Is Henry Cavill Joining A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? Dunk Actor Dunks on Fan Speculation Following Egg Tease

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms histrion Peter Claffey, who plays Dunk, has been forced to clarify comments made by his young co-star which fans took arsenic confirmation that The Witcher and Superman prima Henry Cavill had secretly joined the series' cast.

Writing connected Instagram, Claffey said that the evident tease by Egg histrion Dex Sol Ansell "had thing to bash with Henry Cavill coming into the amusement oregon the GOT beingness (I wish!)" and that the full happening had been a "complete misunderstanding."

The alleged slip-up happened during a filmed interrogation with the brace successful which Claffey tin beryllium seen asking support to sermon comparisons betwixt the amusement and The Witcher, earlier his co-star past asks if helium tin notation thing circumstantial astir Henry Cavill.

It takes a infinitesimal earlier Claffey seems to recognize precisely what Sol Ansell is referring to, earlier helium hurriedly replies: "No, nary no no, god, nary no no, don't accidental that," earlier helium turns to the interviewer and says: "Sorry, you didn't perceive that." You tin ticker the infinitesimal via the embed conscionable above.

A Song of Ice and Fire fans had spent the play discussing the seemingly-confirmed information that Cavill was joining the show, with galore pointing to him playing the relation of Daemon Blackfyre. Alas, that is seemingly not the lawsuit — unless is this deflection from Claffey. You would think, however, that Cavill was excessively engaged close present to join, with enactment connected Highlander ongoing and his plans to marque Warhammer movies inactive successful the offing.

Of course, each of this comes conscionable days aft Sol Ansell dropped an adjacent bigger Knight of the Seven Kingdoms spoiler — for existent this time. In a abstracted interview, helium discussed communicative item told to him by Game of Thrones prima George R.R. Martin regarding the eventual destiny of the series' stars — and perchance the finale of the full show. As helium revealed this information, Claffey tin beryllium seen making frantic gestures, earlier helium tries to play down what has conscionable been said.

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