When you auditioned for this, did you have any idea that this was going to turn into a lead role?
Alfie Allen: I didn’t, no. When I auditioned for it, [I thought it was] just great to be part of an HBO show… I hadn’t heard much about the books before I got the part. Once I got the part, I just delved into the books straight away and by the time we started shooting the pilot, I think I’d nearly finished the first book, so it was great. I just love being part of it and when I realized my part gets a lot bigger in the second series, it was definitely a positive. I was just happy that I got loads more meaty stuff to do in the second series.
Theon’s a bit similar to Kit Harington’s character, Jon Snow. He’s a guy who doesn’t really fit in anywhere. That must be really interesting to play. How did you approach that?
Alfie: You just kind of have to find out why — why he’s like that and why he has those sorts of feelings. And obviously there were researchers on the show who kind of helped me get my head around that, but it was, yeah — you’re the first person that’s actually said that, who said it’s kind of similar to Jon Snow — how he feels like he doesn’t belong, because I kind of realized that early on… Me and Kit sort of had chats about that… But I think Kit, his character, deals with it a bit better than I do – his dealing with not belonging. So it was cool being able to dive into that. I love dark stuff, the darker the better for me, to be honest.
Source: Full interview @ Access Hollywood
Game of Thrones - Alfie Allen Interview
22 Feb 2012
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The non book readers are in for a treat with Theon this season.
ReplyDeleteOr they will just hate him.... maybe they will enjoy hating him? XD
ReplyDeleteYeah he can come across as a bit of a jerk (an understatement).
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I think Alfie Allen hits the nail on the head with the idea that his character doesn't belong and deals less well than Jon Snow. I hope people hate him so they can feel conflicted about sympathizing with him later on. Although I guess creating less of an entitled brat feel early on for the show could make him a better character all together. I guess we'll see!
You could have typed jibberish and I would have clicked "like" because you post on here so rarely these days! XD
ReplyDeleteHowever, I agree. I think the growing to hate him only to have a redemption arc will play out very nicely!
this season has a lot of work if it's to beat season one's perfect mix of world creation and character laundering.. bring it on HBO.. and for future reference.. bring it on a bit earlier! :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I see him I still have the urge to sing the song his sister wrote about him! but he is doing a good job in GoTs!
ReplyDeleteLol, I occasionally try to catch up with things on here and STV+ certainly helps with that :D.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be so great to see him go dark this season! I mean, the show already managed to show how he's a bit of a jerk in season 1, but he's so loyal to Robb right now! It'll be interesting to see them delve further into his backstory...
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Theon's story and more of Alfie screen time!
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