The cast of Game of Thrones came out for the SAG Awards this weekend in Los Angeles. To many people’s surprise, Kit Harington was among the attendees, despite being AWOL for many other awards events this year. Harington avoided reporters on the red carpet, so unfortunately we don’t have video of him being forced to insist that his character is dead and that he had little to nothing to do with the show this coming season. But other actors and actresses from the series were not so lucky. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, for example, found himself buttonholed by Giuliana Rancic, who demanded to know what was in store for Season 6. In response, Coster-Waldau opened up about what we can expect to see in the opening scene of the forthcoming season.
“The opening of the show, of Season six, will reveal that Jon Snow…. is dead. But that’s not a big surprise, really.”
This may be my favorite quote in “how to avoid talking about the thing everyone wants you to talk about game” so far. Except maybe Gwen Christie’s “spoiler” that Game of Thrones Season 6 comes back in April.
Meanwhile, in the slightly more forthcoming category, Emilia Clarke once again gushed about how much this season was going to blow everyone’s minds, and how hard the actors had to work to pull it off.
I love how Clarke admits she’s one of the best marks for reporters in getting information. She also suggests the best mark outside of herself is Alfie Allen. I’m sure he appreciates that.
Over on Access Hollywood, Liam Cunningham is hilarious talking about going to the SAGs, and gives a bit away about his reaction to the Season 6 scripts.
The “this is going to be a tough season to watch” bit is the first time we’ve heard that—most of what the cast has said runs the gamut from “epic” to “amazing.” Cunningham is right though—in their own way, every season is tough to watch. Why should this one be any different?
In another interview snippet, Liam Cunningham and John Bradley talk about surpassing the books, while Tom Wlaschiha, who plays Jaqen H’ghar, talks about the filming locations he was in this season.
And finally Sophie Turner reiterates what she said at the EW pre-SAG party: that this is the season Sansa finally gets the respect she deserves.
Let’s hope that for once she really does.