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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Emilia Clarke is Daenerys

Filed Under: Casting, News
As has been put forth (and finally confirmed by George R. R. Martin’s Not A Blog), English actress Emilia Clarke has assumed the role of Daenerys Targaryen recently vacated by Tamzin Merchant. And yes, that would be Clarke with an “e.” Emilia’s experience is limited; she’s barely out of drama school, having attended the prestigious [...]
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Hodor?

Filed Under: Casting, Speculation
As though we weren’t scrambling enough with the Daenerys news, those pesky people at Westeros decided to go and uncover yet another audition tape. This one depicts an Irish actor / DJ named Kristian Nairn auditioning for Hodor. Hodor? Fire And Blood: He certainly looks the part, though from what I saw he would more [...]
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Mo Ryan scoops new Dany

Filed Under: Casting, News
Followers of the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan on Twitter (or MoFo’s, as we’re typically known) got a nice little surprise around 5:00 ETA when she tweeted a link to her latest article: The Watcher An excerpt from the exclusive: I can exclusively report that actress Emilia Clark has been cast in the role of the [...]
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Filming delayed until “late July” per GRRM

Filed Under: Filming, News
In a recent comment on his Not A Blog, George R. R. Martin confirms what I had suspected, that principal photography on the first season of Game of Thrones is being pushed back until late July. He also mentions his plans (or lack thereof) on visiting the shoot. Much as I would like to spend [...]
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More roles confirmed being cast

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Returning from LepreCon, GRRM updates us again: I should never go away, though. The amount of stuff that builds up when I leave, even for a short trip like this one, is truly daunting. Hundreds of emails, huge stacks of snail mail (bills, contracts, junk, with a few real letters salted in)… and, for this [...]
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Production status update: May 2010

Filed Under: Filming, Speculation
With the end of May creeping ever closer and no casting news, one wonders whether HBO’s initial target of a June filming start date is feasible. This production listing from the Irish Film & Television Network states only that production is set to begin “Summer 2010.” Interestingly, it also lists Tom McCarthy as the director, [...]
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