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Monthly Archives: November 2008

The challenges of a casting director

Filed Under: Casting
An interesting article has been posted over at Variety regarding casting directors. With all of the casting discussion going on right now in regards to the Game of Thrones pilot, I thought it was worth pointing it out. Give it a read to get an idea of how the pros do it, then come back [...]
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Cliffhanger ending

Filed Under: Speculation
There is an interesting discussion over at the Westeros forums regarding where to end the pilot episode. Obviously this discussion is all spoilers, so click through only if you’ve read the first 200 pages of the first book.
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Is another Hollywood work stoppage on the horizon?

Filed Under: Speculation
The Screen Actor’s Guild is preparing to go on strike, which could lead to another Hollywood work stoppage similar to last year’s WGA strike. Variety is reporting the stoppage could begin as early as January. The Screen Actors Guild will send out its strike authorization vote to members next month, making it possible for actors [...]
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Promise me, Ned

Filed Under: Casting, Speculation
The role of Eddard Stark is going to be another crucial casting decision that the producers will have to make. Ned’s role in the pilot episode will be important and whomever they get to play Ned will need to pull it off well if this series is to get past the pilot stage. Due to [...]
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Money makes the world go ’round

Filed Under: Editorial
The evil of producing a medieval fantasy series such as this one is that it is expensive. To make it look good is very expensive. So what kind of budget is Game of Thrones likely to get? If we look again at Rome as a guide, we see that the budget was massive, $100 million [...]
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Benioff adds more to his plate

Filed Under: News, Speculation
As if producing the upcoming films Kashmir and Ender’s Game, working on half a dozen scripts and beginning production on the Game of Thrones pilot wasn’t enough, David Benioff has added another project to his already lengthy to-do list. The Hollywood Reporter reports: Paramount is getting behind the power of the press. The Melrose studio [...]
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