House of the Dragon (Game of Thrones) Thread

[DMN in the House]

Heard they recast Bran too. Supposedly it was buried in the McShane stuff.

[Ruki]

Heard they recast Bran too. Supposedly it was buried in the McShane stuff.

What? Really? No way they would do that.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Pretty sure Bran's actor confirmed he was back this season.

[Gazz]

They'll probably have to recast Bran at some point anyway, otherwise by the last season, he'll be 10 years old and look like Tormund Giantsbane.

[Bobfoc]

I think they'll probably just stick with him and hope viewers overlook the obvious age difference. After all, Robb Stark and Jon Snow were supposed to be 16 at the start of the series, which was already stretching all credibility to snapping point. Besides, a Tormund-esque Bran now sounds like too good an opportunity to pass up.

[Benji]

They'll probably have to recast Bran at some point anyway, otherwise by the last season, he'll be 10 years old and look like Tormund Giantsbane.

I don't think they're following the time line of the books to the exact date. IIRC, the books have covered 2 years so far, but I could swear there was a scene in the show where Arya mentioned something that indicated it had been a longer amount of time than that (IIRC it was about four years). Maybe just imagining it.

Edited August 4, 2015 by Benji

[Ruki]

I think they'll probably just stick with him and hope viewers overlook the obvious age difference. After all, Robb Stark and Jon Snow were supposed to be 16 at the start of the series, which was already stretching all credibility to snapping point. Besides, a Tormund-esque Bran now sounds like too good an opportunity to pass up.

14/15, actually. So even worse!

[Bobfoc]

I think they'll probably just stick with him and hope viewers overlook the obvious age difference. After all, Robb Stark and Jon Snow were supposed to be 16 at the start of the series, which was already stretching all credibility to snapping point. Besides, a Tormund-esque Bran now sounds like too good an opportunity to pass up.

14/15, actually. So even worse!

I think that's how old they were in the books, but they aged them by a couple of years in the show.

[Thrilla]

So they just cast Ian McShane in an unannounced role. Hyyyyyype.

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Howland Reed is my guess

[DNB]

I hope he has his mullet and goes around stealing trinkets and tries to sell them for a good profit. 

[MalaCloudy Black]

Two new roles have been cast in the past week or so.

Dickon Tarly and Euron Greyjoy. 

Freddie Stroma (Lifetime's unREAL) will be Dickon, while Pilou Asbæk (Lucy, the upcoming Ben-Hur) has been cast as Euron Greyjoy.

[TCO]

Two new roles have been cast in the past week or so.
 

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He doesn't look like how I'd picture Euron but he does look very like Alfie Allen, so I guess it makes sense. Now HBO, don't you dare cut out Victarion like you did all the Martells!

[Alex.]

Been following the behind the scenes for this new season. It seems more promising than last season at least. Last season was pretty weak overall. (Hardhome was a home run though, top 3 episodes imo.)

[Gazz]

They'll probably have to recast Bran at some point anyway, otherwise by the last season, he'll be 10 years old and look like Tormund Giantsbane.

I don't think they're following the time line of the books to the exact date. IIRC, the books have covered 2 years so far, but I could swear there was a scene in the show where Arya mentioned something that indicated it had been a longer amount of time than that (IIRC it was about four years). Maybe just imagining it.

It's roughly a year per season. Sansa was 13 in season 1, 14 when asked by Cersei in season 2 and 17 in season 5. Myrcella also says that she has been living in Dorne 'for years' after she was sent there in season 2.

[Benji]

Game of Thrones may be airing later in the year than previous seasons.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Fuel to the fire for the rumours the new book will be out early next year

I wouldn't mind them delaying it. If it gives them more time to film and get everything perfect then by all means go ahead.

[livid]

I was going to say it's a pretty misleading headline since it's assumed to only be a couple of weeks but I'm kind of curious about this now. They haven't set a premiere date for Westworld yet either so I wonder if they might stick that in the April/May slot and hold Game of Thrones off for later in the summer. Though I wouldn't be surprised if they were to use Game of Thrones to launch Westworld and save the comedies they have for later. 

[Ruki]

....no! They aren't allowed to delay it! :angry:

[Benji]

17 minutes ago, livid said:

I was going to say it's a pretty misleading headline since it's assumed to only be a couple of weeks

It's not since that's just them estimating an "earliest date", it's not written in stone at all, so it could well be later in the year.

[livid]

1 minute ago, Benji The Friendly Ghost said:

It's not since that's just them estimating an "earliest date", it's not written in stone at all, so it could well be later in the year.

Emphasis on was.

I do think that unless you're told to expect a longer wait that you should assume it's around the same time. It's sometimes a risk to change when it airs in fear of losing viewers. I'm not sure that's much of a concern when it comes to Game of Thrones, though.