Entertainment Weekly broke the news earlier today that Lena Headey has had to drop out of attending the San Diego Comic Con, due to scheduling conflicts. In her place, HBO has added Rose Leslie to panel.
Then the @GameofThrones Twitter revealed that due to a recently broken ankle, Kit Harington has also had to drop out. Thankfully, the injury will not affect production in any way, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Game of Thrones panel is scheduled for 2:45 PM PT this Friday and now will include Emilia Clarke, Alfie Allen, Richard Madden, Rose Leslie and Michelle Fairley.
Winter Is Coming: Too bad about Lena missing the show. She is always fun at these events. It will be nice to see Rose up there though. It’s just a shame she won’t be there with Kit. Get well soon, Kit!
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Damn. Once Rose was announced I was looking forward to having her there with Kit, but that’s not happening.
My first first on WiC!
The Young WolfQuote Reply
Should be a good time with rose! Hopefully we get some casting news
SuperdeluxeQuote Reply
A woman is always sorry to hear of injuries to our heroes…heal quickly and well Kit/Jon Snow!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
These things happen, hope Kit gets well soon! Should still be a fun panel!
Omar BrownQuote Reply
How’d he brake his ankle?
DavosFTW!Quote Reply
Having suffered more than my fair share of injuries to knees/legs/ankles, etc. from sports, I hope he recovers fully and quickly.
LordStarkingtonQuote Reply
Yikes, ankle injuries are no joke. Hope he feels better soon. As for the panel, I’m looking forward to hearing from some faces new to SDCC. It’ll be fun!
KatieQuote Reply
How could that not interfere with the production, unless all the Jon Snow stuff is already in the can (unlikely, since they just started shooting), or unless the Jon Snow stuff wont be shot for months down the road?
Actually, now that I think about it maybe they’ll wait until fall to shoot in Iceland, like they did last year, so it will be more wintry.
Is that the plan? How long does it take for a typical broken ankle to heal?
MATTHEWQuote Reply
I was on cast and crutches for 6 weeks for a very severe ankle break where I needed surgery and pins and plates. Then I was in a walking cast for another couple months.
paylorQuote Reply
Oh no. Two more ankle injuries and HBO will pull the plug for sure.. Wait, no that’s only horses *phew*
fiendebassQuote Reply
Jon took a Wildling Arrow to the knee? Guess they took the realism a little too far in filming this year.
“I used to be in the Night’s Watch, but then I took an arrow to the knee.”
Ryan EQuote Reply
Iceland shooting began much later than july in the last year, IIRC.
The ankle injury will probably be better by then.
SerianoQuote Reply
Not sure where to put this but just found this video on reddit, someone doing incredible impressions of several Game of Thrones characers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR9tn6Ms-2g
alexmacQuote Reply
alexmac,
He’s quite good! XD
THe only one that I thought was way off was Littlefinger, but it was better than I could do either way! HE did get a little carried away with Jorah though! XD
darquemodeQuote Reply
MATTHEW,
i sprained my ankle very badly (not broken, but on crutches for a while) just 4 weeks before a dance recital. yeah, i favored it a bit and didn’t take my bandage wrap off until performance night, but i spent extra time doing physical therapy to help the muscles regain enough strength to support me doing leaps and spins and stuff. i was told i was crazy for trying to do this, but it turned out okay.
i’m sure the supporting staff of hbo is looking out for their actors, but i also feel like the GOT cast feels a certain connection and commitment to the material that they’ll do whatever it takes. i hope kit gets well soon, and ankle problems are terrible, but a guy that refuses to wash his hair for an entire filming season to be more in touch with his character is not going to let an ankle injury keep him off set unless he’s being physically restrained. worst case i can imagine is he’ll seem a little haggard and limpy at the beginning of next season, which could make sense considering how his season 2 storyline better.
i hope you get better quickly, kit! it would be much better to have you healthy than working through an injury, but i feel like if anyone can do it, a GOT castmember will.
little black kittenQuote Reply
Awesome! His Jon Snow made me laugh so hard. His Varys was scary good.
LexQuote Reply
:D:D.. Excellent voice talent.
Khaleesi blast..:D
ObsidianQuote Reply
alexmac,
Hah! I purposefully didn’t watch and only listened and I could tell who each person was right away. Very well done. KHALEESI!
SDGMQuote Reply
cripples, bastards, and broken ankle things!
m3shwerksQuote Reply
Hope Kit gets well soon and damn I would also would have wanted to see him with Rose Leslie at CC, but rest and healing is rather the order of the day, especially now with the start of shooting. I wonder if he broke it during a scene that was being filmed? Or is this maybe too early to assume? John Bradley could also have gone in his place.That would have been great (:
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
Lena is always such a charming and fun interview. I suppose that makes her performance as Cersei all the better. So I’m sure her absence will be felt by a lot of folks. Fortunately Rose Leslie makes up for it. I’ve never actually seen an interview of her, or anything outside of her work on Downton and GoT. That is a hell of an assembled cast panel, too. I wonder what Alfie will say, if there is any news about what to expect next season…
Shame about Kit’s injury. It’s good that it won’t affect production, because that’s a sign it should be a relatively quick heal. I wish him a speedy recovery, and look forward to his scenes beyond the Wall next year. His ASoS material is easily my favorite of the Jon arcs from any book.
