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House of the Dragon… a series where the dragons are puppets and the Targaryens are the puppet masters. Featuring innumerable actors, characters, places, set pieces, and more, theGOTprequel has become quite iconic.
Starring in the series is actor Matthew Needham, who portrays the role of Larys Strong inHouse of the Dragon.Well, recent news confirms that the actor is going to join veteran actors Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer in their upcoming seriesBlade Runner 2099!
House of the DragonStar Is Joining Michelle Yeoh’sBlade Runner 2099!
Back in 1982, Harrison Ford starred in the filmBlade Runner. Ryan Gosling starred in the 2017 sequel titledBlade Runner 2049,and both films were considered average despite great ratings.
To revive the franchise, a miniseries was announced and veteran actressMichelle Yeoh(fromEverything Everywhere All At Oncefame) and Hunter Schafer (fromEuphoriafame) became a part of the series.
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On the other hand, actorMatthew Needham, who portrayed the role of Larys Strong, found critical acclaim inHouse of the Dragon.Well, recent news allegedly confirms that Needham will also join Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer in the upcoming TV miniseries,Blade Runner 2099!
Matthew Needham has been cast in ‘BLADE RUNNER 2099’Joining Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schaferpic.twitter.com/zRGIYHTlmo
From kicking bad guys with all her might tobreaking stereotypes about Asian culture, Michelle Yeoh is one of the most iconic femme fatale actors in Hollywood.
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However, the actress found faith in an unlikely friendship in Hollywood, who went on to create some iconic movies likeKill Bill, Pulp Fiction,and,Django Unchained.
When Quentin Tarantino Helped Out Michelle Yeoh
Quentin Tarantino is a veteran director known for creating some of the finest films that Hollywood has ever seen. FromInglorious BasterdstoOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood,the director simply cannot make bad movies.
When they were filmingKill Bill Vol. 1and2,Michelle Yeoh had the idea that she could be one of the villains in the iconic movie. Well, in an interview withTown & Countrycover story, Yeoh revealed that Tarantino had some high regards for the Malaysian actress!
He’s very smart. He said, ‘Who would believe that Uma Thurman could kick your a*s?’
She further continued,
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I must say, Quentin, he’s persistent. He is who he is today because he’s full of passion and love, so he wore me down. Suddenly we became animated. So then I thought, ‘Maybe I’m not ready to give up on this’.
It was because of Tarantino that Michelle Yeoh went on to win an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the 2022 filmEverything Everywhere All At Once.
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Yeoh was last seen in the 2024 Netflix seriesThe Brothers Sun,which got canceled after 8 episodes. On the other hand, Yeoh’s upcomingBlade Runner 2099has been hyped up by fans for quite some time, but a release date has not been revealed yet.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
