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We have a Sam!
With George R. R. Martin not around to drop clues, it was up to Manchester Metropolitan University’s website to break the news that graduate John Bradley-West has been cast as Samwell Tarly in Game of Thrones.
"A TALENTED Manchester student has been headhunted for a fantasy journey to ‘Middle Earth’!
John Bradley-West, 21, from Wythenshawe, has landed a dream part in the major new TV series Game of Thrones, starring Sean Bean and Lena Headey.
The show, based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, has been described as “The Sopranos in Middle Earth”, and is made for the HBO network which brought us Sex and The City and True Blood.
John, who graduates from MMU’s School of Theatre on July 16, is a graduate of Loreto College, Hulme and St Paul’s RC High School, Wythenshawe."
The article goes on to summarize the show’s plot and has a few quotes from the young theater grad himself.
"John plays the role of nobleman’s son, Samwell Tarly, who lives in the shadow of his father and becomes a major character in the second series.
“He’s basically a downtrodden lad who, without giving too much away, comes good in the end,” says John who landed the part at his first audition outside MMU, and joins filming in Northern Ireland in mid-August.
Despite having major roles in MMU theatre productions, The Three Sisters and the Joe Orton farce Erpingham Camp, the Manchester actor admits playing alongside Hollywood actors is a major step up.
“I am going to have to draw upon every ounce of my training and hope I do a good job. That’s all I can do.”
The fantasy drama has generated enormous, online interest for a series at such an early stage and will be on our screens in Spring 2011."
http://winter-is-coming.net/2010/07/we-have-a-sam/
More casting news: Syrio and Rast
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Miltos Yerolemou (right) has reportedly been cast as Syrio Forel. Yerolemou confirmed the casting on his Twitter account. Yerolemou is a Shakespearean trained actor with an impressive list of theater credits to his name. He has a small amount of TV and film work as well, but this looks to be his biggest on-screen role yet.
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Also joining the cast is Luke McEwan, who will be playing Rast. McEwan is more of an unknown, although it appears he also has a stage background. Based on some quick Googling, it seems he played the lead role in the National Youth Theatre’s rendition of the Shakespeare play Cymbeline in Oct 2009. If anyone is able to find out more on McEwan, including any photos, post it in the comments and I’ll add it to the post.
http://winter-is-coming.net/2010/07/more-casting-news-syrio-and-rast/
Conan Stevens to play Gregor
Westeros has received confirmation from HBO that Conan Stevens has been cast as Ser Gregor Clegane in Game of Thrones!
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http://winter-is-coming.net/2010/07/conan-stevens-to-play-gregor/
Barristan the Bold on Board
Oliver Powell does it again, and we have another actor to add to the cast:
Ian McElhinney (62) is a Northern Irish top actor with stage, movie, and tv experience. As far as period pieces go, you may have last seen him as Pope Clement VII in the first season of The Tudors, and when it comes to more fantastical works, he was in City of Ember shot in the Paint Hall studios just two years ago. An interview with him in the capacity of a stage director can be found here (first of four parts).
http://winter-is-coming.net/2010/07/barristan-the-bold-on-board/
Aidan Gillen is Littlefinger!
Aidan Gillen has been cast to play Littlefinger in Game of Thrones according to The Hollywood Reporter’s James Hibberd.
http://winter-is-coming.net/2010/07/aidan-gillen-is-littlefinger/
Es gibt echt so viele Charaktere, das ist kein spass mehr. Quelle:http://grrm.livejournal.com/The big HBO fact sheet, seen below, announced a whole bunch of new castings. Too many for me to discuss all at once, unless I wanted to devote the whole day to it. Which I don't. I have a big monkey to wrestle.
Let me say a few words about a few, however. (I'll get to the others in good time).
In the part of Marillion the singer (who is NOT named after the band), we have EMUN ELLIOTT, a young Scottish actor who has recently appeared in BLACK DEATH with Sean Bean.
He could almost pass for a member of the Night's Watch in that gear, I think. His other credits include MONARCH OF THE GLEN and an SF crime drama called PARADOX.
He did not actually play the lute in his auditions, so I can't say whether he will be singing his own songs when that time comes.
As Maester Aemon, we have PETER VAUGHAN, another truly amazing British character actor with a resume that stretches back to 1954 and includes appearances in such classic films as THE 39 STEPS, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, TIME BANDITS, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, and many many more. He's worked with Alfred Hitchcock and Walt Disney, and his TV credits include everything from THE SAINT to THE PALLISERS to WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. He's going to be a sensational Maester Aemon.
PETER VAUGHAN
Equally distintinguished is the resume of the actress who will play Old Nan, one of Aemon's rivals for the title is oldest living resident of the Seven Kingdoms (Walder Frey is up there too, but he hasn't been cast yet). Her name is MARGARET JOHN.
MARGARET JOHN
Born and raised in Wales, Margaret John has been acting professionally since 1960. British audiences known her best for her recurring role as Doris in the television series GAVIN & STACY. SF fans may remember her from her appearances on DOCTOR WHO and BLAKE'S 7. But her credits go on and on forever, and her Old Nan was a delight.
As for my latest round of clues... yes, you solved this one too. Give yourselves a pat on the head. You guys are impossible to fool for long.
So let me confirm. The part of OSHA will be played by NATALIA TENA.
NATALIA TENA
"Arthur and Morgana are familiar with this wildling wench," I said. The wildling wench is Osha, of course. Natalia appeared with Jamie Campbell Bower in HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS and with Eva Green in WOMB. JBC will play Arthur and Eva Green will be Morgana in the new Starz series CAMELOT.
"In the books she has not met Theon's sister (yet). Real life? Well... " Osha has not encountered Asha in the novels, no. But Natalia went to school with singer Lily Allen, the sister of Alfie Allen, who will play Theon in the series.
"Actress and character both made a splash," I wrote. The scene used in the audition was the godswood scene where Bran comes on Osha bathing in the pool beneath the weirwood. And Natalie took a celebrated skinny dip during a music festival a year ago, as reported in the British press.
Fantasy fans will know Tena best for her portrayal of the purple-haired Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter films. When I saw that she was reading for Osha, my first thought was, "She's great, but no way, she's too young and too hot." Then I saw her reading, and none of the other Oshas had a chance. Her charisma grabbed me by the throat and I could not take my eyes off her. David and Dan felt the same way. We're all thrilled to have her.
Interessant wie Ice aussieht. Sieht nicht nach valyrischem Stahl aus, das werden die aber wohl noch aendern (cgi).
