Today is the first “official” day of principal photography on Game of Thrones‘ first season! I put official in quotes there because I had heard that they may have done some under-the-radar filming late last week. My guess is they may have done some of the pilot reshoots on Friday.
At any rate, they are now officially under way. The next 30 weeks should be fun!
UPDATE: Here’s a little Twitter exchange between The_Rabbit and Miltos Yerolemou from a few minutes ago.
The_Rabbit Wondering what they are shooting today? #gameofthrones Any ideas?
mratlantis @The_Rabbit01 i have an idea….*chuckles teasingly*
The_Rabbit @mratlantis Grrrrr. Lucky you! Jelaous!!! (But we all love you so)
Hear Me Roar: Could it be one of Syrio’s scenes is also being shot on the first day? Maybe. It can simply mean Miltos knows the shooting schedule, though.
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So exciting!
Steve AdamsQuote Reply
we want piiiiiiics!!! :_
IñakiQuote Reply
Let the f5-ing begin…
LavenderAQuote Reply
So excited!
humusTasterQuote Reply
Logging in with Twitter.
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The RabbitQuote Reply
I want photos of anyone in costume sooo bad
ChryseeQuote Reply
Hooray! Hope we get some news from around the set, even if it’s little stuff.
VohdreQuote Reply
Knowing that somewhere out there, my favorite fantasy world is coming to life /at this very moment/ makes the workday less ‘drudgerous’. I can email-slog all day on this high.
Aidan Gillen as Littlefinger = WIN
Sean Bean as Ned = WIN
Nicolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime = WIN
*does a fangirl swoon*
Franny BeeQuote Reply
Franny Bee,
Don’t forget Dinklage as Tyrion. I’m actually a little concerned, though, that neither Dinklage nor Bean has done much talking about their show. They’re the leads. You’d think they’d be more vocal about it.
Josh ParkerQuote Reply
Is it confirmed that Nilhenwen’s tweet “Bring Jaime in!” was about NCW?
There’s another Jaime on the show, Jamie Sives as Jory, right?
Might as well be what she meant?
Viktor NorbergQuote Reply
Umm. I think that the people you see talking about their roles and tweeting about are more the minor actors who are not as big names. Sean has definitely been through a busy portion of his career with several projects in the hopper with “Black Death”, “Age of Heroes”, “Percy Jackson”, “Soldiers of Fortune”…busy, busy. For Sean, who is very private, interviews are business and that’s all.
I admit I don’t know a lot about Dinklage.
SekhmetQuote Reply
You worry way too much.
Steven ScottQuote Reply
I think the opposite is true. I think the leads are going to be quieter about the project, remaining a little distant, whereas the younger and less experienced actors are probably going to be more eager to talk about it.
In any case, it’s finally happening!
LexQuote Reply
Josh Parker,
Nah, you’d expect just the opposite. Big stars tend to be very clothesmouthed about shows they are currently – seems to be part of being a professional at that level. Everyone is watching what you are saying so it’s better to say nothing.
userjQuote Reply
By following every rumor/leaked image/etc., I sometimes wonder if I will have spoiled the show for myself, by the time it starts.
On the other hand, following the process of the creation of this TV show could end up being even more fun than watching the actual show itself, which will only be a mere 10 episodes (I could watch that in two days, easily).
LexQuote Reply
Great job on the new site WiC!
So…how long will it take for us to get a photo?
Phoenix_tornQuote Reply
I want to ‘see’ them! fans in NI pics plz! :)
IsabelQuote Reply
Is anyone else gonna wait until the whole season has been aired, record it all, and then watch it in one big weekend marathon?
David DrakeQuote Reply
I don’t have the strength of will. I know I’ll be watching each episode as it airs. But I’m sure there will be some marathon viewings afterwards. :)
LexQuote Reply
userj,
I suppose you have a point. But I do wish we could get an image of Dinklage in full costume and make-up. Bean as Eddard is very, very cool, but Tyrion has always been my favorite character.
Josh ParkerQuote Reply
Lex,
Yeah I won’t be able to wait, but a marathon will definately happen at some point.
Phoenix_tornQuote Reply
(First post ever on WiC after lurking for a long time) So excited for this!
The new site looks amazing. Very professional looking.
