Peter Dinklage once pointed out an unexpected link between Game of Thrones and a certain Marvel superhero squad. Turns out, both worlds share a bold approach – no one is truly safe. Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister, knew all about shocking character exits. He saw the same ruthless storytelling in this Marvel team, where heroes aren’t guaranteed a happy ending.
The comparison proves one thing: whether it’s Westeros or the Marvel universe, survival isn’t promised, and being the hero doesn’t mean you’ll make it out alive.
Peter Dinklage on X-Men and Game of Thrones: Breaking the rules of storytelling
Peter Dinklage knows a thing or two about storytelling that keeps audiences on their toes. At the X-Men: Days of Future Past Australian premiere, he pointed out an uncanny similarity between the X-Men franchise and Game of Thrones. The common thread? They don’t play by the rules.
While discussing his role as Bolivar Trask, Dinklage praised X-Men: Days of Future Past for blending blockbuster action with deep, gut-wrenching drama. He compared it to Game of Thrones, a show that redefined audience expectations, especially when it came to killing off major characters. He told IGN:
I feel [X-Men: Days of Future Past] does the same thing. Sure, it’s a summer blockbuster, with super heroes. People are flying around, creating storms and there are robots and there’s all this crazy stuff going on, but then it has these intimate moments of complete internal character conflict that are so dramatic and gut-wrenching, that you rarely see in these types of films.
And I say, why not combine the elements? Because that’s how you’ll grab an audience. I don’t want to know what I’m watching. I want to be surprised.
Dinklage continued,
Game of Thrones does the same thing…I was shocked at the audience’s response to the death of Ned Stark. It speaks to what we’re used to from a narrative perspective: you don’t kill the hero.
That moment set the tone for the entire series – no one was safe. The X-Men movies, he noted, had a similar unpredictability. Heroes weren’t untouchable, and the stakes felt real.
Dinklage also praised the genre-bending nature of both franchises. He compared them to Korean films, where horror, drama, and action seamlessly blend into something unexpected.
His take was clear: predictable storytelling gets old. Whether it was mutants or medieval warriors, breaking the formula made things exciting. And in a world where heroes usually make it out alive, Game of Thrones and X-Men weren’t afraid to change the game.
Peter Dinklage joins Dexter: Resurrection as its next big bad
Peter Dinklage is bringing his game to Dexter: Resurrection. The Game of Thrones star has signed on as Leon Prater, a billionaire venture capitalist with a ruthless streak (via Collider). And by the sound of it, Dexter’s next target won’t be an easy one.
Dinklage joins Uma Thurman, who plays Prater’s head of security, a highly trained Special Ops officer. That alone spells trouble for Michael C. Hall’s killer. Familiar faces like David Zayas, James Remar, and Jack Alcott are also returning.
Fresh off Wicked, Dinklage is keeping busy, with Roofman and Lear Rex on his 2025 slate.
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