[Werthead]

Jaime Sives as Jory Cassel and Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy.

But you probably don't know who they are. This guy I'm sure a lot of you do:

Aidan Gillen as Petyr 'Littefinger' Baelish.

That's right,Mayor Carcetti from THE WIRE is Littlefinger. Excellent!

[Gothos]

Carcetti! Yes, YES!

[cerveza_fiesta]

Werthead, on 13 July 2010 - 01:58 AM, said:

Jaime Sives as Jory Cassel and Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy.

But you probably don't know who they are. This guy I'm sure a lot of you do:

Aidan Gillen as Petyr 'Littefinger' Baelish.

That's right,Mayor Carcetti from THE WIRE is Littlefinger. Excellent!

Fucking YES

That's the best casting of the whole thing so far. He's going to rule that role.

[Macros]

HBO's "GAME OF THRONES" URGENTLY REQUIRE DARK EXPERIENCED MALE HORSERIDERS!

HBO's "GAME OF THRONES" URGENTLY REQUIRE DARK HAIRED AND SWARTHY SKINNED EXPERIENCED MALE HORSERIDERS!

WE URGENTLY NEED EXPERIENCED MALE HORSERIDERS (aged 16 - 65) WITH SWARTHY SKIN and DARK HAIR and if possible LONG DARK HAIR and/or MEN WITH EITHER A MEDITERRANEAN, HISPANIC, MIXED RACE OR LATIN LOOK ABOUT THEM FOR OCCASIONAL PAID WORK.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO OWN YOUR OWN HORSE, IF YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED RIDER WHO RIDES REGULARLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ONE.


If you match our description, please attend our OPEN HORSERIDER CASTING on WEDNESDAY 21ST JULY 2010, at Lusks Equestrian Centre, 48 Knockany Road, Carryduff, Lisburn, Co. Antrim anytime that suits you between 4 - 9pm.

IF you do own your own horse, (it must be an event type horse - no coloured horses - preferably grey, bay, chestnut and must be good and quiet in company) please bring it along with you.

If for any reason you cannot attend this open casting please email us a head and shoulders photograph where your hair and face are clearly visible along with the following information: your name, age, and contact telephone numbers to felicitypierce@hotmail.co.uk. PLEASE DO NOT DO BOTH - either attend the open casting OR email and we prefer to see you at the open casting if possible.

We cannot reply to every email we receive - we will only contact you if you are selected and this could be anytime from now until December this year.

"Game of Thrones" is a very exciting major new series for the american TV giants HBO and is produced by the masterminds behind HBO hits "The Sopranos", "Sex and the City" and "Rome" and the films "Troy" and "The Kite Runner".

Based on George R R Martin's best-selling fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire", "Game of Thrones" is a dark and complex tale of warring dynasties, epic in scale, with a haunting supernatural element. It is set in a fictitious world reminiscent of Medieval Europe in which magic exists and the seasons can last for many years. The series follows the violent dynastic struggles of an empire in turmoil where political and sexual intrigue are abound. It defies genre and has a large topend cast that includes: Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage, Mark Addy, Lena Headey, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

It is due to be filmed in various locations around Northern Ireland from AUGUST - DECEMBER this year.

[Werthead]

An absolute ton of new casting announcements:

Jerome Flynn as Bronn
James Cosmo as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont
Francis Magee as Yoren
Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon
Megan Jones as Old Nan
Sir John Standing as Lord Jon Arryn (flashback)
Gethin Anthony as Lord Renly Baratheon
Kate Dickie as Lady Lysa Arryn
Lino Facioli as Lord Robin Arryn (renamed from Robert Arryn)
Eugene Simon as Squire Lancel Lannister
Derek Halligan as Ser Alliser Thorne
Dominic Carter as Commander Janos Slynt
Susan Brown as Septa Mordane
Josef Altin as Pyp (one of Jon Snow's friends in the Watch)
Dermot Keaney as Gared (replacing Richard Ridings from the pilot)
Brendan McCormack as Ser Vardis Egen (a knight at the Eyrie)
Emun Elliott as Marillion (the singer Cat meets at the inn)
Jefferson Hall as Ser Hugh of the Vale
Ciaran Birmingham as Mord (the jailor of the sky cells in the Eyrie)
Antonia Christophers as Mhaegen (the mother of one of Robert's bastards)
Rhodri Hawkings as Mycah (the butcher's son who befriends Arya).

Yes, that's Jerome from popular easy listenin' singing duo Robson & Jerome, which is the biggest surprise out of the lot. James Cosmo as Mormont is brilliant though, as is Francis Magee as Yoren, the sort of roles they do a lot.

Most notable roles still to be cast: Tywin and Kevan Lannister, Shae, Shagga, Gendry, Grenn, Rickon Stark, possibly Mirri Maz Duur.

They've also decided not to film in Morocco. Instead, the Daenerys sequences will be filmed in Malta,using some of the castles built by the Knights Hospitaller.

