A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms spoiler has been debunked by the show’s star Peter Claffey, meaning it looks like Henry Cavill won’t be joining the Game of Thrones universe.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has provided a refreshing contrast to the shows it’s sandwiched between in the Westeros timeline, being a more grounded and focused affair than either Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon.
It’s based on the first of George R.R. Martin’s ‘Dunk and Egg’ novellas, with plans afoot to adapt multiple stories for the small screen.
Egg actor Dexter Sol Ansell has previously spoiled where those stories are heading, while in another interview, he gave something potentially huge away, which his co-star – Dunk actor Peter Claffey – has quickly shut down.
Henry Cavill will not be appearing in the Game of Thrones universe
The apparent slip-up happened during a New York Comic-Con interview, when Claffey is told offscreen to avoid spoilers, while describing Ser Duncan as a “less sexy, less confident, less charismatic Geralt of Rivia.”
“Do you think you can say that he…” asks Ansell, before following up with “Do you think you can say that Henry Cavill…” before Claffey stops him with a “no, no, no.”
When the video was shared across social media, fans understandably thought it meant that Henry Cavill would be joining the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms cast. But not so, according to Claffey.
Posting on Instagram, he wrote: “Just to clarify, the thing Dex was referring to in the interview had nothing to do with Henry Cavill coming into the show of the GoT universe (I wish!).
“Complete misunderstanding,” he added with a crying-laughing emoji, before signing off with the words: “Hope everyone enjoys the Trial of Seven.”
Now obviously that could be Claffey covering for his young co-star, but as it stands, the official line is that Henry Cavill won’t be hanging out with Dunk and Egg.
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