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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Josh Whitehouse cast as male lead in Game of Thrones prequel
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Long Night Game of Thrones Prequel Casts Josh Whitehouse in Lead Role!
It was only yesterday that Naomi Watts was confirmed as cast for the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel, and in just a day there are more bombshell news already!
Deadline reports that British actor Josh Whitehouse will lead the cast alongside Watts in Jane Goldman’s spin-off, whose pilot is expected to begin filming in February. You may know Whitehouse from Poldark, and he’ll also appear in The Happy Worker, an upcoming film by director Duwayne Dunham and executive producer David Lynch.
Deadline added that HBO would not comment on which role he will be playing. Considering the spin-off is set thousands of years in the past, during the Long Night, it’s fair to say most names wouldn’t ring any bells anyway, but this time we didn’t even get a character description. Watts, in contrast, was said to play a “charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret.” Who do you think Whitehouse will be playing in this Long Night-set prequel? Or, more appropriately, what kind of character do you think he’ll be playing?
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Disney is making a limited series about Falcon and the Winter Soldier
George R.R. Martin: Other Game of Thrones prequels “in active development”
Sigourney Weaver: Two Avatar sequels are done filming, two more have begun
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Naomi Watts has signed on for Jane Goldman’s Game of Thrones prequel!
Veteran English actress Naomi Watts has been cast in the Game of Thrones spinoff!
News of the Game of Thrones spinoff has been largely speculative, but today we learned some bombshell casting info that until now had only been rumor — Hollywood darling Naomi Watts has signed on for a leading role!
According to Deadline, Watts — an accomplished actress whose credits include Mulholland Drive, The Ring, King Kong, Eastern Promises, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), St. Vincent and The Divergent Series — has been secured “to lead an ensemble cast” for the spinoff, which is reported to be a prequel that tells the story of the Age of Heroes and the Long Night, events that happened thousands of years before those taking place in both the Song of Ice and Fire series and the Game of Thrones TV show. The working title of the prequel is, unsurprisingly, The Long Night.
Naturally, HBO is not saying much about Watts’ character, but Deadline is reporting that “she will play a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret.” They also note that, given that the writer of the prequel is Jane Goldman and that the show is looking to “differentiate itself” from its namesake series, “it was a logical assumption that the prequel could have a female lead.” This isn’t being confirmed by anyone at HBO — and in fact, in July HBO president of programming Casey Bloys told Deadline that they didn’t want to “limit” Goldman to writing mostly female characters — but given this news, it’s certainly tempting to believe that The Long Night will feature a female lead.
Deadline also notes that the casting was confirmed after “lengthy negotiations,” which, for an actress of Watts’ caliber, makes sense. In fact, here at Watchers we’d heard strong rumors of this casting during the negotiations, but it’s nice to have it confirmed at last.
What does this casting news mean for the spinoff? And who could Watts be portraying? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Monday, October 29, 2018
Emilia Clarke accepts Britannia Award, with thanks to Game of Thrones
New trailers for The Orville and a Star Trek short from author Michael Chabon
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Avengers 4 trailer will drop before the end of 2018, says Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige
WiC Weekly: October 20-26
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More Castings Afoot for the Game of Thrones Spinoff!
HBO has been extremely tight-lipped with news regarding its Game of Thrones spinoff reported to be centered around The Long Night. Last month a handful of casting notices leaked, tipping off fans that the network is seeking a more diverse group of talent for the new show. The castings continue this month, with a fresh batch happening right now, and Watchers on the Wall has the descriptions right here!
As in September, the new info comes courtesy of a Norwegian site for actors gathering the descriptions from Spotlight‘s casting calls. The site has been updated with more roles, and we were able to acquire additional info with a little help from friends.
These latest ones were posted on October 24th, and the window for them closes on November 17th. HBO will reportedly start filming in February 2019, so there should be some roles cast soon!
