Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage hasn't watched House of the Dragon as he needed a break

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Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage has revealed he hasn't watched new spin-off House of the Dragon.

Dinklage, gained international acclaim as Tyrion Lannister in the original HBO series for eight seasons. Despite his links to Westeros and the George RR Martin-penned franchise, he hasn't yet viewed the Game of Thrones prequel, which premiered its first season last August.

"I haven't seen it yet," he told Entertainment Tonight, when asked for his thoughts on House of the Dragon.

The actor was quick to clarify though that the reason for this wasn't due to any negative feelings or not wanting to watch it, but instead was because he needed "a dragon break" after his long tenure on Game of Thrones.

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"I just did that show for a really long time," Dinklage explained. "And I watched some other stuff. [But] I intend to, definitely. I heard it's really good."

Whilst Dinklage hasn't settled down to watch the GoT spin-off, he did share what programmes he has been viewing of late.

"I just watched a lot of Rick and Morty. I really loved Ozark and stuff like that," he added.

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Dinklage is currently promoting his new film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which is out now. He has lent his vocals to the evil Scourge in the animated movie, who an enemy of the Autobots and Maximals.

It's safe to say that critics are divided in their reviews of the latest Transformers film. As it currently stands, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has a 72% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Game of Thrones seasons 1-8 are available on DVD and Blu-ray. House of the Dragon airs on HBO in the US, and on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK.


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