- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was interviewed by MSN while promoting his film Headhunters. In the spoiler-free interview, Nikolaj mentions a season 2 scene that is, in his words, the “most fun [he's] ever had shooting a scene.” He also confirms that he has seen the first two episodes of the second season and was “blown away.”
- In an interview with DIY, Alfie Allen discusses his character’s season 2 in vague terms (he’s careful not to reveal specific spoilers) and shares that George R.R. Martin encouraged Allen to make Theon his own creation. He discusses dehydrating himself deliberately in order to look good in his shirtless scene in the first episode. (Don’t try that at home, kids!)
- Alfie Allen also has a new interview with Hey U Guys, in which he reveals his opinion that Theon Greyjoy is “an honourable Stark but he’s trying to prove to the Greyjoys that he’s one of them and he has these two moral paths…” There are mild spoilers in this interview so proceed with caution. Alfie answers the inevitable sex scene questions, and denies having any negative experiences with fans, saying that, “People have been really nice especially as my character is perhaps one of the least liked in the books. No dirty knickers though. Maybe next season…” Maybe!
- Kit Harington has a new interview with Hey U Guys as well, sharing his thought on Jon Snow’s motivations, the difference between Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, and Peter Dinklage.
- And last but not least, Kit Harington has his own Access Hollywood Q&A Session! The article touches on wildlings and Jon’s desire to find his uncle Benjen Stark beyond the Wall. In my favorite portion, Kit shares what it was like being approached by Seth Green at Comic-Con this year:
“Yeah! And he was raving about the show to me, and it was so bizarre because I grew up watching ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Austin Powers,’ and obviously he’s in ‘Family Guy,’ and he’s done lots of my favorite things, so I [got] kind of a bit dumbstruck when I met him. And I had the guys from ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,’ which is one of my favorite shows… I met them at a party out here… We had a bit of a ‘love in.’ It was like, ‘No! I love your show!’ ‘No! I love your show!”
Ours is the Fury: I love seeing the interviews pour in. While they can’t reveal too much about season 2 because of spoilers, the personal stories and details are charming. Except for Alfie dehydrating himself to look more cut. Really, don’t do that.
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54 Comments
How would dehydration make you look good? Colour me confused…
Also, first :D
Bad DogQuote Reply
So, the first two episodes of season 2 are already all but wrapped up? Neat.
24 more days!
Rukie44Quote Reply
I would not cite Davos as “one of those ultimate not black or white characters.” Has he done anything that wasn’t admirable throughout the whole series?
A_S00Quote Reply
The DIY interview with Alfie is … not spoilerific per se, but may give off too much to the completely uninitiated.
Black LionQuote Reply
JAAAIME WHAT SCENE ARE YOU REFERRING TO YOU TEASE!?!?
userjQuote Reply
I wonder what NCW is talking about. For as far as I remember the horrific things don’t occur until at a third in the novel.
WinterdarkQuote Reply
A_S00,
Yeah I would agree he’s about as “white” as they come, maybe he is reffering to the fact he used to be a smuggler?
RobQuote Reply
Dennis, Mac and Charlie love G.O.T that’s awesome, Green Man FTW !
The KingslayerQuote Reply
Bad Dog,
I think the idea is that the extra water in your body is lessened thereby making your muscles look more defined. At least that’s what I’ve always heard. And from what he’s saying, he’s not talking about crazy dehydration, just drinking a bit of alcohol to get that effect.
Also, Game of Thrones-themed episode for Sunny? Mac as Ned, Dennis/Dee as Jaime/Cersei, Frank as Tywin, and Charlie as…Joffrey??
JCQuote Reply
From the Kit interview, the most interesting and amusing stuff was about his name and not realizing his real name was Christopher until he was taking an exam! I wonder if he will get a solid answer about Benjen, either season 2, or whenColdhands is introduced. I wonder if they will use the same actor who portrayed Benjen to play Coldhands. Hm?
As for the horrific things in season 1, let’s see: multiple beheadings (including a horse getting decapitated), a crown of gold, Lysa breastfeeding Robin *the horrors~!*, what they did to Ned. Yes, there were plenty of horrific moments in season 1.
DreamlifeQuote Reply
lol at Kit not knowing his true name.
SamQuote Reply
Winterdark,
I assumed he was talking about the Lannicest and Bran-throwing. The end of that chapter is almost universally the part where readers who picked up the book thinking it’d be typical medieval fantasy go “WHAT? Surely that’s just not done.”
mummerQuote Reply
mummer,
But he’s talking about episode 1 of season 2! And as far as I can remember nothing really horrible happens in the beginning of ACoC. It’s only when they arrive at Storm’s End that the really dreadful stuff starts.
