Westeros Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 From EW, the pilot production for HBO’s new Game of Thrones successor show—“The Long Night”, as George calls it (but HBO tells him not to)—has collected eight new actors as well as announed its director. Veteran TV director S.J. Clarkson will direct. Her credits include HBO’s prestige series Vinyl (which, sadly, failed to draw in viewers), Jessica Jones, Life on Mars, and much more—and is set to helm the as-yet unnamed new Star Trek film. Joining her and the previously-announced Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse are eight additional actors. See their details below! read on >>> View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooddragon Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I have a strange feeling, but I am hyped. I would like to see how this will work. It could go either way. I’m curious about black characters and I’m kind of satisfied because two Harry Potter guys are in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaerys Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Maybe Naomi Watts will play a Lannister? Or since the show is a few thousand years before GoT maybe she could be the founder of the Lannister house. That would be a good way to shake up the lore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The hairy bear Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 6:21 AM, Anaerys said: That would be a good way to shake up the lore. The lore not be shaken up for anything that comes from this show. It's just authorized parallel fiction, written by people that are not likely to be particularly knowledgeable of the original material or attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donjearys Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 6:21 AM, Anaerys said: Maybe Naomi Watts will play a Lannister? Or a Valyrian woman in the Freehold, since the prequel shows won't have only Westeros located events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potsk Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 9:18 AM, donje said: Or a Valyrian woman in the Freehold, since the prequel shows won't have only Westeros located events. A Valyrian woman in the Freehold 4,000 years before Valyrian history even began? I'm skeptical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaith Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Potsk said: A Valyrian woman in the Freehold 4,000 years before Valyrian history even began? I'm skeptical. The character could be Ghiscari. Meereenese characters have been represented by black actors in Game of Thrones before, and if this aligns with Old Ghis's zenith, it's not too hard to believe that she could be from this civilisation. Or indeed, the Rhoyne. Dornish characters on the show (even talking about this pains me) have been represented through Latin American, Arab, and Indian actors. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch if they got represented as black before they intermarried with the Dornish that were already there. Or of course, a character from the Summer Isles isn't impossible. We know they started being avid explorers after they were discovered by the Ghiscari. However, the prospect of having a black main character in the ASOIAF universe really doesn't bother me, but some of these descriptions do. A "socialite" in the Bronze Age, for instance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartseverus Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Miranda Richardson has just been added to the pilot cast. I hope we'll start hearing updates soon. Anybody know when filming is supposed to start? Did I hear correctly that some filming will be in the Canary Islands? https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-miranda-richardson-cast-1203165707/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dragon Demands Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Strange....much like Naomi Watts, Richardson doesn't match the physical description of any of the casting rolls we got; three of those were "Caucasian Female", but none of those three were above the age of 30. Richardson is 60. But like Watts, she was probably hand-picked without an audition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potsk Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 3:25 AM, Vaith said: The character could be Ghiscari. Meereenese characters have been represented by black actors in Game of Thrones before, and if this aligns with Old Ghis's zenith, it's not too hard to believe that she could be from this civilisation. Or indeed, the Rhoyne. Dornish characters on the show (even talking about this pains me) have been represented through Latin American, Arab, and Indian actors. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch if they got represented as black before they intermarried with the Dornish that were already there. Or of course, a character from the Summer Isles isn't impossible. We know they started being avid explorers after they were discovered by the Ghiscari. However, the prospect of having a black main character in the ASOIAF universe really doesn't bother me, but some of these descriptions do. A "socialite" in the Bronze Age, for instance? Naomi Watts isn't black... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaith Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Potsk said: Naomi Watts isn't black... Was confusing the Watts announcement with Naomi Ackie. Too many damn Naomis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proficiency Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Can we get Danny DeVito as the lead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potsk Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Proficiency said: Can we get Danny DeVito as the lead? The Night King versus.... the Trashman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Potsk said: The Night King versus.... the Trashman. If we're going that route we obviously need the Night King versus Day Man. Hence DeVito would be the troll who demands a toll to get in..well, we'll leave it there. 20 hours ago, The Dragon Demands said: But like Watts, she was probably hand-picked without an audition. Yup. Anyway, I loved Richardson in Sleepy Hollow. Can't remember anything she's been in recently, but definitely a plus pickup. Interesting the two most famous casting announcements are both blonde women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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