WiC Weekly: May 26-June 1
Hannah Murray (Gilly), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) all talk Game of Thrones season 8. Former cast members discuss what they think will happen in the final season. And as filming winds down, all eyes focus on the King’s Landing set in Belfast, Northern Ireland. All this and more, in this week’s Game of Thrones-related news. Let’s dive right in.
First up, Hannah Murray (Gilly) describes a very interesting scene from season 7 that did not make it into the final cut.
#GameofThrones star Hannah Murray describes a deleted Gilly scene from season 7, and other tidbits. https://t.co/5YvCMyqJ1Y pic.twitter.com/EVNMp7qTP8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
Murray also revealed she has finished filming scenes for season 8.
Hannah Murray (Gilly) announces that's she's finished filming her scenes for #GameofThrones season 8. That's a wrap on Gilly, people! That's a wrap! https://t.co/SCyKqD8IvN pic.twitter.com/2nuur4bf3h
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
Murray isn’t alone, as Joe Dempsie (Gendry) also announced he is done filming scenes for season 8. Who else is starting to get sad?
Joe Dempsie (Gendry) has also announced that he's finished filming scenes for the final season of #GameofThrones. That's a wrap on Gendry, people! That's a wrap! https://t.co/tBYoieFvkc pic.twitter.com/59GlGdArUW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
Nikolaj Coster-Wauldau (Jaime Lannister) gave a highly entertaining interview, in which he said we end things “the right way,” in reference to how season 8 comes to a conclusion.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister): We end #GameofThrones “the right way.” Glad to hear every season is part of a whole. https://t.co/wztkNoPfeA pic.twitter.com/GAcoqjpCOG
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
These former Game of Thrones cast members revealed what they would like to see happen at the end of the show.
How will #GameofThrones end? Former cast members give their predictions, and some of them have inside info. Sorry about your characters dying, guys. https://t.co/UIoXWaH4xq pic.twitter.com/qBojbTCJli
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
Season 8 filming focuses on the King’s Landing set at Titanic Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Check out new, highly detailed shots of the enormous King's Landing set in Belfast. This thing is a work of sprawling beauty. https://t.co/IWNJ9nuJzX pic.twitter.com/Qj0z1lcNKO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
And, new photos from the King’s Landing set show the city has been burned to the ground. I wonder what could have caused all that fire damage?
New shots from the King's Landing set show that yet more structures have burned down. We also have shots that give us a good idea of what did it: https://t.co/glSTCDlfF7 pic.twitter.com/y12t5Mckfc
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
Check out this episode of Take the Black Live, as Dan and Josh cover “Daenerys V” from A Game of Thrones.
On this week's episode of A Song of Dan and Josh, we talk through Daenerys V, a key chapter from A #GameofThrones...cause it's when her husband murders her brother. It's a good one! Join our discussion: https://t.co/BMfhYTLhB9 pic.twitter.com/MZezv5joGA
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
The teaser for tonight’s all-new episode of Westworld shows the Delos Mesa HQ under attack.
Watch the trailer for “Les Ecorches,” this Sunday's upcoming episode of Westworld. This looks like a big one, you guys. https://t.co/CptFCRgdau pic.twitter.com/h8mvU7vGo3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
Finally, we’ve got some ideas on what Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series should be about.
Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings prequel show. What will it be about? We're not sure, but we have 13 excellent ideas. Take notes, Amazon. https://t.co/lkJEl61F75 pic.twitter.com/5Bp1cL4tLM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 3, 2018
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