House of the Dragon star Matt Smith says he questioned his sex scene – The Hollywood Reporter

Matt Smith admits to wondering if HBO’s highly-anticipated series Dragon’s House slightly hotter than necessary.

In a new interview with Anh Rolling Stonethe actor, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen, discussed the sex scenes in Game of Thrones prequel based on portions of 2018 novels by George RR Martin Fire & Blood. HBO Wins Emmy Award Thronespremiered in May 2019 after eight critically-acclaimed seasons, which had previously fueled its own pornography controversy.

“You find yourself wondering, ‘Do we need again Smith talking about the sex scene? Dragon’s House, out August 21. “And they were like, ‘That’s right.’ I guess you have to ask yourself: ‘What are you doing? Are you representing books or are you diluting books to represent time? [we’re living in]? ‘ And I really think it’s your duty to represent the books honestly and honestly, as they were written. ”

Smith, who said he read some but not long Fire & Blood, was asked if his character gets his fair share in sexy scenes. “Yeah—a bit too much, if you ask me,” Which doctor? alum laughed.

During the interview, Smith also discussed his recent film reception MorbiusThe big-screen movie about the Marvel Comics antihero hit theaters in April and currently holds a 16% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Yes, it was thrown under the bus,” he said of the film starring Jared Leto. “But you just have to roll with it. What else are you going to do? It’s a movie, at the end of the day; We don’t save lives. For whatever reason, it didn’t quite work out and… How it was. “