portrayed in her younger years by ris- ing Australian actress Milly Alcock. The huge space introducing us to everything that awaited us was dom- inated by a dragon skeleton replica, symbolising the might of the dynasty. Our route then led us through a drag- on’s cave, where we searched for a way out in pitch darkness, clinging on to a rope, only to come across the exit leading straight to the Iron Throne. Of course, this was the event’s top attraction, because everyone wants to sit on the seat reserved for kings and to feel what it’s like to sit in a chair made of swords. All of this was just the warm-up before the stars started arriving on the red carpet. Journalists were con- fined to a fenced-off area as they wait- ed for the main actors to arrive, pose and have their pictures taken with fans who are extremely devoted to the series... Our host was the charm- ing Nikkie de Jager, aka Nikkie Tuto- rials, a Dutch YouTuber and make-up artist who’s known to many as the host of last year’s Eurovision Song Contest. She led us to the most in- teresting spot: the auditorium where the first episode of the series would be screened. Here’s a little insight in- to everything that awaits us in this show that faces a huge task – to be at least as good as Game of Thrones. The story unfolds 200 years prior to the events of the original series and explains the story around Daener- ys Targaryen, or how it came to be that the line of a once successful dy- nasty found itself facing annihilation after losing both the throne and all its wealth, but also its most precious possession: dragons. The show starts with the Tar- garyen family in Dragonstone. The king awaits a son and heir in vain. It is a time of peace, but machina- tions never cease in Westeros. And that’s where we see the emergence of the plot around who will inherit the throne, as it appears as though the kingdom would rather witness its own disappearance than have a woman at the helm. In conversation with Elevate, Ryan Condal, the show’s co-author, screenwriter and main producer, ex-
parts would be different. We pre- served the general sentiment, for people to feel that they are in a simi- lar world. But, again, we took care to ensure it would be immediately clear that we are two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones. That was the first challenge. You can see, for instance, how the characters dress differently, that the Iron Throne is different, but it is completely clear that we’re still in Westeros,” he says. We also spoke with Millie Al- cock, who struggled to hide her ex- citement at having the opportunity to be part of something so big. She says that she was too young to watch Game of Thrones when it original- ly aired, but that she prepared well and received great support from the older actors. “It was pure enjoyment. Like some master class, the best I’ve had in my life – that’s how it was for me during shooting with Paddy Considine. He is an absolute genius; it’s hypnotic watching how he acts and working with him. In the end, I felt very sure of myself in all the scenes we did together,” says Millie. And just as she wasn’t permit- ted to reveal details of her role and the events of the series, we won’t spoil it either. It’s enough to say that there will be lots of fire, intrigue and scheming, and that it’s never dull in the world of dragons and kings!
Ekskluzivna evropska premijera Kuće zmaja održana je u Amsterdamu The exclusive of House of the Dragon took place in Amsterdam European premiere
plains that this is a complex story about the struggle for supremacy and power, and producing it wasn’t a simple task for him and his team – they had to devise a series that would clearly distinguish itself from Game of Thrones. “We first started by deciding what we would retain compared to the original, and then to see which
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