Peter Dinklage played a classic dark prank on the ‘Game of Thrones’ set

Game of Thrones, what with its constant violence, intense politics, and casual dragons, doesn’t seem like it’d be a set abundant with hilarity and horsing around.

But three-time Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage says he played both prankster and victim on set, telling Jimmy Kimmel he had quite the dark (and pretty classic) trick to play.

“I like to pretend I’m dead,” he told the late show host on Wednesday. “It’s fun.”

And for who’s benefit? “For whoever, the wardrobe person, or the producers, just my legs sprawled out in the trailer. You’ve got to get really smushed into the floor, like, a very awkward position. Read more…

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