HBO’s A Game Of Thrones Casting Update
HBO is making a pilot for a new T.V Series based on the critically acclaimed and extremely popular fantasy series by George R.R Martin called A Song of Ice and Fire, the first book of which is called A Game of Thrones. Fan’s of the fantasy genre everywhere are getting exited for the new T.V series as it the cast is shaping up to look good and it will be based on such a widely liked series of novels. Even if you haven’t read the books or aren’t a big fan of fantasy you should find a lot to be liked in this series. The series follows the events in the kingdom of Westeros, we follow intrigue, politics and eventually outright civil war. The books are huge in scope with many characters so there will be a large cast of actors and actresses.
The biggest name actor cast for this series so far is probably Sean Bean, you probably know him from his role as Boromir in Lord of the Rings or from the james bond movie Goldeneye where he played the bad guy. He has been in many other big movies as well as staring in the Sharpe t.v series. Sean Bean will be playing Lord Eddard Stark in the new series and many feel he is a great fit. Playing his wife will be Jennifer Ehle, she played Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice in 1995. Peter Dinklage will be playing the role of Tyrion Lannister, many of you may know him from his roles in ELF, Chronicles of Narnia and others. Mark Addy of A Knights Tale fame will play the king, Robert Baratheon. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will play Jaime Lannister and Sir Jorah Mormont will be played by Iain Glen, who has had various british stage roles as well as a small part in Kingdom of Heaven. Tamzin Merchant of The Tudors will play Daenerys Targaryen.
Virtual unkowns Kit Harrington will play Jon Snow, Maisie Williams is Arya Stark, Sophie Turner will play Sansa Stark, Richard Madden will play Robb Stark, Alfie Allen is set to play Theon Greyjoy and a few others have also been cast for various roles.
Each season of the series is planned to encompass the events of one book with 4 volumes currently published: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows and the fifth book titled A Dance With Dragons to come out soon. Most of the filming is planned to take place in Northern Ireland on one of the largest sets in the world. Shooting is set to start October 26, with the pilot being directed by Tom McCarthy.
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