Season 8 filming: Props litter the King’s Landing set in Belfast
We may be nearing the end of filming on the final season of Game of Thrones, but it’s not over until the seas go dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves…which is a fun way of saying they’re still at it. In particular, the King’s Landing set in Belfast is hopping; we’ve seen fire-blasted towers, a huge dragon rig, and smoke rising from the city.
We can’t see quite what they’re doing in there, but it’s obviously very complicated. And any complicated scene is going to need plenty of props. Twitter’s Irish Thrones snapped some pictures of the wall stones, ceiling tiles, broken pillars and other detritus neatly stacked and stored across from the King’s Landing set.
DEVASTATION AT KINGS LANDING. Photo taken from public path next to Titanic Studios and the VERY public Titanic Building (which hosts thousands tourists), directly across street from the Kings Landing set. Props such as broken pillars, ornaments and Kings Landing remnants. pic.twitter.com/iHuUvXkyey
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) June 1, 2018
DEVASTATION AT KINGS LANDING (2). Photo taken from public path next to Titanic Studios, directly across street from the Kings Landing set. Ceiling Tiles seen here, used for a certain aftermath. pic.twitter.com/2lKSK7i0vF
— Irish Thrones (@IrishThrones) June 1, 2018
The most interesting thing about the show above are the pastel-colored tiles and half-circles. It looks like they’re part of a ceiling mosaic, or possibly a large door. The faded red-to-pinkish color of some of the pieces matches the front of the Red Keep itself as photographed from inside the set. Could we be seeing wreckage from that building?
From Belfast Live: https://t.co/4QaphnC8o1 pic.twitter.com/nonIEVfYfB
— Crown_For_A_King (@Crown_ForAKing) April 21, 2018
We’re also still getting video from the set. This one shows debris stacked up against the fence, not to mention the ruined dome on the skyline:
Today at the King's Landing set.
— Maisie WIlliams 🍥 .daily. (@maisiestyle) June 7, 2018
Cc: scard-- pic.twitter.com/vDihoyaySc
Does Cersei have insurance on any of this? Did the Tycho Nestoris talk her into getting a policy during his visit?
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