It is time for yet another interview round-up post. We’ve got interviews with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Gwendoline Christie, Michelle Fairley, Wilko Johnson, Kit Harington, and two with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Here is a link to each interview and a noteworthy quote. Click the links to read the full interviews.
DIY interviews Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Benioff: The ideal here, if we get time and the generosity of HBO, would be to have say eight seasons and some masochistic viewer started from the beginning and watched 80 hours straight through it wouldn’t feel like episodic television it would feel like one massive movie, one 80 hour saga with a true beginning, middle and an end. You can’t take several hours out it would be like removing a chapter from the book.
DIY interviews Michelle Fairley
Everything is real, the fires are all real if there’s a spit then there’s the real animal on it. The attention to detail is there. Like when Bran is ill in bed and I’m burning incense, that is proper incense it’s not just smoke it actually smells of churches, it’s wonderful.
It’s an absolute delight to go to work on something like this it really is. The quality and production is something you dream of. That’s HBO for you and the quality of people they have working for them, the craftsmanship. So it’s lovely, I feel very privileged to be involved in it. Very much so
WhatCulture interviews Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
I read the book after yeah, which was great because it was great to have read the scripts before, so the book would inform what I knew from the scripts. I still do that today; I will read the scripts first, because that’s my focus. I mean the first season was very close, very loyal to the books but because of the nature of the books that follow, there are some tough choices they (Producers) will have to make because the books are so big, so I like to focus on the TV Jaime.
SeriesLive interviews Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Google translated version)
For season three, if HBO gives the green light, the resumption of filming is scheduled for July 1. You know, this is a great pleasure to be part of such an adventure.
Northern Noise interview with Kit Harington
The original idea was that the first book is the first series, the second book is the second series and so on. That’s still the case but it’s always going to be an adaptation, so the writers are making clear that. Whereas the first book is the first series, it drifts, there are blurred lines between the books and the TV series and that will continue to happen. So bits of the third book will bleed into the second and so on and it may get more adapative at it goes on but that’s how you have to do it if you want to make a thrilling TV series as well as staying true to the books. You have to make sure people know it’s an adaptation rather than a strict telling and there are more added scenes that weren’t in the books and there’s more scenes that have been taken away and characters that have been taken away. We come out with a nice middle ground hopefully.
Nörrbottens Kuriren interviews Wilko Johnson (video)
SciFiNow interview with Gwendoline Christie
“[There's] masses of action scenes,” confirmed Christie at the launch party for Game Of Thrones: The Complete First Series on DVD and Blu-ray. ”There’s lots of sword fighting, lots of fighting… there’s some canoeing.”
Winter Is Coming: Canoeing! You know what that means, right?
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If “HBO gives the greenlight for season 3?” At this point we all know that that is a foregone conclusion.
And 8 seasons? That’s pretty ambitious of David, considering we don’t even have books 6 and 7 or know their lengths. But on the other hand it’s good to have an end in mind. It would be bad if everything were dragged out just to elongate the series.
Rukie44Quote Reply
slightly OT but I was just thinking the other day – Conleth Hill doesn’t seem to have done a single GoT-related interview outside of what he might have contributed to HBO’s in-house features – can anyone recall seeing one? Given how pivotal Varys is, that’s a little unexpected.
I did a bit of a trawl and found this from 9 months back – nothing at all on GoT but a lot of background material on him and his acting, for those who have a general interest and of course it’s amazing how unlike Varys he looks in real life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Qyvphp-6s
Nick LarterQuote Reply
Just go this from HBO UK Online Customer Services in response to a query:
“Thank you for your e-mail. We do apologise but due to a code change error in our fulfillment center all Game of Thrones orders have been delayed. However, we are now in the process of shipping all orders out and you should receive your order within the next 2 working days…We do apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
NinepennyQuote Reply
It would be nice if WiCnet could start compiling some exclusive interviews with the people in the show that the main entertainment industry ignore, but that WE’D like to hear from – Like Conleth, Jack Gleeson, the men of the night’s watch, etc! Put FaB and maybe even Simone to the grindstone! That’s the kind of exclusive content that could get more visitors.
purplejillyQuote Reply
What if canoeing is just the river landing during the war effort, to be vague? :)
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Canoeing? Gods be good… don’t! Please don’t!
massive spoiler ahead!!!
if they bring Jaimies escape this season they’ll have to do the sack of Winterfell and the fake killing of Bran and Rickon too… and I can’t really imagine they’ll bring all this in season 2. So I’m afraid Catelyn will release Jaimie BEFORE the sack of Winterfell which would completely change her motives and justification.
