Yes, Ben Mendelsohn Geeked Out Over Working With Maisie Williams On 'The New Look': ‘I Became A 'Game Of Thrones' Freak’
There’s no question that one of the most beloved Game of Thrones characters is Arya Stark. Played brilliantly by Maisie Williams, the young Stark sibling pushed her way through adversity to become one of the greatest warriors in Westeros. Well, Williams' time in the GOT cast came to a close in 2019, and now she’s moved on to new iconic roles, including her latest part in Apple TV+’s The New Look. So, as this historical drama premieres on the 2024 TV schedule, the actress's co-star Ben Mendelsohn took a moment to geek out about Williams' iconic fantasy role while explaining how much he loved working with her.
Apple TV+’s The New Look follows the rise of Christian Dior right after World War II, and in it, Mendelsohn plays the legendary designer while Maisie Williams plays his sister Catherine Dior. The Bloodline star told me during an interview that he adored working with the Game of Thrones alum, and that partially stemmed from his love for the HBO megahit.
Apple TV+’s The New Look follows the rise of Christian Dior right after World War II, and in it, Mendelsohn plays the legendary designer while Maisie Williams plays his sister Catherine Dior. The Bloodline star told me during an interview that he adored working with the Game of Thrones alum, and that partially stemmed from his love for the HBO megahit.
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00:00I just, I get all sort of silly around Maisie because I became a got freak, I rejected got
00:07again and again and then I became a cover to cover freak and The Hound and her were
00:13my central kind of like, so you know, and Maisie wasn't even consideration for this
00:18role.
00:19She got this role completely on her own by Adam noticed her, he hadn't seen got and she
00:24came right through from an outfield of some other thing just came right in and by the
00:30way she carried herself and her seriousness and her, you know, she's such a cool human
00:37and so easy to connect with too.
00:39That's someone that's got a lot of space to connect with, you know, she makes it easy,
00:44you know, she makes it very easy to feel solid.
00:47We trusted each other and we enjoyed each other and I don't think we weren't scared
00:52of each other either, you know.