A couple more casting confirmations straight from HBO, this time the young princess and prince of Westeros have been cast, we have Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon and Callum Wharry as Tommen Baratheon.
Richardson, you might recall, had been cast in the pilot, however it was stated at the time that they would likely put the role up for recasting if the show was greenlit. Well it looks like they liked Aimee so much they decided to keep her on for the full season.
Callum Wharry is an unknown and my Googling didn’t turn up any images of him. I did however uncover some references to a Callum Wharry who is a youth footballer from Larne. Assuming that is the same Callum Wharry (a safe assumption, I think) it looks like Callum is around 11 years old. Which would fit with the aging up of the characters and make him of an age with our Bran, Isaac Hempstead-Wright.
Winter Is Coming: Neither of these two seem to have much acting experience. However these characters, though important in the world of Westeros, don’t have much to do in this first season. As long as the kids look like their characters, they will be fine. Aimee looks like she will be a great Myrcella. Hopefully a picture of Callum will turn up soon, so we can put a face to the show’s version of Tommen. (If Callum’s parents are reading this and want to provide a pic, hit me up using the Contact link above!)
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First?
Seems like a great cast for me :D Though we don’t know much of them (?) :)
AvalancheQuote Reply
First! Good to finally have some names for Tommen and Myrcella. Two less lose ends…
Avalanche3319Quote Reply
Avalanche,
hmm… now thats just weird.
Avalanche3319Quote Reply
Sounds good. I had been wondering why there wasn’t any news for those two, as we should at least see them in the background during quite a few moments that I thought were already done filming.
So they had already been cast then, but just hadn’t announced it? I’m hoping we see quite a bit of them…
ZackQuote Reply
Yeah, I better change my name, lol :P
AvalancheQuote Reply
Done :S
KribzenQuote Reply
Good digging Winter! Have you heard anything about any new footage before the True Blood finale this weekend?
dizzy_34Quote Reply
Zack,
I had received reports that Myrcella and Tommen were present for the tourney scenes. So it sounds like that was the case. Not sure why they waited so long to announce it. Probably because they didn’t think it was worth announcing!
dizzy_34,
Haven’t heard anything yet, but I will keep digging. ;)
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Nice scoop WiC!
Aimee Richardson looks the part, and we can assume she was good since they had the pilot to test her skills, so good news!
Maybe GRRM will provide a picture for Tommen when he gets back… maybe… when he’s finished reading and answering his hundreds of emails…
NymeriaQuote Reply
Nymeria,
I found a picture of the soccer kiddie Callum. Maybe he is Tommen.
AndreasQuote Reply
http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/5843/larne-youngsters-go-nutty-for-soccer/
AndreasQuote Reply
Nice suprise after a refresh :) I wonder how long they had to keep it quiet, her dad says it was for a long time.
Callum Wharry photos, please!
I am actually quite sure the parents will sent some or provide links; so far we have had very good relations with parents of hopeful young actors.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Andreas,
The boy in the first photo actually seems to have a better look for Tommen, but that’s of course based on very little.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Nice find Andreas! That might just be our Tommen. A lot older and skinnier than I imagined… but with the aging up of the characters I guess it works. Although I do agree with HMR, the first boy seems to fit my idea of Tommen much more closely.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Oh, Myrcella is cute! Perfect curly hair and she quite looks the part. :)
BlueCanaryQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
Callum is a common name in ireland so the kid in the lower picture could be another callum. We will see.
AndreasQuote Reply
Andreas, yeah, that’s why I’m not going to add that pic to the main post just yet. Will wait to see if I hear from Callum’s parents or see if GRRM or HBO can provide a pic. :)
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Good to hear another two roles cast.
I just really really want to know who Walder Frey is now, it’s killing me! (Even though it was pretty obvious it would be one of the last roles cast)
Hopefully a high profile cameo for Ian McDiamrid or Peter O’Toole.
HBO are really living up to his moniker the Late Lord Frey.
JodanQuote Reply
Haha. Nice.
About Yea HighQuote Reply
Jodan,
Personally I’d like to see Roy Dotrice get better and play Walder Frey.
dizzy_34Quote Reply
Updated the post with a more recent picture of Aimee provided to us by her dad, John Richardson.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Wow, Aimee is cute as a button!