ZackQuote Reply
alexmac,
That guy is amazing! I’m still laughing over his Jorah. Great find!
MachaQuote Reply
mags giantsbabe,
According to Josef Altin (Pyp), he’ll be back on set in September, so I think Jon’s group hasn’t started. More time for Kit to recover :) Looking at the people going to Comic Con and people saying they’re in Belfast, it seems that Bran and Arya are the first groups to shoot.
MoonCoffeeQuote Reply
winter, this link doesn’t really belong here but i think you’ll appreciate it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR9tn6Ms-2g
SolarQuote Reply
alexmac,
That is really impressive! For the latter half I was just listening, and immediatly – like within half a second – recognized every character. Jon made me crack up a bit.
sjweningsQuote Reply
DavosFTW!,
Probably doing crazy crap in the frost fangs with the wildlings!:-)
DougQuote Reply
alexmac,
Lol, went a little overboard Irish on Petyr. If he took it down just a touch it would’ve been perfect though!! Really spot on! I love Varys <3
The InstrumentalistQuote Reply
Mooncoffee
It’s better like that, although he’s also doing a film in Greenland after the GOT shoot, so hopefully it won’t put too much strain on him or mess up his filming schedule.
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
My Baby broke his ankle!!!, what I wouldn´t do to bear his pain for him. I will be praying avidly for your poor ankle
crystal illescasQuote Reply
If Iceland is subbing for North of the Wall again it makes sense not to shoot until autumn time at the earliest, otherwise there’d be a real lack of continuity from the snowy conditions of last season.
Otherwise the wilding furs, etc. make for great camouflage for any cast he might have to wear. Could also shoot scenes on horseback, use body doubles, etc.
DGIGQuote Reply
Too bad for Lena, she’s amazing in those events, it’ll be hard for Rose Leslie to fill in her shoes and be as open and engaging as Lena would.
Best wishes for Kit’s recovery, i hope he’ll be fully recovered when he starts shooting (Iceland shouldn’t be among the first locations).
ASOIAF FanQuote Reply
alexmac,
thought they were all great except for the ned start. but being a yorkshireman myself i suppose i would find fault in it. if jorah has hopes of pulling dany he shouldnt mention his genital warts!!
glennQuote Reply
And if Josef Altin (Pyp) is also back, it means Jon’s story is also being pushed forward a little, which makes me excited, because there is the slight possibility then that the first big fight scene for aSoS will be in S3 :D
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
Poor Kit :( Hope he recovers quickly. Does that mean Rose will be on top?
Oops, I´ll just drag me and my filthy thoughts back to the gutter…
blackbird7309Quote Reply
That sucks…Kit and Lena will be missed. Hope Kit’s ankle heals quickly.
Wonder why they haven’t asked Maisie or Sophie to be on the panel?
HildaQuote Reply
They should write an ankle injury into Jon’s storyline. I broke my ankle one year, and had to have surgery, plates, pins, etc. It was actually the leg and the ankle. I didn’t walk for two months, then crutches for three months, then a plastic ankle brace for almost a year, and I couldn’t walk without a limp for several years. I guess it’s really going to depend on what ‘kind’ of broken ankle he has. But I don’t believe that spin that it’s not going to affect production. Unless it’s a very minor injury, it’s going to affect him quite a bit! Especially in the cold! When I am out in the cold, I feel the metal in my leg, and it hurts. This was in 2001 (the injury) and it still hurts when I walk a lot, or run, or overdo it.
purplejillyQuote Reply
Ouch! Broken ankle sounds painful. Hopefully Kit recovers soon. Too bad Kit and Lena won’t be at the Comic Con panel.
DreamlifeQuote Reply
purplejilly,
Sounds like you broke your ankle pretty thoroughly!
For a minor fracture, he might only be in plaster for 6 weeks or so, plenty of time if he’s filming in the autumn. A friend of mine is currently dealing with this, he says his good leg hurts more because he has to keep all his weight on it.
Get well soon Kit!
ShinyteapotQuote Reply
Perhaps Kit hurt himself when he went looking for Ghost after Ghost didn’t show up to help him in his fight with the halfhand ;)
Duff ManQuote Reply
I was thinking the same thing.
Jon snow does in fact injure his leg, when he finally escapes the Wildlings and they try to shoot him full of arrows, then when he’s in command of repelling the Wildlings against their attack on the Wall, he is limping the whole time. So that would work well, but that might not be until the end of Season 3. So they’ll have to make the injury earlier. Maybe when he’s climbing the wall.
MATTHEWQuote Reply
So whose ankle do we have to brake to get Jack Gleeson on a panel…or at least an interview??? In all seriousness hope Kit is well and a hooray for Rose Leslie, at least we’ll get someone from beyond the wall:)
KlavonivsQuote Reply
I was skimming the article and saw that “a broken ankle has led Kit Harrington to drop out” or something similar, and thought they were recasting him. Minor crisis averted.