These role are encoded (as were the previous ones), with descriptions right from the casting agencies, but it’s enough to get speculating! The parts include:
- B3 (Male, 50 – 63 years old) SERIES REGULAR. Playing age 50s. Black actor.
- W (Male, 37 – 45 years old) Playing age late 30s-mid 40s. Caucasian actor.
- E (Male, 30 – 38 years old) SERIES REGULAR. Playing age 30s. Genuine Scandinavian, Germanic, or Eastern European.
- V2 (Male, 49 – 58 years old) SERIES REGULAR. Playing age 50s. Genuine Scandinavian, Germanic, or Eastern European.
- N (Female, 31 – 34 years old) SERIES REGULAR. Playing age early 30s. Caucasian actress.
- M3 (Female, 28 – 31 years old) SERIES REGULAR. Playing age late 20s. Caucasian actress.
What do you all make of the latest info? Hopefully we’ll get some casting announcements shortly!
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Saturday, October 27, 2018
The sequel to Labyrinth has a script according to director Fede Alvarez
HBO Launches Line of Game of Thrones Handbags!
Brand-new merch news, hot off the presses! HBO announced this week that the network is teaming up with Danielle Nicole to create a line of Game of Thrones handbags and accessories! The collection launches on November 8th with an 18-piece collection interpreting the show, all the drama of GoT laid into a set of backpacks, bags and more.
According to HBO, each accessory is “cast in aptly opulent materials like faux fur and adorned with fringe and famous phrases from the show, like ‘Winter Is Coming’ and ‘Fire and Blood.’ Faux fur represents the Stark’s ‘Winter Is Coming’ theme while, in a nod to the Mother of Dragons herself, embroidered dragon motifs appear on many of the pieces. Fire and ice are interpreted through colors, featuring mighty tones like red and orange juxtaposed alongside cool tones like icy white and gray.”
The houses featured in the collection are House Stark, Lannister and Targaryen, with the matching sigils.
“For overall inspiration, we turned to the show’s main characters’ costumes, personalities and mythical creatures. We drew upon the fundamentals of the show, which resulted in a dark and romantic collection combined with plenty of dramatic flair,” explains Danielle Nicole founder and designer Danielle DiFerdinando. “Since Game of Thrones already has such iconic style and influence on today’s fashion, we used the show’s costumes for direction in designing the pieces. We wanted each material, detail and embellishment to be a direct reference to many of the looks you see in the show.”
“Game of Thrones fans are always looking for new ways to represent their love for the show and their favorite characters,” said Jeff Peters, VP of Licensing and Retail at HBO. “With Danielle Nicole’s new bags and accessories, they can carry their fandom out into the streets and represent the show in their own personal looks”.
Each piece is made with non-leather materials and will be available starting November 8th at Boxlunch.com and on December 8th at Danielle-nicole.com. Prices of the collection range from $18 to $88. Here are a selection of the pieces up for grabs, including backpacks, crossbody bags, coin purses, cosmetic bags, and wristlet pouches! There’s something for everyone- it really is a beautiful and wearable collection.
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Game of Thrones as Myth: Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister and the Duality of the Twins
Take the Black Live: Game of Thrones cast reunion, Arya’s final scene, and much more
Friday, October 26, 2018
The Mandalorian suffers on-set theft, kills solo Boba Fett movie
Stark siblings reunite at Maisie Willaims’ new play, and other Game of Thrones news
Thursday, October 25, 2018
The Night’s Cast Episode 4: Back to Black(water) and more!
This scene never gets old.
The season recaps continue! The Night’s Cast, the official podcast of Watchers on the Wall, releases Episode 4 today, in which we look back fondly on Season 2 (Samantha’s still-burning and probably unfounded hatred of Shae not withstanding). Join Petra, Vanessa, Samantha and special guest Pat Sponaugle as they recap the second season.
The Night’s Cast is available on iTunes and SoundCloud, and you can follow us on Twitter as well. Happy listening!