Stella MarisQuote Reply
Roy Dotrice for Walder Frey. I’ve been hoping for that ever since he was replaced by Glover.
LexQuote Reply
Lex,
I’m hoping for someone a little younger for Frey, since he’s still alive by the end of book four. It would be a bit of a downer if we learned to despice Dotrice as Frey, and then have someone else in that role when the old bastard finally gets his come-upings (?) Maester Cressen would be a safer choice for Dotrice.
sjweningsQuote Reply
Stella Maris,
Agreed. If we get as far as season 4, seeing her have her face slashed open by Darkstar won’t be pleasant viewing…
GaRQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
She’s a perfect Myrcella!!
Kelsey Catherine SchmitzQuote Reply
Aimee is adorable and truly looks the part of Myrcella. Myrcella and Tommen were very likable in the books, but I always wished they had more to do, Myrcella in particular. I picture Tommen as a chubby, but cute little boy. The boy in the picture looks a bit too in shape for the role. Testing the spoiler tag, even though its not really a big spoiler. Season 4 will be very interesting for both these characters
SaritaQuote Reply
Just came out that Ron Howard is overseeing a film-and-television adaptation of Stephen King’s Western/apocalyptic epic series “The Dark Tower.”
Another cool series to look forward to, this time on both the small and silver screen.
shadallionQuote Reply
Well, I *could* look forward to it, were it not for the unfortunate involvement of Akiva Goldsman, the “talent” responsible for writing the screenplays for, among others: Batman & Robin, The Da Vinci Code, and I, Robot
Shame J.J. Abrams is no longer attached. That could have been something.
ZackQuote Reply
What a cute little Princess Myrcella we have! Little Aimee must be thrilled she’s part of S1. I’m looking forward to seeing what Callum looks like. As far as kids go, we now need Rickon Stark and Jeyne Poole (if they are casting her). There hasn’t been talk of casting Podrick Payne so I think he might be pushed to S2. We don’t really need a Pod until then anyways.
I wonder if HBO has cast Mirri Muz Durr yet?
winterqueenQuote Reply
She looks to be a perfect darling, if her acting is as good has her perfect Myrcella look, then bring on season 4. I am wondering if that is the Lannister golden locks she is sporting.
TysnowQuote Reply
So the Lannister family is complete.
The Stark family, on the other hand, is not. Hmmm.
BTW, it seems the Lannister family gets its first natural blonde!
Josh ParkerQuote Reply
Josh Parker,
Nope, Charles Dance is the first natural blonde cast for the Lannister family.
However, you might make a case for Aimee as the first natural blonde in the Baratheon family.
DennaiQuote Reply
Charles Dance was the first. :)
LexQuote Reply
Lex,
By photo finish, I get the gold medal.
DennaiQuote Reply
Dennai,
Ah, but Aimee was cast in the pilot. so technically…
Phoenix_tornQuote Reply
Zack,
I agree that A.G. is responsible for some very stinky things in the film world, but maybe he’s had a brain transplant recently (or maybe I’ve just developed really bad taste) because the episodes he wrote of Fringe are (IMO) pretty damn good, certainly among the high points of that uneven show. I also liked his script for I Am Legend, except for the ending which we shall not speak of. So I have a little tiny bit of hope for the Dark Tower series.
mummerQuote Reply
mummer,
And hey, it’s not like he can make the ending any worse >_<
GaRQuote Reply
mummer,
I stayed up till 2:30 in the morning watching a Stephen King movie, Thinner, the other night. It was really, really, really bad. I could’nt believe I stayed up for that. Did I mention it was bad/
OldGranQuote Reply
mummer,
I’ve heard good things about Fringe. I sincerely hope you’re right about it, and that Goldsman does justice to one of my favorite series ever.
Gar,
Haha, the ending was actually really cool, I thought. I’m speaking of the epilogue part, not the stupid decisions such as: “Crimson King is a doddering old lunatic who screams ‘EEEEEEE’ and throws Sneeches around” or King bringing his car accident into the series.
