Olivia Cooke on the complex women of the 'Game of Thrones' prequel and her showstopping premiere look
—the hotly anticipated prequel series charting the rise of House Targaryen 200 years before the events of—finally had its U.S. premiere, and on hand to bring a little star wattage to the proceedings wasactor who serves as one of the show’s four leads. “It was fun, but those things are always a bit wild,” says Cooke the day after the premiere.
aired, the show’s fan base remains as fervently devoted to George R.R. Martin’s lore as ever—a fact that Cooke was all too aware of when she first signed up for the project. “Embarking on something like this that already has such a legacy, there’s a huge amount of pressure when taking the role, and I didn’t take that lightly. Everyone’s gonna have an opinion about absolutely every single detail ofbut ultimately it’s not my monkey,” she adds cheerily.
Bingeing the original show only after she found out she was in the running for the role , what drew Cooke toinitially was the complexity of her character, Lady Alicent Hightower, and her relationship with Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen . The show charts their friendship’s descent into bitter rivalry as both vie for the throne of Westeros, bringing about a brutal civil war.
That the first episodes chart the teenage years of Cooke and D’Arcy’s characters also came with another unexpected silver lining—when the premiere rolled around earlier this week, Cooke wasn’t forced to go through what she called the “excruciating” experience of watching herself onscreen in front of an audience. “It was actually amazing to go to a premiere and not have to dread seeing your face pop up,” Cooke says, laughing.
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