WinterdarkQuote Reply
a mate of mine didn’t know his real name until he was 12 too. Everyone called him Nick but his actual name is James. I hope they aren’t messing with my main man Davos. Because Davos is the King and he should be nothing but awesomeness. There isn’t any black in Davos, maybe a little grey but no black.
DavosFTW!Quote Reply
A_S00,
He’s always stood by his king. Some might say that his king wasn’t worth standing by. All in perspectives.
nightsbridge7Quote Reply
Winterdark,
Probably Barra and Mhaegen being killed.
Hi-FiQuote Reply
Bad Dog,
dehydration makes your muscles stand out more, it makes you ripped. Body builders do it before a competition.
Eugene ToussaintQuote Reply
OK guys
My on-screen guide on my HBO channel ( here in Canada, west coast ) says there’s a season 2 preview from 8;45 to 9;10 tonight. I can’t believe we would get anything first..and it also wouldn’t be the first time the on-screen guide was wrong..anybody more easterly seen anything yet ?
ObsidianQuote Reply
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HexonxQuote Reply
Winterdark,
Whoops, sure enough. Apparently I wasn’t paying attention. Hmmmmm. I’d guess it’s either what Hi-Fi said, or else maybe they’ll be showing some of what Gregor has been getting up to in the riverlands (which does happen near the beginning of the book, just offstage).
mummerQuote Reply
Oh I just love Kit. :) The fact that he loves Buffy and Sunny just makes me love him more.
LinaQuote Reply
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Nikolai is probably talking about the jailbreak attempt, but then again, I’m mostly wrong about these kinds of things. I mean, what other scenes does he have? There’s no Vargo Hoat this year, right? In any case, I bet that scene will be pure carnage, to really give viewers a taste of why the Kingslayer is considered one of the biggest ass-kickers around.
Varamyr FourskinsQuote Reply
I have HBO Canada as well, the eastern feed, and had the same thing listed in my schedule, but the GoT feature didn’t air. I’m pretty sure it was just an error. Sorry to disappoint, I was hoping to see it too.
KangaQuote Reply
What evidence do you have that Coldhands is Benjen Stark? I saw no hint or evidence of that.
I thought Coldhands was more of an ancient type undead creature that for some reason never turned into a white walker and maintained his free will.
I am not trying to argue with you, it could have been a detail I have missed. Please explain what evidence or suggestions you have read in the books that point to Coldhands being Bejen Stark.
ArthurQuote Reply
With the lack of water in your cells, your cells get smaller and thus making you look more “tight” or cut or ripped or however you call it. I don’t think it’s a very good way to achieve that though lol
G_LeeQuote Reply
Sam,
He doesn’t seem to know that Kit is an old-fashioned nickname for Christopher.
KarenQuote Reply
Since I am from Norway I have to mention the film Headhunters one extra time. Nikolaj does a great job in it. His character has some similarities to Jamie IMO. For more Nikolaj movies I would recommend “Nightwatch”. A great serial killer movie. You even see his penis in it, but you didn’t get that from me.
MockingTheFlayedLionQuote Reply
io9 has a very interesting read on the potential challenges of adapting A Clash Of Kings to 10 episodes of TV. http://io9.com/5891455/can-game-of-thrones-season-two-live-up-to-season-one
DeeQuote Reply
hey, anybody knows anything abt ‘Game of Thrones: Echoes From the Past’ being aired in canada?
http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=61557&channel=601
tvlistings.com says it was aired last night on canada–if true then darquemode, plz uploasd for us.
Jenish KachhadiaQuote Reply
Dreamlife,
I think it’s safe to assume that, even if the Coldhands-is-Benjen theory turns out to be true and the show-runners already know this from GRRM, they wouldn’t cast Joseph Mawle again for the part (not yet, anyway), that would be a huge spoiler and pretty much ruin the mystery of the character.
MachaQuote Reply
Peter Dinklage is playing Captain Gutt, and a Gigantopithecus- a instict species of ape in next ice age movie-continental drift–indeed the GIANT OF LANNISTER. ;)
Jenish KachhadiaQuote Reply
Arthur,
I don’t have the books in front of me, but I believe it was indicateed that Coldhands was once a member of the Night’s Watch based on the way he was dressed in black, they never found Benjen’s body, and he seems to know a lot about the Night’s Watch and feels some kind of kindness towards Sam –a brother— and Bran. Of course, the fact that he doesn’t seem to recognize Bran or vice versa makes this theory shaky. Also, the deep knowledge of the magic that binds the Wall also makes it seem he might be a much older character.
