Game of Thrones nominated for WGA Award, bits of filming news, and other esoterica
By Dan Selcke
Let’s close out Friday with a grab bag of Game of Thrones news bits. To start, the show’s seventh season has nabbed another awards nomination, this time from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Per Digital Spy, it’s nominated for Best Drama alongside The Americans, Better Call Saul, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Stranger Things.
Game of Thrones has been up for this award five times before, but has never won. We’ll see if the show can buck the trend when the WGA Awards go down on February 10, 2018.
And now for something completely different: here’s a video of Gwendoline Christie (Brienne) going on LIVE with Kelly and Ryan and geeking out about the time she got dance on stage with Madonna:
And that’s that.
Finally, let’s hit a couple of tiny season 8 filming tidbits. First, John Bradley (Sam Tarly) was spotted with a fan in Belfast, the nerve center for Game of Thrones filming.
I mean…it’s not like it’s a surprise that he’d be there, but there he is.
@IrishThrones has a couple of meatier updates, reporting that the production was making waves at Ballintoy Harbor, where the show has filmed scenes on the Iron Islands in the past…
Filming at Ballintoy Harbour today on the Irish north coast! The Atlantic ocean locale was previously used as Lordsport for the Iron Islands and now they make a return. Good to see it back for one last time in #Gameofthrones Season 8
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) December 7, 2017
…and possibly near Ballycastle, which could point to a return for Dragonstone.
Will #GameOfThrones return to the Ballycastle area on Irish north coast? New pink GOT sign seen nearby the Irish town, last used at Fairhead for the peak at Dragonstone. https://t.co/Ku3fZlRLld
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) December 6, 2017
Also, construction on that giant set at Titanic Studios continues apace. We’re looking to seeing them film on that monster.
LARGE parts of #KingsLanding #Gameofthrones set at Titanic Quarter in Belfast has gotten more of its external look added to. Same light grey tones to stone/brick masonry facade also added to the prominent tower. Public rd CLOSED today by HBO facing the set at the Titanic Studio.
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) December 6, 2017
Enjoy your weekend!
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