News from the ruins of Italica, plus a big SPOILER regarding Daenerys
By Dan Selcke
Filming for Game of Thrones Season 7 has been going on in Northern Ireland for some time now, and all the while, the production has been prepping to film stuff in Spain. There are a lot of Spanish locations this year, and HBO is about ready to roll in the Roman ruins of Italica, pictured above.
According to El Correo, Eduardo Tamarit of the Andalusian Agency for Cultural Institutions made an announcement regarding filming today, at the Secretary General of Culture of the Government of Andalusia. The ruins will be closed off to the public from October 17 through November 12. Previously, they had been open to the public while the production set things up. That allowed people to get pics and video of the sets being built.
What might the ruins stand in for? We have some ideas.
El Correo notes that, even though the ruins will be closed to the public for just under a month, filming is expected to only last about a week. The ruins will close down several ahead of filming to allow the technicians to work in peace and to protect the privacy of the players. That probably means we won’t get any new information from this location for a while. But then again, Game of Thrones fans are a persistent bunch.
And now, a giant SPOILER. Beware.
There are fresh spoilers breaking over at Watchers on the Wall. The picked up two pieces of information from “a reliable source.” Let’s start with the less explosive news:
- The ruins of Italica are indeed standing in for the Dragonpit in King’s Landing.
No surprise there. The location is perfect.
And now for the bombshell. This is your last chance to turn back.
- Daenerys will meet with several characters in the Dragonpit. One of them is Missandei, which is expected. Another two are Davos Seaworth and Brienne of Tarth.
WHAT?
What are these characters doing together? Are Davos and Brienne there as emissaries? Has Daenerys already taken the city? Are they planning an alliance? Are they all prisoners? The opportunities for speculation are endless.