DreamlifeQuote Reply
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DreamlifeQuote Reply
Dreamlife,
New Video Interview with cast and the writers here : http://www.allocine.fr/video/emissions/tueurs-en-series/episode/?cmedia=19315844
ThomasQuote Reply
Done! Also voted for 30rock, P&R, Always Sunny, and Boardwalk.
Grr… it really gets my goat that Downton Abbey is winning its bracket by so much (vs. Boardwalk). The second season was just terrible.
userjQuote Reply
I assumed that the “horrific” scene NCW was talking about in Ep. 1 was the one with Sansa that we see bits of in the trailers, but the other suggestions are good too.
ANiceChiantiQuote Reply
I voted last night and checked again this morning, it’s now 58% – 42% in favor of GoT!
MiraxQuote Reply
Lol, I didn’t know Kit’s real name is Christopher!! Such a funny story! haha…
JessQuote Reply
Just as a warning, that article is EXTREMELY SPOILERIFIC if you haven’t watched/read past the first book. It casually mentions quite a few major developments and twists, and deaths. BE WARNED! :)
MiraxQuote Reply
Dreamlife,
Yeah I remember him wearing black and stuff. I just never imagined it was Benjen Stark. Coldhands seems to be a creature that has been around a longtime and is helping the children of the forest/3 eyed crow. Maybe it is Benjen though I guess we will have to wait and see!
ArthurQuote Reply
Hi-Fi,
I’ll bet that’s it. Not looking forward to that.
Mrs. WunQuote Reply
I may be going out on a limb here, and I didn’t think they would start mixing things up already…but I believe that could mean the swordfight with Brienne. Because it was kick-ass, and I imagine loads of fun to film. Just a wild guess.
BathoryQuote Reply
My guess on the horriffic event is the birth of the shadow baby and the subsequent death of Renly.
MagnusQuote Reply
Magnus,
There’s no way that happens in the first episode. I think Hi-Fi nailed it above.
Steven SwansonQuote Reply
As far as I can reckon from the interview, he wasn’t speaking about the first episode anymore. I could be wrong.
MagnusQuote Reply
Right, dunno what you guys think about this, but I think the interview with Kit may (I say may because I know I could be entirely wrong, it’s just interesting) have given a wee spoiler of the next book… This is entire conjecture, and I don’t really believe it myself, but interesting nonetheless:
Jon gets stabbed at the end of book 5, Kit is only signed on for 6 season. It’s widely assumed that book 3 will be split into two seasons, therefore 6 seasons would be 5 books. Does this mean Jon doesn’t return (in human form) from book 6 onwards?!?!?!?!?!?! Seems to hint to me that me might not make it alive throughout the entire series.
Grant DickQuote Reply
Yet another interview from Kit, this one from DIY:
http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/television/interview-game-of-thrones-kit-harington/
This is the most candid interview he’s done, I think. Some interesting insights into Jon Snow as a character, my favorite being this one:
KatieQuote Reply
Grant Dick,
I’m pretty sure 6 seasons is a standard length of time proposed on these kind of contracts. Like, they get signed for 6 seasons with an option to extend, that sort of thing.
KatieQuote Reply
Grant Dick,
No, it doesn’t signify that. He signed a standard contract. Don’t read into the year quantity.
Ours is the FuryQuote Reply
Grant Dick,
I don’t think it’s a spoiler. I believe everybody signed on for multiple seasons. Didn’t Alfie Allen mentioned that he signed on for six as well. When actors sign onto a tv-show they usually have contracts for multiple seasons. Look at the cast of Gossip Girl they all signed for six seasons. Grey’s Anatomy’s cast as well. It serves as an guerantee for the producers that the actors don’t leave after one succefull season.
Expect contract negotiations with all principal cast after season 5, if they make it that far… I doubt that Dan, David and Kit know anything more than us at the moment.
JosephinaQuote Reply
Carice van Houten also mentioned being signed up for six seasons, so it’s probably the standard.
VirtusQuote Reply
Dreamlife,
There’s also the fact that in ADWD the CotF say that Coldhands died a “long time ago”, whereas Benjen has been missing only for a few years.
VirtusQuote Reply
Josephina,
complete agree with you
Jenish KachhadiaQuote Reply
Ah, ok well I didn’t realise that that was industry standard! Oh well, was fun to let the mind wander.
Grant DickQuote Reply