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1:47 am - 08/21/2009
This is A Game of Thrones post.
HBO appoints subjects to 'Thrones'
HBO is filling out the cast of its fantasy pilot "Game of Thrones" with the addition of former "New Amsterdam" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and several others.
The group joins the previously cast lead Sean Bean as battle-weary Ned Stark, who leaves his home to serve the king. Mark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd also star.
In the adaptation of the George R.R. Martin fantasy-book series, Coster-Waldau will play Jaime Lannister, one of the king's guards and a ruthless usurper of the previous king. The actor, most recently seen in Ron Moore's Fox pilot "Virtuality," is repped by WME, Impression and Independent Talent Group.
Another addition is Tamzin Merchant (Showtime's "The Tudors"), who'll play Daenerys, an exiled teenage princess.
Also new to the cast: Richard Madden ("Hope Springs") as Stark's eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen ("Into the Storm") as Ser Jorah Mormont, a disgraced knight; Alfie Allen ("The Other Boleyn Girl") as Theon, Stark's young ward; Sophie Turner ("Doctor Who"), as Stark's eldest daughter, Sansa; Maisie Williams as Stark's young tomboy daughter, Arya.
The group joins the previously cast lead Sean Bean as battle-weary Ned Stark who leaves his home to serve the king, Mark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd.
HBO still has a few more roles to fill in the large ensemble cast of "Thrones," one of the more buzzed-about titles on the premium network's development slate. The pilot shoots in Ireland in October.
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Guymon Casady, Carolyn Strauss, Vincent Gerardis and Martin are executive producing.
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_dis
ETA: let me show you my amazing paint skillz:
The group joins the previously cast lead Sean Bean as battle-weary Ned Stark, who leaves his home to serve the king. Mark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd also star.
In the adaptation of the George R.R. Martin fantasy-book series, Coster-Waldau will play Jaime Lannister, one of the king's guards and a ruthless usurper of the previous king. The actor, most recently seen in Ron Moore's Fox pilot "Virtuality," is repped by WME, Impression and Independent Talent Group.
Another addition is Tamzin Merchant (Showtime's "The Tudors"), who'll play Daenerys, an exiled teenage princess.
Also new to the cast: Richard Madden ("Hope Springs") as Stark's eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen ("Into the Storm") as Ser Jorah Mormont, a disgraced knight; Alfie Allen ("The Other Boleyn Girl") as Theon, Stark's young ward; Sophie Turner ("Doctor Who"), as Stark's eldest daughter, Sansa; Maisie Williams as Stark's young tomboy daughter, Arya.
The group joins the previously cast lead Sean Bean as battle-weary Ned Stark who leaves his home to serve the king, Mark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd.
HBO still has a few more roles to fill in the large ensemble cast of "Thrones," one of the more buzzed-about titles on the premium network's development slate. The pilot shoots in Ireland in October.
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Guymon Casady, Carolyn Strauss, Vincent Gerardis and Martin are executive producing.
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_dis
ETA: let me show you my amazing paint skillz:
are they the typical medieval fantasy shit
or is there something else to them
It's got a lot of political intrigue (and sex), but the "magic" is pretty subtle.
Except there's more than a hint of magic-is-actually-real in 'em. So far, no Gandalfesque stuff, though.
And yeah, a HELL of a lot darker than most other fantasy series. Grim as all hell, in fact.
Stoopid poster is stoopid.
And in my mind it's gonna happen.
If I ever write a fantasy series I swear to god I will finish it before I die.
kay probably not but dude I would fuckin' RAAAAAAAAAGE.
(not meant to disparage HL's talent- he's just damned good at batshit-insane.)
FUCK THEY ARE THICK
wat.
I will read, FOR BOROMIR.
and once you get to a very significant scene in the third you'll be rescheduling your life to finish reading them ASAP.
I still remember bits and pieces, but yeah, I'll try to read it properly this time :)
loved the books, harping on the tardiness of dance with dragons or whatever the hell he's calling it, and am waiting to see what hbo does with this.
ALSO PLEASE RELEASE BOOK 5 GRRM
I hope that with this series, though, HBO follows the books more closely than they do with True Blood.
I love him sfm from the mess that is Robin Hood. He was amazing on Who as well.