This post has been edited by Werthead: 17 July 2010 - 01:45 PM

[Coco with marshmallows]

About Jerome Flynn:

I think that's a good choice. Granted he had his karaoke days, but he was originally famous for portraying a soldier, and he has (I think) something of an everyman look about him, which matches Bronn well. He isn't a noble or anything, just a mercenary on the make.

James Cosmo will just be James Cosmo, in every period/action part he's done since Highlander. And that's a good thing.

And as for using Malta?

Seriously, the more we hear, the better I feel about this endeavour.

[Werthead]

This is impressive:



Castle Black under construction against the side of the Wall (the Wall here being stood in for by the side of Magheramorne quarry at Larne, Northern Ireland). The quarry wall will, of course, be enhanced with CGI and practical effects to turn it into the 700-foot-tall wall of ice from the books.

[Macros]

I might geek out and visit this on my week off soon

[Werthead]

CHARLES DANCE IS TYWIN LANNISTER.

Freaking fecking A.

[Gothos]

Oh Sweet Old Gods, that hits the target! Awesome casting!

[Werthead]

There's an interesting rumour going around that Steven Erikson - yes, that one - is going to be an extra in the Game of Thrones TV series, riding a horse in a cameo role. Apparently he said this to someone at the recent Czech convention Tricon, but has not been confirmed yet.

This would be interesting and slightly surreal. Maybe some on the board could help confirm or deny this one?

This post has been edited by Werthead: 02 September 2010 - 08:23 PM

[Slick Mongoose]

That's one crazy rumour.

[Werthead]

Slick Mongoose, on 02 September 2010 - 08:43 PM, said:

That's one crazy rumour.

Erikson told WiC that the rumour was actually true, but they left it too long to sort it out, so he won't be appearing in S1 at least. Of course, that doesn't rule out future possibilities

[Ulrik]

New trailer (cool) and Behind the Scenes video (not much said, but you can see other characters)




http://www.comingsoo...ws.php?id=69745

[Werthead]

Possible logo.

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

An absolute metric ton of images taken from the previews and behind-the-scenes clips.

Some interesting tidbits from the last month and a half or so of shooting:

They are filming out of order, with the first month of shooting concentrating on Episodes 3-5, including the Hand's Tourney scene (which had over 200 extras present) and several meetings of the King's small council. Some additional footage set at the Wall, featuring Jon Snow's integration into the Night's Watch, has also been filmed, along with several scenes involving Daenerys Targaryen and her adventures on the eastern continent.

Contrary to earlier reports, which suggested that only Dany's scenes would be filmed in Malta and everything else in Northern Ireland, there will be a mixture of scenes spread across the two locations. More of Dany's material will be filmed in Northern Ireland (particularly her scenes crossing the Dothraki Sea and in Vaes Dothrak) whilst some of the Maltese locations will stand in for exterior filming of the city of King's Landing.

A great deal of attention is being paid to fine detail. A shot of Grand Maester Pycelle's desk reveals scrolls bearing the names of previous Targaryen kings (even down to the fact that King Aegon IV left off the honorific 'King of the Rhoynar' due to his dislike of the Dornish), whilst King Robert's crown has a stag motif to reflect the Baratheon heraldic symbol. Eddard's small council seat has the symbol of a hand imprinted on it, whilst Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish wears a small clasp in the shape of a mockingbird.

[QuickTidal]

I think it's an accurate assumption to say this is Daenerys.

[Werthead]

HBO have put up a fresh new video about food in the series and the amount of thought they have put into how food in King's Landing should be different from Winterfell and how both should be different from Castle Black. Impressive stuff. They also confirm that they see King's Landing as very much a more Mediterranean-style climate (at least at this point) than is perhaps gotten across in the books.

Lena Headey also gave this mini-update on her Facebook page:

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"Game of thrones is coming to the end of the season one shoot and I can tell you that I believe even the most ardent fans will be smiling in 2011. Everyone has brought their A game. Amazing scripts,sets,costumes and a diverse group of interesting/talented actors. Winter is definitely coming.

It was -4 in Belfast the other night...Home sweet warm home is but a few days away"

[Werthead]

Beric Dondarrion has been cast with Australian actor David Michael Scott. This is surprising as there seemed to be an expectation that Beric and Thoros were going to be left until Season 3 to be cast (with Beric perhaps being pointed out on the tourney field with his helmet on and being sent on his mission by message rather than directly). Instead HBO seem to have gone for it in Season 1.

That does leave the question of will Thoros also be cast (he could just show up as one of the BwB in Season 3). It also still leaves Walder Frey as, by far, the biggest character not yet cast.

[Coco with marshmallows]

Walder Frey - evil fat old b@st@rd - the way I see it, it's about time Robbie Coltrane did something other than friendly giant.....

However I doubt that will happen.

[Trull's son]

I really hope they keep the dragons out of the first season, so as to avoid the stigma that follows dragons as juvenile fantasy monsters. but The first book had next to no magic, so at the very least they can not ruin the series with lame special effects. like those damn terrible effects that ruined the legend of the seeker...wait. that show was just terrible all over, not just the effects. i am sullied from watching that drivel. There is NO way that the HBO make will be anything near as bad as the Goodkind disaster (though the books set a bad example to begin with).