I echo the wishes of others – I can’t wait for pictures in full costume!
Katrina BrooksQuote Reply
I want to see the Queen.
Queen. Definitly.
The RabbitQuote Reply
David Drake,
I think I’m gonna do a marathon right after the first episode aired… watching it again and again for a day. :-)
GainesQuote Reply
The queen, Jaime, Dany, Tyrion… hell, anyone with a major dye-job and extravagant southron clothing!
KarlQuote Reply
Who has the willpower? :) Perhaps after the season finale I will have a party and watch through it all marathon-style with some peeps, but by that time I expect I will have watched each episode something like 4 or 5 times.
ChryseeQuote Reply
Miltos tweeted that he might have an idea what is being filmed today :)
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Same here … Funny, never thought this could happen, but I’m definitely watching each episode several times as it airs. And then some.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
You know I’m glad that they are filming but it concerns me that there still missing like a good 40 to 60 percent of the characters.
u8uQuote Reply
GrrMs reaction to the first day of the filming.
Do not worry GRRM, your children are in good hands!
The RabbitQuote Reply
u8u,
Which 40-60% would that be? And no point bringing up aCoK and later characters. Seems to me they are closer to 80%-90% of the casting for season 1.
userjQuote Reply
Testing the link feature
LexQuote Reply
LexQuote Reply
hjfhshas
testing the spoilers..
The RabbitQuote Reply
Hear Me Roar,
Ser Mandon and Ser Merryn, please come!
Syrio is teasing me on Twitter….. :P
The RabbitQuote Reply
Should I put it in the quote.
The RabbitQuote Reply
You have to wrap the tags around the text you want to become a link. Like this:
[a href="http://grrm.livejournal.com"]GRRM’s Not A Blog[/a]
Only replace [] with <>
If you really have a tough time with the HTML tags you can always just copy and paste the URL and it will automatically convert it to a live link in your comment. Like so…
http://grrm.livejournal.com/
As always, don’t forget, the preview button is your friend! ;)
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
I got it,I got it :)
Thanks.
Only the spoilers are still bothering me.
The RabbitQuote Reply
After watching the first two episodes of Pillars of the Earth, I wonder more than ever what changes and deviations of the original we will see on the series.
I like PotE very much, but there were some changes that I cannot fathom to understand or justify.
I think we all should be wary of that: there WILL be things we don’t like or we’d like they’d do in some other way. It’s great to keep the expectations high, and so far we have solid foundations for that, but we should keep ourselves level-headed, so to speak.
CaedesQuote Reply
like this?
LexQuote Reply
i really think HBO is missing out on a huge opportunity. they should be partnering with WiC and doing regular feedback to the fans about the filming. have a PA at the show be in charge of organizing an entire “reach out to the hardcore fans” campaign. basically each day or so they could give a brief update of what ha been done, how things are going. maybe like a video blog. the person hosting the video blog would pretty much end up famous to us nerds and the possibilities are endless. interviews with actors and staff. little glimpses of sets or costumes. behind the scenes stuff. it would only need to be like 2 minutes a day on a different small topic and it would be a HUGE hit.
i nominate WiC for this paid position. come on HBO hire WiC as a fan consultant, give him a video camera and let him run a daily video blog!!!
WhoIsJacopoBelbo?Quote Reply
WhoIsJacopoBelbo?,
They’re missing out on a huge opportunity to market to people who’re already definitely going to watch? I can understand why they’d concentrate their marketing efforts on other areas, tbh.
GaRQuote Reply
So it begings……….yay! Here is to many more days to come!
loco73Quote Reply
You mean like this Rabbit?
Spoiler Text
VohdreQuote Reply
Ok that’s officially strange. Spoiler Text works in Preview, but not once I post.
VohdreQuote Reply
Do we really not have anyone climbing around in the air ducts of the Paint Hall yet. I think we’re slacking guys.
GrimtuesdayQuote Reply
don’t know if anyone notice, but guardian has an article about Got, WiC is also mentioned http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/22/game-of-thrones-most-anticipated
Marija-Ira PletikosQuote Reply
Josh Parker,
Naw, Gary Oldman never says anything about any of the roles he ever acts in. The old school professionals are like that. Silent and awesome when they need to be. :D
alan777Quote Reply
GaR,
No he means something like this :
BestJobIntheWorld
“a salary of AUD $150,000 for a six month position” which is nothing for such an international publicity stun.
