC report adds.
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