Among others. Some of those choices were complete head-scratchers.
The actual ending felt cool though. I realize that’s not the most popular opinion but I felt it had a very strong redemption theme to it, and I have a feeling the DT series we read was Roland’s second-to-last trip through the cycle. That he was rewarded for his selflessness with the Horn of Eld, finally, makes me think he’ll finally be able to do everything right this next time and break the cycle and be at peace.
o/t I know…sorry :)
ZackQuote Reply
OldGran,
Oh, gosh. Thinner is horrendous! Stay away from movie adaptations of his work except for the following:
Carrie
Misery
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
Stand by Me
The Shining
Some people like The Mist too. It’s not bad, but not on the level of those six. 1408 has a lot of good points as well. I can enjoy others like the miniseries for The Stand, and Tim Curry is good in IT (an otherwise abysmal film)…but I wouldn’t recommend them to the average person.
ZackQuote Reply
Zack,
My main problem with the ending was that it was a huge anticlimax. The Dark Tower and the Crimson King were pathetic. And after that build up… I was aghast.
I haven’t read the retconned book 1 (and I won’t because that series is dead to me), so maybe there’s something in there that makes the ending seem redemptive rather just a cop-out. Oh, the little note from King at the end of the book was great too. I forget the wording, but the gist I got was “I know this ending is terrible, but it’s my book and I can do what I like.”
GaRQuote Reply
GaR,
Haha. I don’t know if he said it was terrible; I think he said he knew people would hate it. Warning us not to read ahead, and such. But also that he couldn’t see ending it any other way. I kind of agree.
But like I said, for me that’s among the *least* questionable story choices he made anyway. The cumulative effect of all the rubbish payoffs almost got to be too much for even me to bear, and I entirely empathize with you for feeling distaste at how it all ended. I can’t fathom how he can be so brilliant and so lame within the same book… :)
I adored the first 4 books of the series. After that, it was kind of a trainwreck.
I certainly hope we don’t need to expect the same pattern from GRRM. *nervous*
ZackQuote Reply
I saw many comments concerning the lack of casting announcement concerning Walder Frey… But are we sure Walder Frey will be cast in season 1 ?
I mean, since they moved all the Tully family in season 2, it would’nt be so absurd to delate all the riverlands encounters in season 2, would it ?
AltaïrQuote Reply
Akiva is a hit and miss, JJ is a hack who pretends to be a good writer and director and wash people brains. If we are talking about HBO/Sho/Starz/FX/AMC/Epix The Dark Tower then I can see it, on NBC it’s a goner.
nskQuote Reply
Time to get Back OT? Aimee looks like a pitch perfect Myrcella, hopefully we will get a confirmed Tommen Picture soon too!
I don’t see any reason for the Late Lord Frey in S1 either but my memory of GoT Chronology is sketchy at best!
CrotalidianQuote Reply
Crotalidian,
I agree Aimee looks like a perfect Myrcella. And since the powers that be will have seen her act in the pilot, they must have decided she’s a good actress too.
I join the chorus hoping for a picture of Callum, would be nice to see what our Baratheon family all look like. Off topic- I notice that everyone (characters in the book as well as fans) refers to Cersei as a Lannister, yet Catelyn and Lysa are normally referred to by their married names. Obviously this hints a lot at where Cersei’s loyalty lies, but unless the women of Westeros can choose whether or not to take their husband’s surname, which seems unlikely in that culture, I wonder how it will be dealt with in the show? Will the character be listed as Cersei Baratheon, do you think?
Back sort of on topic, I hope we get casting news for the remaining child characters- Rickon, Jeyne and Beth Cassel (presumably even if she has no lines she needs to be there), then the Stark household will also be complete :)
ShinyteapotQuote Reply
Forgot to say, I think it’s important that Robb’s encounter with the Freys is in the first series (though of course we could just see Catelyn ride off then return with the conditions of the agreement, we’d lose a good scene there) as the decision he takes adds to his growing maturity (seen without the context of later events). I think that needs to happen before ‘the King in the North’.
ShinyteapotQuote Reply
I saw these kids on set. They really fit in well with the rest of the cast.
