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Star of the HBO series ‘House of the Dragon’ Olivia Cooke returns as Alicient Hightower in Season 3 of the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series.

Speaking from the red carpet of the World Premiere in London, British actress Olivia revealed her battle scars from Season 3, discussed some character meetings in future episodes, and remarked on HBO Max’s budget.

Season 3 of House of the Dragon will premiere on NOW in the UK on June 22, 2026. New episodes will be available to stream weekly Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00They don't tell you about that. No, they don't.
00:01Some people that I interact with that I haven't interacted with before, but it was very good.
00:05Also, like, how much money have HBO got?
00:18Olivia, please come over here if I may.
00:21Hey, I love this, you're literally taking up space, as is your rights to this dress.
00:24Thank you! Yes, yes, I think I'm taking up slightly too much space.
00:27No such thing.
00:29Obviously, you're no stranger to the world of House of Dragons at the moment, you know how big it is.
00:34But on a night like tonight, when you see all of this, does it really remind you how big this
00:38project is?
00:39Yeah, I don't think I've really taken it all in yet. It's humongous. It's wild.
00:47Also, like, how much money have HBO got?
00:52Obviously, it's such a funny show, we're here to promote season three, but you can't tell me a bloody thing
00:56so far, can you?
00:57No.
00:57No. I sat on a horse.
01:00Oh, to you?
01:01I sat on a horse.
01:01That's an exclusive, thank you very much.
01:03Yeah, you're welcome.
01:03Obviously, there's a lot of physical things being asked of you in the first two seasons.
01:07Yes.
01:07Any battle scars from season three?
01:09Yeah.
01:09Yeah.
01:10I grazed my knee.
01:12Ooh.
01:12I grazed my knee.
01:14And I got, and my shoulder hurt because my dress was heavy.
01:17Exactly.
01:18Yeah.
01:18My knees are the, that's the gritty part of Hollywood they don't tell you about.
01:21Exactly.
01:21They don't tell you about that.
01:22No, they don't.
01:23Who have you enjoyed as a, I don't know if there's even a spoiler to tell me, who have
01:26you enjoyed as a scene partner this year?
01:29It's not a spoiler because it's in the trailer.
01:31Oh good.
01:32Fia.
01:34Who else do I get?
01:35Oh, and there's some, some people that I interact with that I haven't interacted with
01:38before, but it was very good.
01:39European history.
01:40So there are some sleuths out there who will know exactly what you're talking about.
01:43They will know who you mean.
01:44Yeah.
01:44Yeah.
01:45Yeah.
01:46Please tell me day to day, House of the Dragon fans, do you get stopped on the daily?
01:50How is the interaction with people who come to you?
01:52When, when it's coming out and there's like sort of like more awareness of it, then
01:56yeah.
01:56But usually I'm pretty, I don't know, inconspicuous.
02:00I was looking at your, your Wikipedia today and you have, and let's celebrate this.
02:05You've got a trilogy of films coming out the next year, right?
02:07You've got three on the go.
02:08Yeah, I do.
02:08Uh, which of those three do you want to brag about the most?
02:10Which one should you look forward to?
02:12Oh, um, there's one called the talent for murder.
02:15That's directed by Anton Corbin who directed control, which is one of my favorite films.
02:19I'm very excited for that.
02:20I think that's going to be very beautiful.
02:21It's shot by Robbie Ryan, who's like the best DP that I've ever worked with.
02:24Um, and I just shot a film called brides, which is about Dracula's brides.
02:30So it's all about, you know, there's a lot of Dracula, a lot of vampires at the moment.
02:34I can't speak that off.
02:35Um, you've been moved on.
02:37I've been moved on.
02:37Thank you so much for your time.
02:38I appreciate it.
02:39Thanks, my dear.
02:39Thank you for joining us.
02:39Thank you so much, everyone.
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