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Lord of the Rings trilogy coming to Netflix UK in November—Is the US next?
You can now take over Westeros with your very own dragon in Game of Thrones: Conquest
Disney might reboot Pirates of the Caribbean with the writers from Deadpool…so, yay?
Fantasy artist John Howe to illustrate the 2020 Song of Ice and Fire calendar
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Dragons Descend Upon Westeros in Latest Update to Game of Thrones: Conquest
In Fall 2017, Game of Thrones: Conquest made its mobile game debut on the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. At the time of its debut, I was fortunate enough to visit HBO HQ and test the game out. The game has spent more than 25 weeks in the App Store’s Top 50 grossing iOS apps, peaking as the no. 1 free-to-play strategy game in the U.S. And yet, through all the conquering and building, family feuding and grain growing, fortress defending and army construction, there’s been one notable thing missing from the gameplay: Dragons.
“The worldwide success of Game of Thrones: Conquest just one year after launch is a testament to the title’s widespread popularity as a leading mobile strategy game,” said Tom Casey, VP, Studio Head at WB Games Boston. “Our priority is to continue delivering the best gameplay experience for our players. With Dragons being the most requested feature, we are thrilled to finally unveil the mythical beasts in Game of Thrones: Conquest and kick off the next chapter of the game’s success.”
Yes, somehow dragons have evaded this game over the course of the last year. But all of that is about to change, when the update launches today! This will be the biggest update since the launch of the original game, one which has been teasing players steadily over the course of the year. Ever find yourself tactically assigning your army, when an ominous dragon-shaped shadow roars overhead? You know, something akin to the season 3 poster? Turns out, that wasn’t a fluke in the system; they were hinting at what’s to come, and what’s to come is dragons indeed.
I had the opportunity to sit down with the team and learn a little more about the game, and it turns out that (unsurprisingly) the inclusion of dragons have been the most highly requested feature for players (Khaleesis too). Dragons don’t start out at season 7 size, however. You’ve got to grow and hatch them first. What happens is that every player at an early level (in game) is going to unlock a dragon pit. Once built, every player then gets a dragon egg for free, which you can tend to by stoking the fire. Eggs will eventually turn into hatchlings, whose life you’ll sustain through feeding them livestock. Training them as well will help level them up. Research points will also give you permanent boosts, and teach you how to, ahem, train your dragon.
Arriving in-game on the first anniversary of the title’s release, dragons will introduce an entirely new strategic element to gameplay in Game of Thrones: Conquest, serving as a formidable weapon against enemy keeps or a powerful defense for player cities. Available on the App Store and Google Play, all players will be able to build a Dragon Pit to hatch their very own Dragon Egg, raising the newborn hatchling to a whelp, adolescent, and eventually to a fully grown adult in upcoming releases. Players will also be able to unlock access to specialized research, combat, and talent options to train their newest ally for battle.
For more information, visit the Game of Thrones: Conquest website. Additionally, you can check out the trailer. Lastly, follow Game of Thrones: Conquest on Facebook and Twitter.
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Check out a preview of George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, with pictures and a table on contents!
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
The Mountain gets hitched, Theon has a baby, and more cast member news
Monday, October 22, 2018
Disney removes Kylo Ren joke from Wreck-It Ralph 2 at Lucasfilm’s request
Netflix orders 20 additional episodes of Matt Groening’s ‘Disenchantment’
A Song of Ice and Fire illustrator says he’s finished a cover for a new George R.R. Martin book
Sunday, October 21, 2018
WiC Weekly: October 13-19
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Saturday, October 20, 2018
Take the Black Live: We try and figure out the Game of Thrones season 8 premiere date
Friday, October 19, 2018
Peter Dinklage details the difference between Game of Thrones fans and Fifty Shades fans
Netflix should take pointers from this incredible-looking Avatar: The Last Airbender fan film
Kit Harington contemplates life after Jon Snow, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau teases season 8
Looking Forward, Game of Thrones Season 8 Part 1: My Theory is Better Than Yours
Actually, it’s not. I just wanted to piss somebody off with the title.
