Celeb roundup: John Bradley makes a short film, Alfie Allen takes to the water, and more

Let’s quickly catch up with a bunch of Game of Thrones cast members before “Oathbreaker,” tonight’s new episode, starts up and takes over the internet.

First, John Bradley (Sam Tarly) is appearing in a short film called Roger, about a guy (Bradley) who befriends a ventriloquist dummy. It’s a pretty far cry from Westeros.

The producers are done with production, but have taken to Kickstarter to raise funds for post-production. Check out a sneak peak below, and head here if you want to donate.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1183234287/roger-starring-game-of-thrones-john-bradley-and-se

Next, we take you into the world of competitive sailing. You may not know this—I didn’t—but the America’s Cup World Series, a collection of sailing races held around the world, is currently underway. Olympic sailer Ben Ainslie is competing at the head of a team, and he took the time to show Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) the ropes ahead of some races in New York. “At first I didn’t quite grasp just what an amazing thing it is to do,” Allen said.

"I think it’s still sinking in, but it was an honour to be out there with such amazing sportsmen. It was incredible to be able to gain some insight into how the boat works and how it is operated, especially as I do not have the first clue into how to do any of that."

Snoop Dog, of all people, weighed in on Game of Thrones during a recent interview with The Daily Beast. The rapper has given signs that he’s a fan of the show before, but apparently he thinks it’s taken a bit of a tumble. He was clearly thought Jon Snow’s resurrection was a bit predictable.

"We knew. We knew what we were gonna see. With shows today, what season is this? Sixth? The writing team changed or something went wrong. You can tell. Something failed behind the scenes. But it’s a great show still."

Finally, we wanted to honor Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), considering that we’ll probably never see him on the show again, barring an unexpected flashback. This commercial for Expressway is a couple years old, but it proves that McElhatton has a future in voiceover—he has the kind of deep, resonant voice you could just sit back and listen to.

Might we also suggest audiobooks?

h/t The Telegraph