(Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW)
Another week, another torrent of Game of Thrones-related news. Let’s gather all the biggest and best bits, shall we?
A lot of the news came from the South by Southwest festival, where showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss took the stage with actors Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams to talk all things Game of Thrones.
HBO released a lot of information about #GameofThrones season 7 AND 8 at SXSW. We sort through it here: https://t.co/plxbQdRwsh pic.twitter.com/j2cnp8OPyM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Among the information to come out at SXSW: Game of Thrones season 8 will consist of only six episodes. How do we feel about that?
#GameofThrones season 8 will only be six episodes long. Is that long enough? We explore that question: https://t.co/bLtoOwlPRl pic.twitter.com/Rfjp195oxF
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Benioff and Weiss were the big talkers on the panel, and at one point they talked about the two actors who joined them, and the characters they play.
At SXSW, the #GameofThrones showrunners compared and contrasted the different journeys of Arya and Sansa Stark. https://t.co/aLJqbCTb2C pic.twitter.com/ygTmFToANw
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Benioff and Weiss also discussed the (extremely real) potential for a Game of Thrones spinoff show.
Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss said a #GameofThrones spinoff is possible, but would they be involved? https://t.co/XD05ZBRHGr pic.twitter.com/Kk2dnehFxy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Last bit of news from SXSW: we put a weird rumor to bed.
Let's quash this rumor: No, Maisie Williams didn't accidentally reveal that Sansa will die in #GoT season 7. https://t.co/YxZHtwAtxL pic.twitter.com/8i88Px0enO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Moving on, one of the directors for Game of Thrones season 7 revealed just how big of a problem Daenerys’ dragons are going to be for her enemies next season.
Per #GoT director Matt Shakman, Dany's dragons will be the size of Boeing 747s in season 7. That is…very big. https://t.co/BN9DyuqYgC pic.twitter.com/vVQx1Xq1rJ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger) found himself asked to respond to a…surprising observation during an interview.
Actor Aidan Gillen weighs in on the idea of #GameofThrones' Littlefinger being a sex symbol. Really. https://t.co/G993l9EwJy pic.twitter.com/wBe2q4uKTW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Meanwhile, Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) did a very different kind of interview.
Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran) talks about the end of #GameofThrones/poses for fashion photos in GQ Style. https://t.co/esWdit2oth pic.twitter.com/ENtVHhDpw6
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
At SXSW, we learned that pop star Ed Sheeran will have a cameo appearance on Game of Thrones. He’s not the only musician coming on board.
Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds will play a wildling in #GoT season 7, and dropped a plot hint during the reveal. https://t.co/B3JmfiTdkl pic.twitter.com/MRFDz3fkk8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Finally, here’s something funny to round out your Sunday. Until next time!
Funny video translates what Cersei and Margaery really mean during their epic shade fest in #GameofThrones season 5: https://t.co/9TdoxOF2tG pic.twitter.com/FgGNhoMBlK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 19, 2017
Via http://winteriscoming.net/2017/03/19/wic-weekly-march-12-18/
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