In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Finn Jones has spoken a little more about taking up the character of Iron Fist in the Marvel series of the same name coming to Netflix, as well as some of the work that goes into bringing the character to life.
Finn Jones in Game of Thrones / Credit: HBO
He explained of his training regime: "Every day for the last month, I start my day with about two and a half hours of martial arts - which is kung fu and wushu mixed with a bit of tai chi, and other stuff as well.
"In the afternoon I'll do weight training with a trainer to bulk me up and get me physically right for the part.
"And in the evenings, I've been doing meditation classes and learning buddhist philosophies.
"It is [fun]! I've always dreamed of a role that bridged spiritual discipline and badass superhero. This is the kind of role I've been waiting for for a long time. Now that it's happened, it's like a dream come true. I'm super excited."
"I love the character," he continued. "What really drew me was the character and the story. I really enjoy how he's a superhero with a real heart but has spiritual elements as well.
"I think it's going to be an exciting character to play because there's this contraction of on one hand, he's from a very wealthy family, he's a billionaire, on the other hand he's been in this world of K'un-Lun for a long time where he's learned kung fu and buddhist philosophy. There's a contradiction in those elements that's going to be really fun to play."
Marvel's Iron Fist is expected to come to Netflix at some point in 2017.