RyanQuote Reply
Aw, that’s a shame! Get well soon, Kit!
MichelleQuote Reply
scaling the Wall in a walking cast – that’ll be fun :D
Nick LarterQuote Reply
It’s good to hear that Rose Leslie will be there! It’s just a shame that it’ll be without Kit. Poor guy, I hope he will get better soon. But ah, if they made Sophie Turner attend the panel instead of him, I think wouldn’t be that much upset [:
scatterbrainedQuote Reply
As much as I love Rose what’s the point of having her at the panel when Kit’s not going to be there ? it would have been fun to see Rose tease Kit :-(
The KingslayerQuote Reply
How come there’s no Dinklage this year ?
The KingslayerQuote Reply
It would ruin the mystique of King Joffrey :-)
MATTHEWQuote Reply
that’s what stuntmen are for, I suppose
MATTHEWQuote Reply
blackbird7309,
If Pyp is back, that means they are likely filming the Sam/Nights Watch story arc.
CarcinogenQuote Reply
Wouldn’t Pyp be in the now-independent Sam storyline, not Jon’s? Anyway, I assume they’re not going to Iceland until the end of the year (last year it was December-ish), and unless they’re moving a LOT of Jon story in season 3, most/all of his stuff will be there.
Besides, it’s always possible that he didn’t JUST break his ankle. He could have broken it a while ago but still hoped to go to San Diego, and just waited as long as he could to make/announce the decision. So no telling exactly when he’ll be healed.
KalasinQuote Reply
That’s really sad news about Kit’s ankle. I hope he makes a speedy recovery!
Kalasin,
Nope, I think Pyp would be part of Jon’s storyline. He’s at Castle Black when Jon gets back since he didn’t go on the ranging. Sam arrives at Castle Black sometime after Jon.
LisaQuote Reply
Lisa,
Good point, but I still have a very hard time believing they’ll get that far, so maybe he’s there for something else.
KalasinQuote Reply
No NCW and GC?
Sad face.
DuckyQuote Reply
Kalasin
True, although I’m also thinking in terms of where they will be splitting the story and if we’ll only be getting to see the first of some epic battles in S4 (which I assume will be more or less based on part 2 of aSoS. Kit mentioned that he was looking forward to getting back to CC so I can’t imagine how bummed he must be feeling right now. The article mentions he wasn’t injured on set, so it was either training or something completely unrelated.
Why is Rose Leslie being seen as filling Lena Heady’s shoes? Come on, she’s part of the cast, not there to fill a ‘personality quota’. It annoys me to think that actors who appear at such conventions need to be funny and charming to be entertaining. It’s very enjoyable to watch them if they are, I was cracking up at Lena Heady and Jason Mamoa last year, but not all actors are like this. Richard Madden is shy and Kit is not a guy of many words, for instance. So I hope people won’t be dissappointed this year if the actors aren’t saying things that are deemed as “funny” or “entertaining”.
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
NOOO LENAAAAAaaaaa
queenofthornsQuote Reply
FIRST CASTING NEWS!!!
Kit Harrington’s ankle has been cast!!!
Jon Snow: “OUCH!!! I think I broke my ankle”!
Ygritte: “You know nothing Jon Snow! It’s sprained, not broken and at least it ain’t yo’ bone”!
On a serious note: Hope Kit gets well soon. Am sure the panel will be fun though many great actors will be sorely missed, especially the Lannisters.
UdiQuote Reply
Ducky,
Nik is in California filming a movie with Tom Cruise right now. Hopefully he can come down to San Diego. Maybe he will make a *surprise* appearance at Comic Con or maybe they will add him to the lineup later. :::crossing fingers:::
IDreamedofyouQuote Reply
Is there going to be a live webcast of the GoT panel on Friday?
tysnowQuote Reply
Was going to ask the exact same thing. Anyone know?
SnapbackdQuote Reply
Udi,
+1
Pastor_of_MuppetsQuote Reply
Hmm, quite an auspicious beginning to Season 3, I hope Kit Harrington is allright and recovers well…but these things happen. Loosing Clive Mantle from the cast is another bit of bad news we could have done without…seeing that the premiere for Season 3 seems at this point so far away! Well, hell, in the meantime I’ll just have to console myself by counting down the days ’till the premiere of “The Hobbit”.
I’ve heard some complaints recently that this year’s GoT pannel is a bit dissapointing…HBO’s presence at COMICON should be bolstered and pack more of a punch, hey if fans put forth the time and effort to show up and prove their support and love for the show, then HBO should do the same. Lest they they think that support for the show is somehow automatically guaranteed and they start taking their fans for granted…if they ever do that, they’ll be in for a rude awakennig.
loco73Quote Reply
Udi
LOL!
mags giantsbabeQuote Reply
tysnow,
Snapbackd,
No, as far as I know, there won’t be any live video of the panel. Just live-tweeting/live-blogging.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply