A brief update to Making Game of Thrones that includes a mysterious photo. Here is what Cat Taylor had to say:
Do not get into detailed conversations about how fabulously creepy Director Neil Marshall’s film ‘The Descent’ was, when you are on your way to spend two days filming in the middle of the night… in caves.
And the photo with the post:
Winter Is Coming: Any guesses as to what the above set may be? Any extras or NI residents recognize the location? And I wonder what scene they were filming in a cave at night? *cough*StormsEnd*cough*
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Yep, Storms End seems quite true.
Guess we get to see some little childs… dark childs…
MichaelmannQuote Reply
Cave has got to be shadow baby, right?
purplejillyQuote Reply
i was thinking the scene where jon and the halfhand meet rattleshirt would be the cave scene.
thomasQuote Reply
I feel a bit dirty for immediately thinking The Lord’s Kiss.
HannahQuote Reply
I immediately thought of the Jon and Ygritte scene but that doesn’t happen until ASOS. I would assume it’s either Storms End shadow birth or post-Blackwater. Both are Davos POV scenes.
bastetQuote Reply
shadowbabies! fuck yeah!
Elena AmiciQuote Reply
It’s either special delivery at Storm’s End, or that part where Jon and Halfhand take a shortcut through a mountain while trying to flee.
RoseQuote Reply
BEHOLD! A lethal beauty shall bring forth a terrible reckoning from the bowels of Essos under the end of a storm, and a king in waiting will pay for his deeds in blood!
AziraphaleQuote Reply
The photo screams Blackwater to me. The channel on the left in particular looks like a fine spot for two towers connected by a heavy chain.
Maxwell JamesQuote Reply
I thought GRRM said Neil Marshall is directing his episode “Blackwater”?
SamQuote Reply
Yes, but they don’t say that he directed the cave scene. Only that they talked about him before going to do the cave scene.
MagnusQuote Reply
shadowbabycoolcoolcoolcool
I don’t see why it would be Blackwater (or Davos post-Blackwater) as there’s no reason to film that at night. Or in a cave.
EvilPicnicQuote Reply
EvilPicnic,
Well, Blackwater was filmed at night. Not sure if there would even be a post-Blackwater Davos scene this season, but you are right that it wouldn’t need to be at night.
OhDanyBoyQuote Reply
EvilPicnic,
I can think of a few reasons:
- It’ll be scarier
- The wildfire will look a lot more awesome at night
- Given the limited budget, it’ll be cheaper to make the battle look big.
Maxwell JamesQuote Reply
Said on another thread, filming Blackwater at night has the massive advantage of making it easier to disguise (lack of) numbers, and fire looks so much better against a dark backdrop.
HouseLarkQuote Reply
I always imagined the Blackwater to be at night, so I didn’t even realize this was a change until recently. *shrug*
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Great points!
EdQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
Exactly the same with me. Don’t know why, but to me that was always something happening at night. Probably I just wanted to make it look cooler in my head. ;)
Knight of the FlourQuote Reply
I am curious about how the shadowbabes are going to look like… Could be very weird or very scary
LiesieQuote Reply
I thought it was Ygritte and Jon’s scene in the caves at first as well, but then I, too, realized that that doesn’t happen until like 2/3 of the way through SoS >_< But yeah, given that, my bet's on shadowbaby, especially given all the water right outside the cave entrance (perfect for a certain nautical smuggler’s entrance). It could be blackwater i suppose, but didn’t they mention that they were filming inside the cave? I don’t remember any part of the the battle taking place underground.
Regardless, how awesome is that photo? Especially with the reflections on the water…looks really nice ^_^
Hot PieQuote Reply
Fuck yeah!! I cannot wait till season 2 starts.
BalerionQuote Reply
Has to be shadowbaby!
Moving on to something that isn’t necessarily related (sorry for the OT post) but for fans of Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ series, this is some really good news! Looks like HBO may be on board for doing a Thrones-like series with the books!
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/10/25/dark-tower-hbo-brian-grazer/
Universal dropped the project earlier this year, so this has me completely re-excited for this to come out. And we know HBO can do it right!
Dany’s KnickersQuote Reply
In terms of location I would probally guess Magheramorne Quarry going by the loose rock and the winding roadway on righthand side. Can’t picture where else going by where I know they have filmed before…
DorskeyQuote Reply
Dany’s Knickers,
wow, how many fantasy series is HBO going to produce? After ASOIAF, American Gods and now the Dark Tower, I won’t be surprised if they’ll go with a Malazan or WoT-based show next!
Elena AmiciQuote Reply
I think you are correct. I know the quarry has a large flooded sand pit. Maybe they re jigged the tunnel through The Wall and are using it as the cave. The cave at Cushendall looks great as a cave entrance but wouldnt serve as a deep cave.
Two FeathersQuote Reply
I was thinking the scene with Jon vs. Qhorin Halfhand as well, but based on the location and climate it is definitely the Storm’s End scene where creepy shadow baby comes out and wreaks havoc. I think that is still one of the most unrealistic scenes in the series, in an otherwise fairly realistic and gritty story; Martin has some ‘splainin to do on that count. The Blackwater scene with the chain makes a lot of sense too though.
TJ FlynnQuote Reply
Hannah,
LOL, I don’t blame you. That cave scene is very, eh, memorable. And kind of sad if you think about it. :(
The InstrumentalistQuote Reply
Looks just how I imagined Davos and melisandres secret night time sojourn to be!