I hope they bring either both (escape and fake death’s) or nothing of it this season. The fake killing would be a great hangover for this season though! And in the final picture we see Brienne and Jaime sailing into the sunset.
G_LeeQuote Reply
Excellent idea!
Nick LarterQuote Reply
yeah – I just assumed she was referring to that – like what we saw in one of the trailers.
Nick LarterQuote Reply
Well….Considering the Reeds aren’t going to be in it, I don’t see why they can’t just have the Sacking of Winterfell by say episode 7, have people think Bran and Rickon are dead episode 8, have Jaime’s escape that same episode, episode 9 have some canoeing, episode ten there goes Jaime’s hand but oh look Bran and Rickon are alive!
JoshQuote Reply
Nick Larter,
I like to pride myself on being able to recognize actors in other roles but wow! I never would recognize him and it should have hit me the minute I saw him in Game of Thrones – I saw that play!
Michelle Yvette PeeplesQuote Reply
We are doing this. You saw our Natalia Tena interview? There are more like that on the way.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
I’m liking Wilko Johnson’s idea of a Ser Ilyn spin off – lmao!
FacelessManQuote Reply
G_Lee,
You mean cliffhanger?
kindly manQuote Reply
Yes, I second this, that would be awesome. I’m adding James Cosmo, Iain Glen, Stephen Dillane, Julian Glover and Ian McElhinney to the whishlist.
Can’t wait to see what other interviews you guys have in store for us!
MachaQuote Reply
Couldn’t canoeing just be the scene in which Melisandre and Davos sneak in front of Stormsend with the birth and all?
stuQuote Reply
I think with the canoeing thing she was just referring to the battle of Blackwater. She said “a lot of action scenes” and then said canoeing, so she was referring to the battles and such overall, not just with her in them.
EddardStarkQuote Reply
Michelle Yvette Peeples,
That’s so cool!
Nick LarterQuote Reply
reading of casting the kids reminds me that i saw lysa arryns “son” robin playing a cheeky sicilian pizza thief in a goodfella’s advert.
gooberQuote Reply
D”oh! Good Grief, my memory is short!! Yes, I did see it and loved it! Glad there’s more on the way. And even though I’ve seen a ton of press done by Harry Lloyd, I still don’t know his stance on Indigo, and need to know! ;P
purplejillyQuote Reply
G_Lee ,
maybe Catelyn thinks Arya’s dead and that pushes her to release Jaimie. the last scene they shot for this season was with Bran , Rickon , Asha and Hodor.so the stuff with Theon should happen this season.I think they’ve found another way to make Catelyn devastated enough to release Jaime.
negarQuote Reply
Well the main problem there is that they didn’t cast Reek/Ramsey Snow/Bolton. Hard to have the sacking and what follows without him since killing the boys was his idea.
TCQuote Reply
While the sacking of Winterfell may be put off till Season 3 the killing of the Millers children does seem to be in with Dagmar Cleftjaw taking the Reek role.
MormegilQuote Reply
negar
I think the “last scene” quote you’re referring to was taken out of context. I believe it was concluded that that was the last scene shot for the season, not necessarily the last scene viewers will actually see. Also, I don’t think it was ever officially revealed that the scene involved Osha, Bran, Rickon, and Hodor leaving Winterfell, just that they were the ones involved in the scene that was being filmed.
AzazelusQuote Reply
Yep… The “last shot scene” does not imply that the scene in question will be shown last in the 10th episode.
LarsQuote Reply
Eight seasons seems like a very good target length to me.
JCQuote Reply
G_Lee,
I’m a bit confused. The fake killing of Bran and Rickon and Jaime’s release do happen in book 2 about 3/4 through, though we don’t realize Jaime has been released until the beginning of book 3. The sack of Winterfell also happens in book 2 though not until after the battle of the blackwater. If they delay these scenes till season 3 then very little would happen in Winterfell. The lack of Reek isn’t really a big deal, as someone else mentioned someone else like Dagmar could easily take his place for the mill idea.
