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SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of Game of Thrones spinoff House of The Dragon, which debuts August 21 on HBO and HBO Max. Besides being bawdy and fire spewing, HBO's House of the Dragon is no Game of Thrones. That dissimilarity actually might be the saving grace for the sword and regal struggle spectacle…

Many have ascended the Seven Kingdoms' Iron Throne, the most prized seat of George R.R. Martin's blockbuster A Song of Ice and Fire saga. But it is a station built on daggers, and few have lasted long; as the events of HBO's Game of Thrones detailed. The difference for Paddy Considine's King Viserys is that the expiry…

EXCLUSIVE: Paddy Considine has inked with ICM Partners for representation. The actor recently wrapped HBO’s long-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, playing the lead role of King Viserys Targaryen. Considine’s early big-screen work includes Michael Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People and Jim…

Paddy Considine, co-star of the 2020 HBO series The Outsider and The Third Day, will lead the cast of House of the Dragon, the network’s straight-to-series Game of Thrones prequel from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik. Based on Martin's Fire & Blood, the series, which is set 300 years before the…

When the banshees of the past come calling in Jez Butterworth's fearsome The Ferryman, you can bet their shrieking will be blood curdling. Directed by Sam Mendes (Skyfall) and opening tonight on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, the Olivier-award-winning play is a stunner, stitching familiar elements of Irish…

Beanie Fedstein starrer How To Build A Girl is now under way in UK with Lionsgate on board for UK distribution. Joining Feldstein (Lady Bird) and Game Of Thrones star Alfie Allen in the comedic coming-of-age feature are Paddy Considine (Journeyman), Sarah Solemani (Bridget Jones’s Baby), Laurie Kynaston (England Is Min…

Jez Butterworth’s Olivier Award-winning play The Ferryman will arrive on Broadway with most of its acclaimed London cast intact. Paddy Considine, the Olivier-winning Laura Donnelly and Genevieve O'Reilly will reprise their roles when the play hits New York in October. The initial casting announcement was made today…

Paddy Considine, Bel Powley and Nabhaan Rizwan have been set to star in Neal Street Productions’ Informer for BBC One. The six-part contemporary thriller will air on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., after the UK broadcast. Penned by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, and directed by Jonny Campbell, Informer centers on…

Multi-hyphenate Paddy Considine is re-teaming with his Tyrannosaur producing partner Diarmid Scrimshaw on Journeyman, a drama about an ageing boxer. The project is being financed by Film4, the BFI, Screen Yorkshire, and the Wellcome Trust. Leading indie StudioCanal will release in the UK with Cornerstone Films selling…

The long-anticipated return of Peaky Blinders is approaching. Shooting starts Monday on the third season of the Steven Knight-created crime saga with new cast additions now set, and more revealed about what’s to come for Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby. Among the new cast members, Paddy Considine has joined as the…

She Who Brings Gifts is the 2014 Brit List script that has been adapted by MR Carey from his own dystopian novel, The Girl With All The Gifts. Colm McCarthy (Peaky Blinders, Sherlock, Ripper Street) will make his feature directing debut with shooting to start in May. Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close…

Britain's Sky Atlantic HD is making sure Game Of Thrones fans don't have to wait to see the first episode of the upcoming fourth season. The pay channel will premiere the season debut simultaneously with HBO's U.S. East Coast transmission. Catering to the faithful, it will air on Monday April 7 at 2 AM and then be…