RimshotQuote Reply
Rimshot,
Very encouraging :) what about them fitting to your mental image after having read the books? Thanks for dropping a line.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
The Frey’s play an important part in Robb getting to the Whispering Woods. I think they should be in Season 1.
dizzy_34Quote Reply
NEWS!! Roxanne Mckee of Hollyoaks fame is in a game of thrones
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s86/eastenders-e20/scoop/a273984/roxanne-mckee-chats-eastenders-e20.html
“And I’m currently filming for HBO on their new drama for 2011, Game of Thrones.”
jackarandosQuote Reply
If Lord Frey isn’t in the first season then they’ll have to invent a new reason why the Starks need to make a deal with him. Unless they are also planing to move the 2 Battles into the 2nd Season.
MormegilQuote Reply
Not really news.
Her casting (as Doreah) was announced some time back.
MormegilQuote Reply
re: Frey in S1
Walder Frey has to appear in S1, as well as Mirri Maz Duur. But since they appear later, it is understandable that their casting might not be finalized yet.
GRRM said they wouldn’t introduce the Tullys, so we can deduce Robb and co. won’t enter Riverrun in S1. But we were also told the entire book would be covered, which would lead to the King of the North. To me, that means we get to see the Whispering woods. And that makes the most sense.
Anyone who suggest otherwise should back their theory with a reasonable way to end Robb’s story arc as well as Jaime’s for s1. I haven’t seen one just yet. Of course, D&D could prove me wrong, but IMO, there’s no way we won’t get the Whispering wood mainly because of Jaime. And to get to the Whispering wood, Robb needs to cross the Twins and meet the Freys.
Unless they go with Shinyteapot’s suggestion:
or they somehow move the Twins and/or the Whispering wood on the map so Robb can get to the Whispering wood without crossing the Twins but has to cross them comes s2 to get to Riverrun, which sounds silly and could have a bad impact later on. Moving the crossroad inn is acceptable, but please, HBO, don’t mess too much with the map.
Also, I think it would be wise to have the meeting with the Freys in s1 because:
1) As Shinyteapot said, it’s a good scene.
2) the promise of marriage for Robb and Arya would give something to look forward to in s2, other than the last episode’s cliffhangers.
ok, I apologize for the lenghty post…
NymeriaQuote Reply
Interesting question. It is something that always bothered me: Cersei is never called a Baratheon (I don’t think the two names are ever linked in the books), though Cat is often linked to both Tully and Stark qualities and houses, and Lyssa is always Lyssa Aryn unless they’re doing a flashback.
world_dancerQuote Reply
Awesome casting news! I really can’t wait to see Rickon too!
Side note, when can we ‘expect’ a true trailor/preview for the series. I mean if it is going to air in about 6 months, shouldn’t we see some advertising soon? I guess it would have to come after filming is done, but I was hoping you (WIC) might have an estimate?
NicoleQuote Reply
OldGran,
Ahahaha. I rented that with my father when I was younger. We laughed the whole way through so I figure it was worth it if you take the movie as a comedy.
Steve WestenraQuote Reply
Re: Season 1 chronology. I think people are overstating the importance of being exactly like the books. I like the books as much as anyone, but there are easy changes that could be made.
For example, it’s easy to have Rob end with the Whispering Wood or outside Riverrun, both of which are dramatic action scenes. And you could easily move the Twins south on the map a bit, and have them be used in Season 2 to get somewhere.
Does that affect some geographical things? Yes. But nothing insane to me. The most important thing, to me, is that Frey is included as a preamble to season 3. He needs to be there ahead of time. But I see nothing crazy about having him early in Season 2 versus late in Season 1. You switch a few things around, but the thrust of the drama is still very smooth.
But who knows. Perhaps he’ll be in season 1. Which would be great to me, as it works well in the books. I just don’t think I’m going to freak out about it, unless they removed him from Season 2 as well, which I doubt they would. Just because it might be different from the books doesn’t mean it work work well dramatically on its own, ya know?
