Monthly Archives: July 2010

Day six: A short report on filming

Filed Under: Casting, Filming, News
George R. R. Martin wrote a new post on Not A Blog, covering a number of issues. Among them is a short paragraph on the progress of filming: The first week of shooting in Belfast went well, I hear, although the weather screwed with them a bit and pretty much confined them to the Paint [...]
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Qotho cast?

Filed Under: Casting, Rumors
IMDb is listing Danish actor Dar Salim to be playing the role of Qotho, one of Khal Drogo’s bloodriders, in Game of Thrones. Now, we know that IMDb isn’t always accurate. However this one has a ring of truth to it. First off, Salim has the right look. Interestingly, he also happens to be repped [...]
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Charles Dance cast as Tywin

Filed Under: Casting, News
Chalk up another one to the fans. Esteemed British actor, and fan favorite, Charles Dance has been cast as Tywin Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones according to Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune. Charles Dance has been cast as nobleman Tywin Lannister in HBO’s upcoming epic “Game of Thrones.” A wealthy lord and head [...]
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Sky purchases rights to air HBO in UK

Filed Under: News
With all the hubbub of the recast and the three new ladies, something that may have got lost in the mix is this report from The Guardian that British Sky Broadcasting has purchased the rights to all HBO shows past and present. This, of course, includes Game of Thrones. The satellite TV company has signed [...]
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GRRM gives us new clues: Shae, Doreah, and Irri cast

Filed Under: Casting, News, Speculation
So we don’t get too down about the recasting news (see the post below), Martin has given us new clues to puzzle over in his latest Not A Blog entry … and he’s certainly not making them any easier. Here they are: Big brother’s gift is the sexiest female. The sellsword’s gift is like cherry [...]
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Pycelle recast

Filed Under: Casting, News
George R. R. Martin has some sad news over at his Not A Blog. Roy Dotrice has had to drop out of Game of Thrones due to health reasons. It saddens me to announce that we’ve had a casting change on the HBO series. My old friend Roy Dotrice, who had been scheduled to play [...]
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