James Norton Explores House of the Dragon's Set

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James Norton takes fans behind the scenes of House of the Dragon as he tours the sprawling market town set built for the series. The featurette reveals how the nearly acre-sized location helps create an immersive world that draws both the cast and viewers deeper into Westeros.  Norton, who portrays Lord Ormund Hightower, shares how the detailed practical set enhances performances and brings everyday life in the realm to the screen. The behind-the-scenes look highlights the craftsmanship and scale that continue to define the acclaimed fantasy drama.  New episodes of House of the Dragon are streaming on HBO Max.

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00:00My name is James Norton, and I play Ormond Hightower.

00:03What is this?

00:04We are about to do a day's filming in the set of Tumbleton,

00:08and I thought I'd give you a little tour.

00:09It's like Architectural Digest.

00:10I'm going to show you my amazing home.

00:11You ready?

00:14It's one of the most incredible sets I've ever built.

00:15It's three quarters of an acre.

00:17It took 100,000 hours of work.

00:20It's literally a whole fucking town.

00:24The beauty of a set like this is that everywhere you look,

00:26you're in Tumbleton.

00:27You can immerse yourself in the world entirely.

00:30This show will never rest when it comes to authenticity.

00:34This is a real tree.

00:35What the fuck?

00:36That's a real fucking blueberry.

00:38I mean, is that real?

00:39Maybe I can avoid myself.

00:42It's unreal how detailed every single corner of the set is.

00:46It's quite distracting if you're like me,

00:48and you're very easily distractible,

00:49because you're meant to be doing these very intense scenes,

00:52and then suddenly there's like an exhibition of clogs.

00:54Obviously, if you're distractible,

00:56you're going to be drawn to a rack of clogs.

00:59So, Tumbleton is two, three days riding from Queen's Landing.

01:05King's Landing?

01:06Shit, is it King's Landing or Queen's Landing?

01:07King's Landing.

01:08But it is a queen there.

01:09Exactly.

01:09Rhaenyra is there.

01:10It should be called Queen's Landing.

01:11They should change it.

01:12So, Tumbleton is the town that Ormond and his troops take over,

01:16and he makes it into a fortress, basically,

01:19challenging Rhaenyra to come and take it down.

01:21So, what you see here is a mixture of the townsfolk

01:25and their life as traders and farmers,

01:28mixed with the life of the soldiers.

01:32I don't know what the fuck this is.

01:34I feel like if I press something, it will go off.

01:40That is Tumbleton,

01:41the most extraordinary set I've ever worked on.

01:44Okay, don't get stuck.

01:45There's about to be a raging war in here.

01:46...

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