{"id":78418,"date":"2024-02-25T20:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/25\/ian-mcshane-reflects-on-ridiculous-game-of-thrones-backlash\/"},"modified":"2024-02-25T20:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T20:01:32","slug":"ian-mcshane-reflects-on-ridiculous-game-of-thrones-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/25\/ian-mcshane-reflects-on-ridiculous-game-of-thrones-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McShane reflects on ‘ridiculous’ Game of Thrones backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ian McShane<\/a> thinks the backlash he received from ‘Game of Thrones’ fans was “ridiculous”.<\/p>\n

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Ian McShane doesn’t engage with social media<\/p>\n

The 81-year-old actor appeared in season six of the HBO fantasy show, but he upset many fans when he suggested that the series largely centred on nudity and “dragons”.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the backlash, Ian told The Independent: “It was ridiculous. It was one remark!<\/p>\n

“The creators of the show loved it because it just gives it more publicity. I didn\u2019t even think about it at the time because I\u2019m not on social media. <\/p>\n

“Everybody\u2019s a critic now. Everybody thinks they know best because they can write anonymously on social media.”<\/p>\n

\nIan began working as an actor more than 60 years ago, and he’s experienced a lot during his time in the business.<\/p>\n

\nThe actor – who grew up in Manchester, north-west England – said: “I\u2019ve watched a lot of my friends drop off along the way the last few years.<\/p>\n

\n“It\u2019s emotional, when you suddenly read about people you grew up with in the business popping their clogs, as we say in Lancashire. But life goes on. <\/p>\n

\n“Art goes on. Films keep being made. And I love movies. The whole process of talking to people, going on a film set. It can still be very exciting \u2026 or it can be a disaster.”<\/p>\n

\nMeanwhile, Ian previously bemoaned the lack of opportunities for working-class actors in the UK.<\/p>\n

\nThe ‘John Wick’ star suggested that a young actor would now struggle to repeat his own success in the movie business.<\/p>\n

\nHe told the Radio Times: “The only way to make it is to hope that you are cast as a northerner in an independent movie or go into ‘Coronation Street’ and work your way out. For a lot of kids there are no grants for drama school.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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