Vinh Quyen TranQuote Reply
Grimtuesday,
Hahahaha!
Well, we need to remain well-behaved fanboys and fangirls, so we’ll be rewarded with perhaps some set shots or the like. HBO knows how nuts we are, and how badly we want them…to stem off the likelyhood of leaks, I’m betting they’ll throw us some tidbits.
Let’s keep it Kosher for at least a week. After that….I’m pretty sure I can do the air ducts if someone foots the plane ticket! :D
Kelsey Catherine SchmitzQuote Reply
Ha! While I certainly wouldn’t say no to this, I would be happy with just a one-day set visit. :)
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
userj,
characters like Tywin, Shae, Meryn Trent, Boros Blount, Green, toad, shagga, beric, hullen, harwin, Aerys, Rhaegar, almost all of the overseas characters. I mean I know it’s a bunch of more minor characters from exception of Tywin, but it seems to me that if we haven’t heard casting announcements for these parts than it might mean that they have been cut. And to many cuts well ruin the series if you ask me. It just seems to me that alot of minor characters that made this universe so rich are still missing.
my watch beginsQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
Yeah, you need to visit Belfast before filming is finished. Maybe in the fall, when GRRM might head over there to watch them film his episode? Seriously.
P.S. The new commenting system is rad.
LexQuote Reply
I wonder what time they start filming in the mornings, because today is the second day of filming over there.
GrimtuesdayQuote Reply
I’m sure they start bright and early!
LexQuote Reply
Yesterday morning I posted : ” here in Belfast it is 7.30am and I’ve just arrived at my desk having spent 20 mins at the Paint Hall on my way to work. There’s lots of activity – lots of traffic arriving at and going in through the gates. Didn’t see anyone I knew but I was quite far away. The car park – which is huge – seems to be much fuller this morning with all sorts of vehicles, and notably, a number of big white coaches (to transport the cast somewhere this morning?). I hope to get another lookin before I go off for a week’s holiday on Wednesday.
Only other titbit – Sean Bean was in a famous Belfast watering-hole on Friday evening, being very friendly. I was there the next night! Bah! ”
So – looks like they start arriving around 7.00-7.30 am.
Jamie Sives and Jason Momoa were out in town last night looking very fresh.
silverjaimeQuote Reply
silverjaime,
Hey silverjaime,
how did you hear the Bean was out in town on Fri night? and when ye say famous, do ye mean the Crown?
heading out in town this Fri night myself, mayb’s I’ll bump into someone from the show out and about – here’s hoping…
EzeqielQuote Reply
Was talking to the barman. You’ll have a hard time NOT bumping into some of the cast!
silverjaimeQuote Reply
Man! I’d SO become a stalker if i lived in Belfast.
sjweningsQuote Reply
Well Jason Momoa seems to be about 6’5″ so he’s hard to miss!
silverjaimeQuote Reply
Why have you not latched on to any of the cast, got them drunk, and held him hostage till the producers let you on the set as a WiC corespondent?
I don’t know why I like the crazy fan jokes but they work so well for this blog.
GrimtuesdayQuote Reply
Grimtuesday,
Well actually………. I wouldn’t've minded “latching on” to Jamie Sives………
silverjaimeQuote Reply
on an unrelated note:
Today is NCW 40 years birthday. Danish newspaper had a small piece on him, but nothing about GoT.
ArchQuote Reply
Lex,
what if i reply to a comment? where does it go?
tekQuote Reply
my watch begins,
From the casting page, there are already 56 roles cast (a huge cast by any standard)! Even if we include all your 12 and the other placeholders on the casting page we are still only have AT MOST yet uncast 25 roles – so 30%.
And seriously – Harwin and Hullen? I’ve read aGoT three times and had to look them up to recall who they were so… no. Extras definitely. If Rhaegar and Aerys are cast this season I’ll eat my hat – they never appear in the first book. The only flashback that seems likely at all is Tower of Joy.
userjQuote Reply
userj,
Agreed, Aerys flashback would occur when Jaime told Brienne what happened that day in the Thrown Room. If we get the Tower of Joy flashback (I hope GRRM persuades HBO to do it as that scene is a fan favorite) that will just involve Ned, Lyanna, Howland, Athur Dayne.