Steve BQuote Reply
A speaker at a writers workshop I attended a couple of years ago was explaining to us how difficult it is to pitch your idea to”hollywood”. He said it was near impossible to get the money men to invest in your project. I said “Really?” I’ve been to the video rental store , surrounded by thousands of movies and not finding any I want to see. SOMEBODY thought these were a good idea. THINNER is a good case in point. Think of the poor slob who did have a good screenplay who was shown the door in favor of Thinner!
OldGranQuote Reply
Nymeria,
I totally agree, for S1 we have to have the Late Lord Frey and Mirri Maz Duur. Showing Catelyn and Robb gaining a powerful ally in the Freys while Ned is powerless in King’s Landing would would be very bittersweet. I think the final episode should end just how it did in the book – birth of the dragons.
The whole King of the North thing is hard to call. As where to end S1 for the Robb and Catelyn-please know this is just an IDEA on my part – maybe show Robb’s victory of the Lannisters and the capture of Jaime. When I read AGOT for the 1st time, I thought the Whispering Woods was the last Catelyn chapter of the book and was surprised there was a Catelyn POV arriving at Riverrun. We could start S2 with the Robb and CO arriving at Riverrun in glory with Jaime as a captive. We will then meet the Tullys and the other riverlords. Once at Riverrun, the North and the Riverlands proclaim Robb the King of the North.
Again, just my 2 cents worth……
winterqueenQuote Reply
I always imagined her a few years younger in my head. I guess they did up the ages though.
KristenQuote Reply
Keep in mind this is all speculation, I haven’t heard any rumors, which I WAS hearing about a week prior to the teaser airing.
To answer your question, yes, we should see some advertising soon. HBO won’t want to wait until filming is done. They should have enough footage in the can to make a fairly comprehensive trailer. All the main characters have been filmed. They have action shots galore from the tournament. At this point, the only thing they would be missing is some shots in Malta.
If they wanted to release a new trailer to the widest audience, I suspect that the True Blood season finale on Sunday would be their best bet. The premiere of Boardwalk Empire is the following week, and may also present a good opportunity, but there’s no way it will match the viewer numbers of the TB finale. So this Sunday or next are both possibilities, with this Sun. being the bigger of the two.
Of course, they might want to wait until they get some footage from Malta. It would provide some nice backdrops to the Dany shots and really help set the show apart. As to when they might release this speculative trailer? Well the New York Comic Con would be a great place to do it. A lot of buzz and hype can be generated by premiering a trailer at a large event like the NYCC.
It depends on if they want to market more to existing HBO viewers or those who may not be current subscribers. If it is the former, they may want to utilize TB’s large audience and air it before the season finale. If the latter, a premiere of an epic trailer in front of salivating fans at a large con can really get the buzz going and motivate people into subscribing to HBO.
My hope is they will do a little of both. Keep the show on HBO subscribers radar by giving viewers a small glimpse prior to the TB finale, maybe in the form of a production update with some footage from the set, a new clip or two and some lines from Benioff and Weiss. This will hopefully be accompanied with a batch of new production stills. Then next month, debut an epic new trailer during the NYCC and post it on the official site shortly thereafter so all the fans whip themselves into a frenzy and the buzz really starts to build in anticipation for March!
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Aside on the cast page: does the “catspaw” really belong under House Stark?
LiorQuote Reply
The practice fight between Conan Stevens and Rory McCann!!! That would be great!
NymeriaQuote Reply
As far as the King of the North scene goes I like the idea of them doing it after Whispering Woods however moving the Battle away from Riverrun. If they do that they can avoid the whole why didn’t they just go into Riverrun problem but we still get the Crowning scene. I also think it would be cool be cause if they are in a camp we can get Jaime’s reaction because in a castle he would not have heard the shouts but in a camp he would.
GrimtuesdayQuote Reply
Thanks WIC!
Purely speculation I know, but I’m so freaking excited :-)
NicoleQuote Reply
It’s good to hear that more actors have been cast, and to see the thourough nature of the effort involved on all sides. This seems to be coming along nicely!