GlennQuote Reply
Many thanks to some of you, who gave me the clue about this photo.
Must admit I was pretty clueless from which side I should watch it. *silly rabbit*
As for cave scene: Haven t we heard a month ago that Carice had filmed already her last scene?
The RabbitQuote Reply
IIRC, Bryan Cogman’s dispatches were nearly always a month or two after the fact. Cat isn’t dating hers, but I would guess the same is true.
Tom HiltonQuote Reply
But the spotlights are shining on an area beyond the hill, probably along the water, caves, etc. The angle of the photo is misleading. And the car headlights look like fire!
Epic The BallsQuote Reply
I too thought I heard the shadowbaby scene was already filmed. Maybe this is where they film Bran and Rickon hiding in the crypts at Winterfell? I can’t remember what the crypts looked like in season 1 off the top of my head, could they be in a cave with “accessories”?
AnnaQuote Reply
Yes, a tower by the sea plus caves = storms end. Seems simple enough, but there remains the possibility of a ‘scripted’ scene that isn’t in the books.
AthelstanQuote Reply
I don’t see a tower, only a large truck and a light fixture. :)
AnnaQuote Reply
The photo could be the “lake” at Magheramorne quarry (seen here) but if so those walls seem to be added set.
MormegilQuote Reply
Big fan of Neil Marshall’s work. Can’t wait to see what he does with his episode.
Harry HoggQuote Reply
Wild fire burns pretty at night
AngelQuote Reply
I only just realized that was a car. o.o
Steve Hugh WestenraQuote Reply
TJ Flynn,
Not as unrealistic as Lord Beric coming back to life 6 times
AngelQuote Reply
and I thought that the big truck was part of a shiny (???) castle. So easy to deceive.
andreaQuote Reply
That’s true too, I think just the whole absurdity and novelty of a shadow coming to life from a birthing and then killing someone just threw me off.
TJ FlynnQuote Reply
Elena Amici,
American Gods, Dark Tower…is Malazan next? What HBO should get is the rights for Dune. That would be an amazing mini-series. I love the sci-fi channels attempts especially Children of Dune. But HBO would bring that book to life like no-one’s business.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Please HBO! Pics of Stannis, Melisandre, Davos, Margaery and Jaquen in costume please!!!!
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
TJ Flynn,
Really? It was surreal that’s for sure. But absurd? Magic in ASOIAF seems to come from within, connected to life, to flesh, it resides deep inside us and the world. Basically blood magic. Sacrifice must be made in order to obtain it, it’s not something you just tap into like a tool in Harry Potter or other fantasy stories. Using it has consequences. Just like with the dragon eggs the birth of the shadow babies requires a biological construct.
Or that’s how I see it anyway.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Good points, well made. I still the photo+post mos def points to the shadowbaby scene though.
EvilPicnicQuote Reply
I just think the novelty of it threw me off. You expect to see magic, reanimation, sacrifice, dragons, and even some immortality, but a shadow baby flying out of a vagina and biting someone’s neck just seemed more humorous to me than some serious deep residual black magic; in fact I think I distinctly remember laughing at that part in the book.
TJ FlynnQuote Reply
Joshua Taylor,
I’m not sure about Malazan, what sets it apart from ASOIAF (or rather what sets ASOIAF apart from all other fantasy series) is that in Malazan magic and supernatural elements play a very large role whereas in ASOIAF it’s much more in the background and only occurs once in a while making it much easier to film. I mean how do you think they’d be able to show Moon’s Spawn or all the huge battles it’s involved in, in which magic plays a very large role. Or the Tiste Andii and Tlan Imass? Or Jaghut Tyrant? Just to name a few problems. I think if they’d make a series out of those books it’d be either very loosely adapted or be the most expensive series of all time and therefore cancelled after one season. Still it’s be amazing to see Malazan come to life even for only one season. In fact I once went as far as to compile a list of possible castmembers, though I didn’t get very far. I’m not a huge fantasy reader, most I just find too cheerful compared to crime fiction, but I loooove Malazan, even more than ASOIAF though in terms of quality I think GRRM’s books are better.
WinterdarkQuote Reply
Hot Pie,
It was after the battle, when Davos was stranded. That’s the only thing I can think of if the shadowbabies scene has already been filmed.
bastetQuote Reply
I found a pretty stunning artist’s impression of Melisandre giving birth to that shadow. (Warning: it’s ever so slightly explicit/graphic).
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EX2TMkp7NUc/TpnLHl_6FnI/AAAAAAAAARQ/UC5ixliWsTY/s1600/melisandre_body01.jpg
HirondelleQuote Reply
Winterdark,
The Malazan books could be made into an incredible Anime, not sacrificing a thing, spanning hundreds of episodes. Anyone who has a good understanding of what can be achieved in Anime knows this is so.
HoratioQuote Reply
Horatio,
I don’t know anime very well, tried Bleach and Helsing but wasn’t really captivated by either, but you could be right. I just asumed Joshua Taylor was talking about a live action series like GoT and that brings with it a whole lot of problems but it could work as an adult animated series.
WinterdarkQuote Reply
Wow in the books Blackwater took place in the day? I always imagined it at night too.
StarkgirlQuote Reply
that’s AWESOME news!
Thiago SlashQuote Reply
Where a demon shadow is born. bahahah
NesserQuote Reply