sven

I remember him from Snatch. He was Errol.

superdeluxe

Yeah I liked him from Snatch!

pinata242

I was wondering about stuff like that. How they cast people for what appeared to be bit parts for season one, but then end up being fairly major players (at least for a point) later.

MrX

Interview with Weiss and Benioff

Nothing really groundbreaking but they do mention, that if they make it past this season, that book 3 will be more than 1 season.

superdeluxe

perfect. Book 3 definitely had enough for 2 seasons

rocketsauce

undoubtedly

superdeluxe

Sets up for potentially a fantastic ending episode in season 3 and opening episode of season 4.

God I hope we make it that far.

rocketsauce

I know, I was thinking though if they split book into 2 seasons this will be a very long and probably expensive series. Here's to hoping they can finish it off and do it the right way.

Shinobi

I'm happy about this. The Rorge in the prison wagon didn't look Rorge-y enough.

MrX

GRRM dropped another clue.

It looks like it's Rorge and Biter. Rorge is already out there, but that they're re-casting Biter is new.

MrX

<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0Sf464B1oOA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Someone posted this on youtube. They're shooting the scene where Davos takes Melisandre to the spot under Storm's End.

creekdipper

Far too late, but I would have nominated Alison Pill (Queen Maude in Pillars of the Earth) for either Margery Tyrell or Jayne Westerling. Pill is only a few years younger than Natalie Dormer, but she still looks like a teen (baby face, petite). And she looked great in chain mail, robes, etc., so she definitely has the period look down. I liked Dormer in The Tudors, but she appears a bit old for the role.

Of course, actors are replaced (sometimes at the last minute or even after filming has begun...as was the case with Lady Cat Stark after the pilot was filmed).

MrX

New clue from GRRM

Pretty sure this is for Ser Dontos Hollard. "Don't, don't" is what Sansa yells when Joffrey has him beaten and Ygritte and Dontos are the only two characters that are known to have casting calls out that haven't been cast.

MrX

I was wrong

It's Anthony Morris, who I can't find a picture of, playing the Tickler

MrX

Fintan McKeown is Ser Amory Lorch



Conan Stevens is still shooting The Hobbit and won't return so Ian Whyte is taking over the role of Ser Gregor Clegane (aka The Mountain)
Whyte was actually in the pilot episode playing a white walker.



For those wondering, he's 7'1.

I'm beginning to think we won't see any Tullys or the Reeds this season. The producers have talked about how much they love Natalia Tena so I could see them

DJariya

Neil Marshall, who directed The Descent, signed on to direct 1 episode.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...-season-234126

dad1153

^^^ Neil also directed "Centurion," a little-seen but bad-ass action flick that takes place in Roman times (think "Gladiator" on a shoe string budget but still spectacular). He's perfect for "GOT," hopefully they'll give him an action-packed episode to direct (it's what his movies excel at).

starman9000

I'm bummed about the Mountain changing.

pinata242

How much was Gregor in CoK? Hint: Not that much. They're doing weird things with the timelime and narrative here.

BTW: I'm up to A Feast of Crows finally

sven

Is there any gold in the village?

mgbfan

Random GoT related comment not related to casting (this being the only active GoT thread).

Noticed a friend of a facebook friend with a name that caught my eye: Daenerys Taragrin. I wonder how tired she is of hearing "Is that your real name?"

superdeluxe

And he is going to direct blackwater .

starman9000

More random GoT news.....the comic version comes out next Wednesday.

superdeluxe

And more Random GoT news..Bethesda has passed on the ASOIAF game

MrX

From a set report, sounds like there will be a slight change from the book at Harrenhal. I assume to give Charles Dance some more screen time.