Westeros Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Finally providing confirmation for what had apparently been the case for awhile, HBO has released the following statement concerning the three locations in which shooting for the second season of Game of Thrones would be taking place:Two additional locations have been chosen for the second season of the HBO series, Game of Thrones. The production, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will shoot segments of the new season in Croatia and Iceland.Croatian sites will serve as some of the Southern locations in the series while several scenes “beyond the Wall” will be shot in Iceland.We’ve previously reported on the shooting locations topic. For those Maltese extras and fans who had hoped to see the production shooting there again, this must be a disappointment, but we know that there’ll be a whole lot of Croatian fans eager to know all about the filming there—much of it centered on scenic medieval city Dubrovnik, where casting for extras is ongoing, according to Dubrovinknet (Croatian).Visit the Site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeNightFalls Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Ah Croatia! ^_^ they are so close to me, too bad I can't see them in Dubrovnik! :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozur Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'm thinking Dragonstone/Dubrovnik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCloskey Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 So will Kings Landing look completely different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojam Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 ICELAND Has anyone mention that Iceland is .... you finish it!George will be pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Has anyone mention that Iceland is .... you finish it!Broke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maistjarnan Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 ICELAND Has anyone mention that Iceland is .... you finish it!George will be pleased.The land of ice and fire. Right? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojam Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The land of ice and fire. Right? ;)Exactly.... and it might help their economy too... a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishuäl Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Does anyone know how expensive shooting in these locations is, in comparison to Malta? They certainly look like great places to be filming GoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chirios Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Does anyone know how expensive shooting in these locations is, in comparison to Malta? They certainly look like great places to be filming GoT.I'm worried about the expense. Season 2 has a LOT of very important battles, I was hoping we'd be able to see some, what with Sean Bean and Mark Addy being dead and a few million free for sfx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Shame I wont be able to go see it, although I live close enough :tantrum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew-Mathias Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Anyone interested in car-pooling from Zagreb to Dubrovnik let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leuf Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm worried about the expense. Season 2 has a LOT of very important battles, I was hoping we'd be able to see some, what with Sean Bean and Mark Addy being dead and a few million free for sfx.You know they didn't really cut Sean Bean's head off, right? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojam Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Does anyone know how expensive shooting in these locations is, in comparison to Malta? They certainly look like great places to be filming GoT.I looked up Iceland and they give a 20% discount for using studio facilities in that country.There are indeed film studios there. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS* was one of the latest supported by Icelandic film production. I guess even at 20% support they need the money!(*Only place they could find a black sand beach, the Japanese don't allow much film making on Iwo Jima because there were so many Japanese soldiers missing in action there.)Tho I thought Malta was cheap, Croatia must at least come in at the same price, been a lot of films made in Eastern European countries because it has been economic, and you have a lot of towns and castles and stuff like that , that have not changed for 500 to 1000 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew-Mathias Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Tho I thought Malta was cheap, Croatia must at least come in at the same price, been a lot of films made in Eastern European countries because it has been economic, and you have a lot of towns and castles and stuff like that , that have not changed for 500 to 1000 years.Though Croatia is a Central European country they also passed a Tax rebate law aiming to stimulate the film industry, a few episodes of Dr. Who were filmed in Croatia recently ( those depicting Venice)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaune Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Though Croatia is a Central European country they also passed a Tax rebate law aiming to stimulate the film industry, a few episodes of Dr. Who were filmed in Croatia recently ( those depicting Venice)...It's lame.The casting for extras was announced on the same day that the audition took place (23rd).My and my mates never had a chance to get there from Zagreb.Wahhhaaaaaa. :((((( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigocell Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I also wonder what this means for King's Landing scenes though. Will the Iron Throne room look the same, the Sept of Baelor? Wish I didn't have to wait so long to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blue Bard Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 FUCK YOU MALTA! Although, Iceland surely can't be in use for North of the Wall? (Iceland= barren rock NoTW = Lots of forests) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha—Not Yara! Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 FUCK YOU MALTA! Although, Iceland surely can't be in use for North of the Wall? (Iceland= barren rock NoTW = Lots of forests)Well, I can't personally attest to this having never been to Iceland, but my google searches tell me that while Iceland was indeed heavily deforested, there are still a few forest areas left, so perhaps they could be used? Also, I seem to recall Jon and company crossing through the mountainous areas North of Wall, and I'm sure Iceland has plenty places for that. Iceland has a lot of interesting scenery, so I bet they'll find plenty of scenes to shoot there and the North might not even be among of them of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew-Mathias Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 It's lame.The casting for extras was announced on the same day that the audition took place (23rd).My and my mates never had a chance to get there from Zagreb.Wahhhaaaaaa. :(((((Wish I'd known you wanted to go, I was aware that Embassy films were involved on Friday, and my friend from DU sent a final confirmation on Monday... Too bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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