Richard Madden reflects on the 10th anniversary of Game of Thrones’ iconic Red Wedding

Nearly a decade after his iconic death in Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding, Richard Madden reflects on his experience.

The 36-year-old Scottish actor played Robb Stark in the HBO fantasy series, who was tricked and killed in the ninth episode of the third season, The Rains of Castamere, in what is considered one of the most brutal episodes in TV history. . .

Madden returns to the small screen in Amazon Prime Video’s new TV series Citadel, debuting April 28, along with

The actor promoted the series with co-star Priyanka Chopra, who added that she “still had PTSD” from watching the Red Wedding.

Despite the morbid nature of the episode, Madden recounted ET that he has very fond memories of his last Game of Thrones episode.

Richard and Priyanka: Madden returns to the small screen in Amazon Prime Video’s new TV series Citadel, debuting April 28, alongside Priyanka Chopra

“I still have fond memories of that whole experience. I mean, not that particular scene, but the whole experience that I have fond memories of,” Madden said.

Speaking of his new series Citadel, Madden added: “It’s nice to be back in recurring series drama where you get so much time to tell a story, and you get such huge payoffs, three seasons deep, we need to get this to have.” horrible death with characters you’re invested in.”

“I think that’s our ambition here too, to create a huge world and get to know these people well,” Madden added.

When asked if there are any genres he’d like to explore that he hasn’t before, Madden said he’d like to try some lighter films.

“I would like to do something in comedy. It’s nice not to… I mean, we go to work every day and we say, “You’re going to die today!” I’m like, can I have something fun for a second,” Madden said.

Madden and Chopra star in Citadel as secret agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, two former Citadel Bureau spies whose memories were erased before narrowly escaping.

They spent years hiding from Manticore, which dismantled Citadel, though they are tracked down by a former colleague (Stanley Tucci) who needs their help to bring Manticore down.

Chopra recently opened up about equal pay alongside Madden for the first time in her career in an interview with Madden Mary Claire.

Fond: ‘I still have fond memories of that whole experience. I mean, not that particular scene, but the whole experience that I have fond memories of,” Madden said

New series: Speaking about his new series Citadel, Madden added, “It’s nice to be back in recurring series drama where you get so much time to tell a story, and you get so huge payoffs, three seasons deep, we have to have this horrible death with characters you invested in”

“If your contribution, time and what you bring to the table is the same as your male counterpart, there’s a very serious conversation to be had about compensation,” she said.

“It wasn’t a conversation I was encouraged to have for very long because it was just a given when I started in movies that your male counterpart would have a significantly higher salary. I think my generation of female actors really stood up for themselves,” she added.

Priyanka, who is married to Joe Jonas, added that Bollywood stars including Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone or Katrina Kaif have “really pushed the boundaries.”

She also praised Mindy Kaling for writing her own shows after not being cast, while also praising Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and Nicole Kidman for creating roles for themselves.

She also opened up in another interview with ETimes that she and Madden would help protect each other from unflattering angles in their sex scenes.

‘We helped each other. If I wasn’t comfortable with some unflattering camera angles, I’d tell him, ‘Put your hand there and cover me,’ and he’d tell me, ‘Put your hand here,’” she said.

Madden added: “I suppose we got to know each other working on the script together, although we should be doing these battle rehearsals together, and trying to thread a story through this action and trying to understand the intricacies and subtleties of the preserve story. people in the midst of all this spectacle that the show has. It’s just a lot of hard work.

“We like each other, so that makes it really easy. It puts us in a place where, when we’re in the picture, we can create together and have fun.’

Priyanka added, “We were both prep oriented. We were both very particular and intentional and I was like, “Thank God! It’s so nice to work with someone who does that.”

Contribution: “If your contribution, time and what you bring to the table is the same as your male counterpart, there’s a very serious conversation to be had about compensation,” she said

Helped: ‘We helped each other. If I wasn’t comfortable with some unflattering camera angles, I’d tell him, ‘Put your hand there and cover me,’ and he’d tell me, ‘Put your hand here,’” she said.