Today for the first time, at least for me, I went to my local bookstore and my heart skipped a bit for joy, as I saw the “A Song Of Ice And Fire” books (the familiar North American editions with the stylized lion, crown, sword and eagle) with a new addition…stickers?!?!?! I know, I know a small thing, but seeing that they said “A major series coming soon from HBO in 2011″, I was extatic. Mind youI have been talking to librarians and book store employees for what seems like an eternity now, and to finally see the first mainstream signs of public acknowledgement of the series is exciting. The lady at the bookstore claimed that these stickers started ariving recently from Bantam-Spectra, at least the Canadian arm of the publishing company.
She also said that indeed there will be a new version of the books, either with the HBO issued logo and images of the series, or even other new covers, illustrations etc. She had no specific details on the release date, but said that they should be in print quite soon for sometime in 2011 (i’m guessing to coincide with the premiere of the HBO show)! She was only talking about mass-paperback editions, I am not aware of any special/de luxe versions so far.
NEATO!!!!!!!!!!! I feel more excited than that time when Cartman had a giant satellite antenna coming out of his but!
loco73Quote Reply
who is playing rickon stark? has he been revealed yet?
nanQuote Reply
loco73, that’s cool! Didn’t know they’d actually started putting stickers on the books. FYI the HBO tie-in edition of A Game of Thrones is supposed to release in Feb. 2011.
nan, no, not yet.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
loco73,
ha! I was in a Chapters last week and looked up the series. They only had the regular paperbacks, no stickers! Will check again next time :)
NymeriaQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
i’ve heard it’s a young up and coming irish actor
nanQuote Reply
RE: Cersei being identified as a Lannister thing: my impression was that queens with influential families keep their family names – to cite just one example, Elia is almost(?) never referred to as Elia Targaryen, but Elia Martell.
PeltastQuote Reply
OldGran,
See, someone WITH MONEY thought those ideas were good, and they hired a writer to convert their vague notions into a screenplay. If you want to write something that you control completely, write a novel.
Now, regarding season 1 vs season 2 appearance for Walder Frey: How is it any less money to have an actor guest star for one episode in season 2 vs season 1? Answer: it isn’t. The only way to save money in that manner is to not have him appear at all until season 3, which just doesn’t work, so might as well have the scene in season 1. Where you can save money is in identifying all the OTHER freys, who can avoid appearing or being identified until season 2.
Critical GeekQuote Reply
In fact, you could have the same weak chinned actor play ALL the other freys, differing only in the makeup and costuming he wears. Sure it’ll be interesting sfx mirroring him in the twins, but all the close ups could be of the same guy. :)
Critical GeekQuote Reply
For people in the business: does a tie-in edition usually mean they discontinue the original covers? I want to be able to buy the rest of the series in the same style, much as I love HBO :P
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Critical Geek,
the reason is that for continuity purposes it would be much more difficult to have the Actor in S1 then have to hope he doesnt get an offer before s3 is greenlighted, if you include him in s2 it can be the last casting and the last thing filmes, by then S3 may already have been greenlighted or at least pencilled in so they could tie him in to the project before they film him.
its not the cost its the continuity they are trying to preserve
CrotalidianQuote Reply
Hear Me Roar,
Personally I cant stand the covers they’re using now. Too plain and generic for me. I loved the cover style before the current one, wish I could get the whole series in that style.
Avalanche3319Quote Reply
Avalanche3319,
I was referring to the UK ones. Some people don’t like those either, but I do.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
As books are being discussed at the mo. does anyone know why the Ice and Fire series was withdrawn from Amazon UK’s Kindle book store? I ordered up my Kindle 3 and was all set to buy the books at £2.50 and they had disappeared the next day! Some comments seemed to suggest they were poorly edited for the Kindle.
Very annoying!
Jackie MacPhersonQuote Reply
loco73,
Last month I also noticed the Song of Ice and Fire series very prominently displayed along the front main aisle racks of our local bookstore. Obviously the booksellers campaign is in going into full swing anticipating the HBO series. Hopefully this will pull in more fans to the show. :)
persephone88Quote Reply
Peltast,
Well, Catelyn is referred to as “Catelyn Stark”, and Lysa as “Lysa Arryn”, despite the fact that the Tully house is as much important as the Stark or Arryn ones…
Perhaps is it simply due to the fact than some families are more proud of their names than others (Martell, Targaryen, Lannister…). And, well, the Tully motto says “family, honor, duty” (or something like that), so perhaps it implies that Tully women see themselves more like mothers than others, thus changing their surnames… I don’t know.
