Westeros Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 HBO’s slowly doling out a few new casting notes, which is always exciting! This time around, we’ve got a look at another Qartheen character to join Nonso Anozi in that part of Daenerys’s story on the continent of Essos: actor Ian Hanmore will play Pyat Pree (HBO writes Pyatt, which may be the official spelling for the series, but we’ll go with his book spelling). Pyat Pree is one of the warlocks of Qarth, who legend claims wield great powers thanks to a sorcerous potion they drink called the shade of the evening. Holding their colloquies in the House of the Undying, the warlocks join the Pureborn and the merchants in determining the fate of the ancient, proud city… and the fate of those who enter it.In other significant news, Winter is Coming has the scoop that veteran English actor Patrick Malahide has been cast as Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands and father to Theon Greyjoy. Having launched a failed rebellion years ago in which his eldest sons were killed and his youngest son was taken away by Ned Stark as a hostage and ward, Lord Balon has brooded these last years only to see a war spread across the Seven Kingdoms, a war that offers opportunities. Malahide has many credits to his name (including the 1994 BBC production of Middlemarch, and before that the ground-breaking The Singing Detective [widely hailed as one of the greatest television productions ever aired]). He can be seen below in an interview presiding British Equity:read on >>>Visit the Site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Interesting. So they are going for a multi-ethnic Qarth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurble Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 So, are we to assume that the Xaro Xhoan Daxos guy is the descendant of some Sothoryos immigrant to Qarth? Or are the Qartheen a homogenous people that just happen to come in many colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishuäl Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Exciting news, we also have a casting confirmation for Podrick Payne! He looks a perfect fit. I'm also happy with the other castings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Yeah, I don't know what they're going to do with Qarth now... Maybe they'll go with some sort of homogenous Pureborn, and mix up the warlocks and merchants as not necessarily being native-born Qartheen? I hope they have some explanation that preserves the fact that the Qartheen are supposed to be this very arrogant, very civilized, and rather inward-looking people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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