Ohhhhh yeah… the Watchers have allowed Oz, the Court Jester (a.k.a. the Village Idiot, the Royal Fool, the Wall Nut,) back onto your technologically enhanced screen for maximum reading pleasure. Girlfriend… this is your lucky day.
Rumor has it that we have almost (subjective) come to the end of this glorious game. For those reasons, the management has released a man to once again burden you with inferior Unsullied speculation due to the lack of relevant news, coupled with excitement accelerated by a three-second Jonsa embrace. Thanks HBO!
Regardless, theories abound! And I haven’t read a one of them. But I am quite positive that the unrealistic ones featured below the cut are considerably worse than yours. Fear not, for there is a point to the lunacy. Shall we begin? Yes, Lisa…
Disclaimer: For all of you Wall newbies, and as a reminder for the Wallbies: You have entered the realm of the Unsullied; where show fact and written fiction are separated by a man with only a television and a pricey, yet worthy, subscription to Home Box Office. My oath states that no sacred texts may be read until the conclusion of the show, and a man is nothing if he is not an oathkeeper.
As Unsullied, we must dine on what is served by buffet curators David and Dan only.
Disclaimer #2: Sue of House Fury and Luka of House Awesome do NOT allow a man to read any spoilery content produced, written and reported here at the Wall or anywhere else throughout the twines of internettery. So, if a man seems uninformed, it’s because I am.
I also don’t read theories, but I hear there are thousands (maybe more) available for clicking or download or patreonable or other. If you weren’t already aware, you will quickly find that my theories are NOT worth paying for. Before you complain, understand that at the conclusion, you will have just ingested this nonsensical content for free. All it has cost you is 15 minutes of your life you can never get back.
So here we are kiddos… standing at the precipice of hell, also known as the end of Game of Thrones.
All good things must come to an end, and in the timeless words of Brian Flanagan from Cocktail (1988), “Everything ends badly. Otherwise it wouldn’t end.” Yes, I’ve used this quote before. It’s important that you don’t forget it.
I’ll come back to that.
Realizing that every theory has probably been verbalized or written in some corner of the internet, I felt the need to give you some unlikely ones. Odds are good that your theory, in one form or another, is wrong.
That dude sitting next to you… his is probably wrong too, even if you don’t want to be the one to tell him how wrong it is.
My theories and speculations are typically as wrong as that guy, which may be the primary reason I don’t contrive them as much as in the early days of the site.
And besides that, there are a conglomerate of sharper minds than the one that resides in my warped brain that contribute to this site (see: Patrick Sponaugle, Morgoth, Akash of the Andals, JoeMagician). They are much more worthy of your time and consideration. (Patrick… call your mother).
In lieu of deep thought and examination, I thought I might give you some outlandish and highly unlikely outcomes for the final six episodes. If you are not in the mood for a mild dose of absurdity, I suggest you exit stage left now. You’ve been warned.
The Jonsa Embrace
Let’s commence with the most recent footage we have… one second of approach and two seconds of hug. Or vice versa.
There’s a lot to unpack here: First of all, what kind of hug is this? Brotherly/sisterly love? An “I missed you” hug? An “I’m so glad you’re alive” hug?
Or is this something more sinister? Were they squeezing too tightly? Did Sansa look up because Jon’s hand accidentally rubbed her thigh? Oh God… ARE THEY GOING TO DO IT?
Oz Conjecture: No. They’re not. Why are we even talking about this? We all know that Sansa is going to end up with the Hound as evidenced by his actions toward her going all the way back to the end of Season 1. It is known… leave it alone.
And sorry, Joe. You’re a good-looking dude and all, but Sandor was leaving his toothbrush while protecting Sansa’s place long before you were around.
