It’ll take more than the coronavirus to keep the cast of Game of Thrones from getting up to stuff. Let’s check in with some of our favorite citizens of Westeros and Essos.
First up, Jacob Anderson, aka Raleigh Ritchie, aka Grey Worm, has put out a second album. Yup, if you didn’t know, Anderson has long moonlighted as a musician, putting out low-key R&B jams that I actually like a lot. His latest, Andy, is out now, as he’ll tell you himself:
Sadboi Summer has arrived 😢
— Jacob Anderson (@jacobanderson) June 26, 2020
‘Andy’ is now available on everything. Thank you for taking it into your hearts. It means more than you could ever know 🖤
CD/Vinyl are coming very soon & there’s new merch up on my store if you like wearing albums. https://t.co/IGdQBGg3At pic.twitter.com/0pPWZQrSSS
He even stopped by The Last Late Show with James Corden (from a safe social distance, of course) to perform the song “Squares,” complete with several squares full of instrumentalists accompanying him. Form follows function:
.@RaleighRitchie performing "Squares" #LateLateShow pic.twitter.com/JnCK3AcMJ5
— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) June 23, 2020
Next up, Sophie Turner turned up in a cute little sketch put on by Global Citizen. It starts off as a Zoom reunion of actors featured in the very first X-Men film, from way back in 2000. You’ve got Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart…and then Ryan Reynolds has to force his way in, since he was in the roundly reviled X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Soon enough, Sophie Turner and James McAvoy pop up, the call gets as confusing as the X-Men timelines, and everyone starts to bounce until the only ones left are Reynolds, Jackman and a surprise guest:
Hee.
Of course, Global Citizen didn’t upload this sketch just because. They’re a social action platform aiming to solve the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), long an activist on climate issues, talks about how the coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for change:
Calling all Global Citizens of Westeros 🐉 @nikolajcw is challenging us to let go of the way things were, and build a healthier and more sustainable future for everyone, everywhere: https://t.co/AQFKWGWXjE #GlobalGoalUnite pic.twitter.com/xnGDtER9lV
— Global Citizen ⭕ (@GlblCtzn) June 27, 2020
And to end on something more lighthearted, what is Carice van Houten (Melisandre) doing on her Instagram?
I don’t know but I approve.
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