AltaïrQuote Reply
Altaïr,
The Riverlords are more important than the Lord of the Vale and teh Guardians of the North? Not sure about that….Seems somewhat inconsistent, would be interested to hear GRRMs Take on it!
CrotalidianQuote Reply
Jackie MacPherson,
From what I understand, the books were so abyssmally edited for Kindle that they withdrew and will re-release when cleaner versions are ready… lame, but I’m sure you’d rather have versions you can actually enjoy.
Omitted Is MeQuote Reply
I think people are forgetting that the story telling does not have to be linear w/ re: Whispering Woods and meeting the Freys. They could easily have the Whispering woods, and then come back around in S2 and show how it was pulled off. They could give you essentially Jaime’s prospective, and then explain what happened later.
RaaaaRQuote Reply
I agree. Even when reading the books for the first time, I had Peter O’Toole’s droll sneer in my head as the voice of Lord Frey…
VicarQuote Reply
Thanks for that! Thought I was going loopy re their disappearance ;) And yes I’d far prefer something legible! Don’t want something along the lines of “Ned is pushed to his knees, a sword is drawn and … Hodor steps naked from the pool. HODOR HODOR!!” ;)
Jackie MacPhersonQuote Reply
Too much work these days ;)
Drop by to say: great casting. Myrcella looks perfect.
Hopefuly we ll se Tommen soon.
The RabbitQuote Reply
Tweet from Mo Ryan:
“Previews” from #GameofThrones & upcoming HBO fare air during “Countdown to #TrueBlood S3 Finale” 8:40PM ET, 9/12. New pic too! #GoT
http://twitter.com/moryan/status/24130137348
paulgudeQuote Reply
paulgude,
YES! I just saw this as well, Im guessing some short behind the scenes stuff.
John EngedalQuote Reply
Yayyyyy!!!
Of course, HBO Canada won’t air it this time either I suppose… but no matter, HBO usually puts it on Internet almost instantly!
Moryan mentions a pic too. WiC, got anything in your Inbox????
NymeriaQuote Reply
paulgude,
YES! I was just thinking how it was dissapointing how there was no news today, and probably nothing until monday, and then this comes along! Can’t wait for Sunday!
sjweningsQuote Reply
Never mind, HMR just informed me there’s no pic in the Inbox… yet
NymeriaQuote Reply
Omigod!
CAN NOT WAIT. :D
ZackQuote Reply
Just to not get my own expectations too high: no one has really promised a NEW preview, has they?
We’ll see. Gotta go, hope FaBio or WiC soon put up a new post ;)
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Hear Me Roar,
Well, according to Ran on westeros.org
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In reply to some of the posters here… I went on Thursday to my local Chapters store and saw the stickers again, unfortunately not all the copies had them attached. Out of let’s say 6 copies of “A Game Of Thrones” or “A Clash Of Kings” etc. , only 2 would have the HBO stickers. But what I did, while browsing the shelves, I re-aranged the books so that the copies with the HBO stickers were up-front or on top.
One lady was looking at me as if I was insane, and after awhile an employee came up asking me if she could help me find a book, no doubt thinking that perhaps I was there to boost something…LOL.
Nevermind, whenever I have time, I will to go all Indigo and Chapters bookstores in my city and I’ll do the same there…That’s the life of a lowly footsoldier….ROFL!
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…that is of course until the put those damn stickers on ALL of the “A Song Of Ice And Fire” copies they have!
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Has Myrcella been aged up in the series?, Is Aimee 10-11 or is she 12-13?. I mention this because if it goes four seasons and we assume HBO will combine Feast and Dances, this means Aimee if she is the later age will be 17-18 while in Dorne, which alters the brutality of Darkstar’s attack, as the physically scarring of a 10-11 year old has more shock and creates enmity with the reader. Whereas the same action on a woman almost 20 creates in my opinion a feeling from the viewer that she reaped what she sowed by going along with Arianna’s plan.
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