Concerning Tywin, Shae, Shagga, Chella, Timmet, the episode block that will include their roles will not be filmed till October at the earliest, so HBO has a couple of months to cast them.
tysnowQuote Reply
Drove past Paint Hall on my way back from work – or tried to! They have closed the road! There’s a diversion in operation until 6.00 pm. Apparently some people were pumping their horns on the way past – maybe they saw some of the actors or something – so they’ve closed the road. Didn’t know you could just do that – I thought it had to be a Police decision – obviously not.
So if anyone in Belfast wants to wait around at about 6.00pm they’ll all be coming out!
silverjaimeQuote Reply
Looks like HBO is really serious about sealing up the leaks this time around. However, it seems they are filming only at the Paint Hall at the moment. Once they go on location we should start seeing some set reports and photos pop up.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Definitely feels like things are going to be a little quieter than they were during pilot filming. But I guess most of the pictures and information we got were from the location filming, so I guess it depends on how much filming on location they do.
I am jealous of the people following The Walking Dead. That show got the greenlight after GoT and has released a steady stream of content since – including pics of zombies, all the main cast members, and even a pretty decent trailer at comic-con. I think the show premieres later this year so they are definitely moving the production along much faster than GoT, so I guess that explains why they have more to show.
ChrisQuote Reply
tysnow,
I doubt Lyanna will be seen.
IIRC, ToJ flashback scene is just Ned, his men, and the kingsguard fighting outside the tower (the reader is aware Lyanna is inside but is left to wonder exactly what’s going on inside the tower).
If Lyanna’s in the series, it will probably just be her voice and maybe a vague faceshot whispering “promise me” while Ned’s waking up from a dream.
userjQuote Reply
userj,
By the way I tried to spoiler tag that last post and it didn’t work. I used the instructions posted on the “fresh new look” post, e.g.:
(span class=”spoiler”) my text (/span)
except fo course ( was
Is that wrong?
userjQuote Reply
Saw the official HBO GOT personel Talent transport running around today in Belfast – because it said so on the window – lovely big maroon Jaguar saloon. Oo-er! Friend is also a Nights Watch man in three episodes..sooo jealous I was away during the extras casting!
jonnytheshirtQuote Reply
They must have a fleet – I saw a lovely big people-carrier taxi thing with HBO GOT in the window.
silverjaimeQuote Reply
jonnytheshirt,
Let us know when your friend is required if you can. It would give us an indication of what’s being shot when…
NymeriaQuote Reply
userj, No, you did it correctly. However I didn’t realize that WordPress doesn’t allow span tags within comments. The exception being administrators (which is why it worked for me during internal testing). I’m trying to come up with an alternate solution, but for now just preface any spoilers with a *SPOILER* warning.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Maybe you can just use the quote tags and put SPOILER in them so at least the spoilers are in a obviously highlighted portion of the post.
IE:
ScottQuote Reply
Scott, Yeah, that could work for now.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Due to the spoilers working stuff, and due to the fact that yesterday on set Sean Bean and NCW were present, all of sudden a crazy idea poped up in my head.
Could it be, that they were shooting the flashback scene with Ned and Jaime in the Throne room, after the sack of Kings Landing?
The RabbitQuote Reply
The Rabbit, but why would they need a female stand-in present?
Also someone (I forget who it was) made a good point, the “Jaime” that was on set may have been Jamie Sives. Which would mean they could have been filming a Ned and Jory scene instead.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
You could be right, but…the only two females (I am just staying close to the books, completely aware of the possibilty, that they can change something) could be Cat in scene with Ned and LF or Cersei in some scene in KL.
The RabbitQuote Reply
Found this tweet on a site called speculative horizons. http://speculativehorizons.blogspot.com/2010/07/few-words-on-hbos-game-of-thrones.html
I also noticed the Guardian article was up on Lena Hedey’s fan site.
Lord Ned’s HeadQuote Reply
Lord Ned’s Head,
Thanks LNH, that was a nice article. An adequate response to the Guardian piece (and references to Adam’s blog and Winter-is-Coming!).
I wish every one who read the Guardian article would read this too before making their opinion on the series.
NymeriaQuote Reply
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