NoshienQuote Reply
Noshien,
While it’s true that Dagmer could take part of Reek’s role, down the road the story NEEDS Reek – the story following the sack, in terms of Theon, requires him (see Dance with Dragons, etc)…
I have no idea how they’d continue following the books without him, and they know enough of the story to know that, so unless Theon is superfluous down the road, I don’t see how they could get there without Reek…
Mickey2093Quote Reply
Re: canoeing and timing of late-season plot developments, I’d say we’re on target for Ep 7: Theon takes Winterfell, Ep 8: Killing of miller’s children, Catelyn gets word and releases Jaime, Ep 10: Jaime and Brienne canoe, Theon loses Winterfell to “the Boltons” in some form, Bran/Rickon revealed alive as Winterfell burns and last scene is the same as the book’s last scene.
Mickey2093, Ramsay can just be chilling at the Dreadfort in Season 2. Roose captures Theon, sends him over there, and we see Ramsay/Theon later on.
AndrewQuote Reply
Noshien,
Seriously?
I was so sure that was happening in book 3. Then just what the hell is Bran doing in books 3+4? Have to do a re-read… soon
And even though I have a hangover I meant cliffhanger LOL. Had a good laugh about my own mistake :D
G_LeeQuote Reply
12 Seasons and a Theme Park!
purplejillyQuote Reply
Man I wouldn’t want to interview Wilko lol. Manic people like that freak me out.
And all else I have to say is that thank god for have D&D for our showrunners.
John-Michael LelievreQuote Reply
I second that. We do have two great showrunners.
faizQuote Reply
With all the talk of canoeing possibly meaning the Jaime/Brienne escape scene moved up… Just wanted to point out that in the book they are not canoeing. They are in a boat with a sail. So although they might still have moved those Jaime scenes up a bit, this particular interview I don’t think is a clue to that.
OhDanyBoyQuote Reply
Are seasons 3+4 not to be filmed back to back? Surely this would be very difficult to achieve in the given time frame, if July 1st is the start date?
” Eight seasons” !!! Me likey that…..:)
Two FeathersQuote Reply
Is there any chance the Zack De la Rocha Interview will be posted? Stannis is praying for bombtrack to play during his scenes.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I feel like it’ll take a lot more than eight seasons (especially since the consensus is that Georgie ain’t gonna finish the story in two more books!).
But still, eight seasons would be lovely.
Pink DragonQuote Reply
Conoeing?! YES!! That makes me happy! If its what I think, I glad they have moved it to this season
AB
AlexBaratheonQuote Reply
There should be more Davos interviews! Why isn’t everyone interviewing Davos?! Davos for PM! (actually is except anyone else for PM) Davos for king! All hail king Davos! Davos! DAVOS!
DavosFTW!Quote Reply
This is what I thought as well, especially since there’s no news of Ramsay casting. So they’re going to offscreen the sack of Winterfell, maybe just show Theon heading out and then bam bad news reaches Robb & Catt, also making the audience think Bran & Rickon are dead. Things go to shit, Robb & Jeyne sleep together, Cat releases Jaime but then we see Hodor, Osha, Rickon, Bran and the wolves escaping, dumping cliffhangers right before the end of the season.
Java BeansQuote Reply
Did I miss something?
Did they say the Reeds weren’t going to be in the TV series???
ArthurQuote Reply
Looks like we broke the site that Kit’s interview is posted on haha! When I clicked on it, it said the owner’s bandwidth had been exceeded. Loving these interviews! These actors really know their characters and all have such enthusiasm for the series, which is so contagious! Makes me love it all even more!
Ye Olde WolfeQuote Reply
In the D&D interview there is a big graphic of the tagline “War Is Coming” just under the following lines:
Benioff: I think we have the biggest cast on television and all of these actors need to get paid.
Weiss: And bizarrely they all want to get paid! I personally think it’s out of line!
Hmmm… a little war brewing btw the actors & producers maybe? ;)
HexonxQuote Reply