One of the
most highly anticipated stars at the Giffoni Film Festival
running on July 14-22 in the southern town of Giffoni Valle
Piana was Kit Harington, best known as Jon Snow in blockbuster
television series Game of Thrones (GOT).
Speaking at the festival, Harington said he would like to
have the strict morality of Jon Snow, and give him a touch of
his own sense of humor.
The actor said he has such a strong bond with his character
in the cult series created by George R.R. Martin that he is
feeling like he is "living two lives".
The series, which is airing its seventh (and next to last)
season, has captured a record audience in the US and Italy on
Sky Atlantic.
A "protector of the weak", Jon Snow, who is the son of Lady
Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, the prince of Dragonstone,
"did not want to climb hierarchies, which is one of the things I
most like about him", the actor said, adding he does not think
he will become king of the seven kingdoms.
He added that his choice for that role would be Tyrion (Peter
Dinklage), "a true leader".
The actor said the show gave him "everything", a stardom that
could end.
"However, I am not worried, I only want to continue to do a
good job".
According to Harington, whose father is set to become the
14th baronet of Harington and whose grandmother can count King
Charles II as an ancestor, history has always alternated
"moments of calm and chaos".
"Game of Thrones started in the midst of a world recession
and we are finishing at a time when the world is experiencing
deep anxiety".
He added that the fantasy genre "is never just fantasy" and
the series has represented reality thanks to the talent of its
authors.
Harington stars in a hotly anticipated film, 'The Death and
Life of John F. Donovan', which is set for release in 2018, the
first English-language film by French-Canadian director Xavier
Dolan.
Harington called filming the feature "my most challenging
experience".
The film's cast includes Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain,
Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Harington will also return to the small screen in the
three-part drama series Gunpowder, of which he is also producer,
in the role of Robert Catesby, an ancestor of the actor.
Catesby masterminded the so-called gunpowder plot in 1605
with which Catholics plotted to blow up the House of Lords and
kill King James I.
Harington said he is a fan of Italian filmmaker Matteo
Garrone with whom he has just shot a commercial in Naples, a
"beautiful and fun experience".
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