Season 8 filming: Telltale pink signs pop up near Linen Mill Studios at Corbet-Banbridge
By Dan Selcke
Things have been surprisingly quiet on the Game of Thrones filming front, with the production perhaps having learned some hard-won lessons about keeping things under wraps after a leaky season 7 production cycle. Nonetheless, the shoot on season 8 is moving forward, with several telltale signs popping up around Linen Mill Studios in Corbet-Banbridge, Northern Ireland, home to several key locations.
Village of Corbet near Banbridge. New "NO TRESPASSING" signs have been erected to legally deter Paparazzis (from same area where photos were taken last year!) at the back of the set, which is on private land owned by farmers. Here we have more Pink GOT Signs pointing to the set! pic.twitter.com/5YHzSaMDwj
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) November 9, 2017
Linen Mill Studios has been used for multiple purposes over the years, including Winterfell interiors, Riverrun, and even Hodor’s death scene in “The Door.” HBO has long used those little pink “GoT” signs to mark places where filming is going to occur, which is very helpful for curious fans.
EXTREMELY busy week at the Irish #GameOfThrones set at Linenmill studios in Corbet, near Banbridge! This is a multi set, famous for Riverrrun and its courtyard previously and Winterfell interiors. Here we have the famous 'Pink' GOT Signs pointing the way to the set itself! pic.twitter.com/KxGm8vqgWR
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) November 9, 2017
Irish Thrones has previously said that there’s activity on the Riverrun set, which was built outdoors ahead of season 6.
The Riverrun set as it looked during filming for season 6.
The twist is that, although the Riverrun set remained up during filming for season 7, it obviously didn’t show up onscreen. If there’s renewed activity, it may make a return in season 8 — there’s gotta be a reason they left it standing, right?
Elsewhere, Stephen McGuckin snapped a shot of yet more pink signage at the exterior Winterfell at Moneyglass, Northern Ireland.
Per McGuckin, temperatures are low there, so if the production times things right, maybe it can forego the need for fake snow. Winter is coming all over.
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