Take the Black Podcast: Dreamcasting the New Roles for Game of Thrones Season 7

Welcome back to another edition of Take the Black, Winter is Coming’s official Game of Thrones podcast. On this week’s episode, we dreamcast the newly announced roles for Game of Thrones Season 7, first reported by Watchers on the Wall. As a refresher, the showrunners are looking for the following roles:

• Priest, in his 60s. “He’s a venerable priest with moral authority and gravitas. The show is seeking a white actor, using an RP accent, with characterful face for this part. He’s scheduled to shoot one week, from September 22nd.”
• Warrior, 35 – 45 years old. “The character is a tough-looking bruiser with the attack skills of a pit bull, and the actor needs to be great at fighting. He has a ‘considerable’ amount of dialogue as well. It’s described as an ‘excellent part for a top-end actor.’” They’re looking for a white actor with a “neutral and non-posh English accent.” The role will shoot through October.
• Gate Guard, in his 20s. This character is a “Confident, characterful, straight-talking Northern lad with a great face to play across a very excellent series of scenes.” He needs to have “wit, timing, and charisma.” He’ll film between mid-October and mid-November.
• City Guard, in his 30s. This guy will intercept “a suspicious-looking person on his nightly patrol.” He’s got an RP accent and will shoot for a week in mid-October.
• Merchant, in his 40s. HBO wants a character actor for this part. He’ll appear at an inn (the ubiquitous Inn at the Crossroads?) during a busy evening. They’re open on his race and appearance. He’ll shoot scenes during the first week of November.
• Lovely Lady. No age range is provided, but the role is described as “an attractive young courtesan who is sure of her own mind.” The role is a “good speaking part.” Again, the production is open regarding race and ethnicity. She’ll shoot for a week in early October. Oh, and the part requires full nudity.
• Young Lord, in his late 20s. This guy is a tall, handsome young lord. The producers want a white actor with an RP accent. He’s shoot scenes starting September 20th.
• Lieutenant, in his 20s. The lieutenant is “an athletic, physically fit, and disciplined warrior.” The producers want someone who isn’t white. It sounds like they’d prefer someone of Middle Eastern descent. He’ll shoot for several days across three weeks between mid-September and mid-November.

Each member of the Take the Black team chose an actor that we would love to see fill these roles…no matter how important the actor. If Ian McShane’s one-episode appearance in Season 6 taught us anything, it’s that getting a big-named actor for a small role isn’t outside the realm of possibility.

As usual, Take the Black leans on the NSFW side. And in this particular episode, we really let the F-bombs fly…but all in good fun. Also, just so you get a concentrated dose of profanity, I’ve kicked off the episode with a cold open featuring a minute-and-a-half of us chatting before the show officially starts. Don’t worry: we still talk about your favorite show for the great bulk of the time.

Also, we discuss whether any of these characters may be from the books, which means we touch on plot points from A Song of Ice and Fire. Beware SPOILERS. (Yes, there are still things from the books the show could conceivably adapt, although not much.)

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Take the Black Podcast: Dreamcasting the Newly Announced Game of Thrones Season 7 Roles

What do think of our choices to fill these newly announced roles for Game of Thrones Season 7? Discuss in the comments below, and if you have an idea for next week’s topic, let us know. Valar Morghulis, ya’ll.