Houndsa™ will have cake by the ocean and produce beautiful half dog/half wolf pups that will bring peace and prosperity to whatever is left of the North post-Great War.
OK, that’s Sansa. But what about Hey Jon Snow(pronounced Ae-Jon Snow)?
He’s taken too. But not by Dany. Her name is Hey Rose Leslie (pronounced Ae-Rose Leslie), and she is kissed by fire in more ways than one. In Season 4, Episode 9, we see AeJon go to burn the dead body of Ygritte. But did we actually see the body burning?
GoT is no stranger to ambiguous deaths. And while we do know that she died, if her body didn’t burn, could she come back as Ygritte Wight?
Call it crazy, but now that they are hitched in real life, could Kit have called in a favor to D&D for Rose to make a return?
Oz Conjecture: AeJon runs into blue-eyed Ygritte Wight and in lieu of killing her, bags her up like the Wight that got UPS’ed down to King’s Landing for Cersei to see. He proceeds to have Samwell (cured greyscale) read through hundreds of books and locate how to change a wight back to a human (I Am Legend). In the biggest twist of them all, Sam succeeds.
Hey Jon and Hey Rose both agree to “fuck the cold” and catch a boat to the Summer Islands where they live tan and warm and happily ever after.
However, this ambiguous death (and subsequent non-burning) issue rears its ugly head, literally, as the whole Wight family shows up to attack whoever is left in Westeros. This includes, but is not limited to: Syrio Wight, Stannis Wight, Blackfish Wight, Hodor Wight, Tyene Wight, and Olenna Wight among others.
But, what about Dany? She is with child!
Yes. She is. You were right about this one.
Unfortunately, the father has run off to the southern isles with his true love reinvented, only to leave Dany as a single mom. What’s worse is that Jon is not really Jon. And he’s not Aegon. He’s not even Qui-Gon.
Jon is not a Targaryen at all. He is actually (and secretly) a red priest, which is the reason Red Velvet (Melisandre) was so attracted to him to begin with. In Season 8, we will discover that the Lord of Light has the ability to skew the visions of the Three-Eyed Raven thus throwing Bran’s enlightenment off-kilter.
Do you know what that means?
Oz Conjecture: Dany will give birth to a shadow baby, which admittedly will be easier to care for as a single parent, yet not necessarily what she was hoping for.
After Dany meets Jaime, who subsequently dies from wounds suffered while battling Olenna Wight, the shadow baby takes the form of a dragon with Jaime’s face and flies to King’s Landing to kill Cersei.
Prophecy fulfilled, MF’s.
So, the Dragon Queen will sit on the Iron Throne?
Um… No.
Not only is it the most predictable outcome that won’t outcome, it also won’t happen because there are other evil powers at work in addition to the NK.
Here’s the DL on the NK and the DQ: Their will be a battle of IaF (shocker). The good dragons will take out a large swath of the wights as well as bad dragon, but the NK will be MIA.
After mass casualties, the situation will seem to be coming to a favorable ending featuring the defeat of the dead army with Dany and a few other notables having survived the melee. But there is fly in the ointment. Or rather, a spider…
Oz Conjecture (and this one is actually a remote possibility): Varys is a f***ing warlock.
One of the few remaining loose ends left in the show is the inclusion of this group being featured in both S2 and S3 in the form of Pyat Pree in Qarth and the random dock-jumping girl with the blue popsicle fetish hanging out in Astapor. The former tried to enslave Dany and the dragons while the latter attempted to assassinate her with a scorpion sprayed with chrome-green spray paint.
If the warlock chapter had ended with Pyat Pree, who was left to die in the House of the Dying Undying, then I really don’t question this much. But blue raspberry ring-pop girl changed that. If she is not included in the show, I probably don’t even give this a second look.
