Filming on Game of Thrones Season 7 marches on. First, Irish Thrones reports that the production has stopped by a performing arts center in Bangor, a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Season 7 #GameOfThrones operation at Bangor County Down, is confirmed to be at a performing arts centre called SPACE.
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) October 8, 2016
Pink GoT signs have been seen in the area, as well as trucks from both the Dragon and Wolf units.
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— Kevin Patterson (@Kevin_Pattersn) October 9, 2016
Wolf & Dragon Units & a FIRE ENGINE filming in old leisure centre diving pool in Bangor. pic.twitter.com/ZFyNCMXukG
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— Kevin Patterson (@Kevin_Pattersn) October 9, 2016
Trucks parked all the way down. Last seen in High Rise film. pic.twitter.com/jpxw2g52kD
Whatever the production is filming, it’s filming it inside, so we can’t be sure of anything. Still, it’ll likely be something small—there’s no room to build a giant set in there.
But the big news lately has been about the small town of Zumaia, in Spain. HBO is busy casting extras to shoot scenes in the area (among others), and we’ve had numerous reports about what those scenes may entail. Now, new photos of the set being built at Zumaia’s Itzurun Beach have been surfacing on the internet, including this one from Watchers on the Wall.
Novas imagens do set de filmagens na praia de Zumaia - https://t.co/Hf7OPFYsO2 pic.twitter.com/CryT8awiYH
— geloefogo.com (@sitegeloefogo) October 11, 2016
The set has come a long way since the last time we saw it:
Clearly, it’s now a castle wall. But which castle? Dragonstone? Storm’s End? A seaside castle in Dorne? King’s Landing as seen from Blackwater Bay?
We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out some more pictures.
Imagens do set em Zumaia - País Basco. Castelo com vista para o mar. O que seriam esses animais esculpidos na pedra? (via@ibonpereztv) pic.twitter.com/Ayg6PcGB8h
— geloefogo.com (@sitegeloefogo) October 12, 2016
RT WiCnet: RT AdriBilbao1: The GOT set in Zumaia #GOT7 Los7Reinos WatchersOTWall https://t.co/nMXeX3vNYj
— GoT Thrones? (@GoTThronesPCast) October 25, 2016
Honestly, this looks like Dragonstone to me, with the the layered construction and the opportunities to digitally insert more castle up above. Landing there might appeal to Daenerys, since that’s where her ancestor Aegon the Conqueror began his conquest of Westeros hundreds of years before.
But there are no guarantees. What do you guys think is happing here?