But here is a pedestrian case in point: Varys has always seemingly preferred to be in the presence of Targaryens. Dragons are important to the magic of the warlocks. Varys was sold to a sorcerer who plucked his plucker and plucklings and threw them in a brazier, which made the fire turn blue. Warlocks drink blue shit. Put Varys on the flexatarian diet, and he kinda looks like Pyat Pree. He also despised and doubted the Lord of Light, potentially signaling his disdain for other practicing magicians in potential favor of his own. Kinvara somehow magically knew of Varys’ castration yet tells him that he has nothing to fear from her.
Then there was the weird convo between Varys and Red Velvet at Dragonstone where she stated that she must return to die in Westeros, just like him. Huh?
And then, the seed of doubt… Dany confronts Varys about his loyalty as well as his intent given the fact that he had assisted in helping find her so that she could be killed.
Later, Tyrion and Varys have a discussion:
Tyrion Lannister: “I am her Hand, not her head. I can’t make her decisions for her.”
Varys: “That’s what I used to tell myself about her father. I found the traitors, but I wasn’t the one burning them alive. I was only a purveyor of information. It’s what I told myself when I watched them beg for mercy – I’m not the one doing it. When the pitch of their screams rose higher – I’m not the one doing it. When their hair caught fire, and the smell of their burning flesh filled the throne room – I’m not the one doing it.”
Tyrion Lannister: “Daenerys is not her father.”
Varys: “And she never will be, with the right counsel. You need to find a way to make her listen. “
Varys’ justification to himself about the actions of the Mad King could signal that he is not willing to stand idly by and let something of the like happen again. And you have to ask yourself, why would such a conversation be included in the script so close to the end game?
Something is amiss. Will Varys turn on her because she refuses to listen to reason? Or because he has an ulterior motive? Was Tyrion’s obvious displeasure with Jon and Dany doing to the “dirty boat ride” a foreshadowing of the Spider and the Imp making a move?
Oz Conjecture on Conjecture: Varys betrays and takes out Dany offering her dead body up for resurrection to the Night King along with some frosty nuptials. In return, the NK agrees to go back beyond the Wall leaving Westeros to live without fear from him and the newly wedded and crowned blue-eyed Dragon Queen.
Night King and Dany, sitting in a tree. Maybe that one is a reach. But Varys will betray Dany.
Now that they are gone, who takes the IT? 
Oz Conjecture: Euron wins it all, causing Greyjoy loyalists to rejoice while the other 99% of us call “Bullshit”
Is it outlandish? Yes. But that’s what we’re doing here.
“Finger in the Bum” Greyjoy didn’t even grace our screens until Season 6, and even then he appeared in only two episodes. But he made quite a splash when he threw Balon off the bridge (he,he,he). He was then able to construct an entire fleet of ships in a seemingly short amount of time, which takes mad skills.
In S7, Euron played a more prominent role appearing in 4 out of 7 episodes and proving his worth to Cersei by killing two Sand Snakes and delivering mom and the third to KL. She apparently trusted him enough to send him off to collect the Golden Company on her behalf as well. And now that Jaime is gone, and with the assumed demise of the players in the North (as noted above), Euron could conceivably end up where everyone else has been trying to get for a full seven seasons by default.
Wouldn’t that be some shit.
The point, if there is one, is this:
I scribed this a year ago, and it is apparently true as evidenced here and here:
There is no way, regardless of how spectacular the ending, that this tale is going to end with gratification for the masses.
So, jot this down somewhere so that in a year and a half you can easily locate and show proof once Season 8 concludes… most viewers likely won’t approve of the ending. It will be ridiculed and questioned and criticized. There will be loose ends (hopefully very few). D&D will be proclaimed idiots by many, and the true ending that the creator envisioned may forever remain unwritten. As George stated, it will be bittersweet. And that is a best-case scenario.
The theories are just what they are. Theories. Some of them are legitimate, educated guesses. Some are optimistic hopes for how the author would like to see the show conclude.
But understand, your ending will likely not be THE ending. Neither will mine.
Game of Thrones is an anomaly. Never has there been such a fanatical interest in a television series that prompts unpaid research by so many in a world that does not exist. That is a testament to George and to D&D and should be appreciated as much as it is scrutinized.
If you hold an inflated expectation of how the story should end from your perspective, the end game could be an agonizing event for you.
“Everything ends badly. Otherwise it wouldn’t end.”
Expect the worst. Hope for the best. Enjoy the ride. Game Over Soon.
That’s a wrap for the Oz today, boys and girls! Coming up next: The original Death Odds for S8. Accept no imitations.
In the meantime, go enjoy a podcast.
Hope all you kiddos are doing well! Let me know where I’m wrong (you always do), stay thirsty, and may there always be peace in your realm.
-Oz
“Unbowed. Unbent. Unsullied.”
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Interview roundup: Maisie Williams, Kit Harington, George R.R. Martin and more!
Maisie Williams and Kit Harington recently spoke about the impact, both positive and negative, that Game of Thrones has had on their lives. George R.R. Martin answered fan questions from Time Magazine staffers and Sean Bean weighed in on HBO’s planned Game of Thrones prequels.
In an interview with The Guardian, Maisie Williams, now 21 years old, talked about the personal challenges she faced going through adolescence while starring on a hit TV show.
“15, 16 [years of age] … that’s when the hormones are really flying. Going through that and trying to juggle other people’s opinions on who you are and how you should act, that’s difficult, just because you’re desperately trying to find your own identity,” she said.
Williams was bullied when she returned to school after the first few seasons of Game of Thrones. The situation became so bad that she eventually opted for homeschooling. Quite understandably, Williams said this experience molded her outlook on the world at the time.
“Leaving school, and then going back and having this awful experience, made me really bitter about life and people …” she said. “It is a very honest teenage mindset of, ‘Bad things happen to me, so the world is bad.’ Those are your first steps into the big wide world. It’s not very encouraging.” When asked if the fog has cleared yet, she answered “I think I’m still clearing it,” and laughed.
As for facing the finale of season 8 of Game of Thrones, Williams seems eager to move forward.
“I got to the end and I didn’t want more. I had exhausted every possible piece of Arya,” she said. “And this season was quite big for me. I had a lot more to do … mainly because there’s just less characters now, so everyone’s got more to do.”
George RR Martin recently answered some questions submitted The New York Times Style Magazine staff, which ranged in topic from allegorical interpretations of A Song of Ice and Fire‘s characters and plots to where Martin gets his famous hats. When asked whether fans will ever get to know more about Joanna Lannister, Martin coyly answered that we’ll just “have to keep reading the books to find out.”
Kit Harington spoke with Rick Edwards at Esquire Townhouse to discuss, among other things, how Game of Thrones has impacted his life. Though he shared a funny story about going to Wimbledon after seasons 5 and getting asked by Camilla Parker Bowls whether or not Jon Snow was really dead, he was also honest about the downsides of notoriety.
“I’d be lying if I wasn’t saying I was at drama school dreaming of going into a big TV show, walking red carpets, going to the Emmys or the SAG awards. Of course that’s what I wanted and Thrones threw that like a ten ton truck at [me],” he said.
Case in point, the other day he had to shoo off a fan who was approaching him during an emotional moment at the airport.
Harrington didn’t say much in the video about how life has changed for him since completing Game of Thrones. However, he did express his delight at finally getting to respond to the fan greeting, “Are you Jon Snow” with “Not anymore.”
Lastly, while discussing his upcoming TV show, Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent with The Hollywood Reporter, Sean Bean was asked if he’d be interested in appearing in any Game of Thrones prequels.
“I’m always a bit reluctant to go back to shows under a different format or guise,” he admitted. “But you never know with something like this, it just depends on the time frames. I think if the quality was maintained. You know, the kind of thought behind it, if it didn’t look as though it was an add-on just to capitalize on earlier success.”
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