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HBO’s ‘A Game of Thrones’ cast as it stands

Saberj — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:54:30 +0000

*Updated 9/24* Turns out, we don’t run Hollywood. The actual results of the Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire casting continues to roll in. Each choice is unsurprisingly different than our original article about our choices for the show. Still, There is nothing really to complain about here.

So who have we got so far?

Eddard “Ned” Stark – Sean Bean

Catelyn Stark – Jennifer Ehle

Robb Stark – Richard Madden

Sansa Stark – Sophie Turner

Arya Stark – Maisie Williams

Robert Baratheon – Mark Addy

Jamie Lannister – Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Lena Headey – Cersei Lannister (Added 9/01/09)

Tyrion Lannister – Peter Dinklage

Daenerys Targaryen – Tamzin Merchant

Theon Greyjoy – Alfie Allen

Jon Snow – Kit Harington

Joffrey Baratheon – Jack Gleeson

Viserys Targaryen – Harry Lloyd

Sandor Clegane (The Hound) – Rory McCann

Added on 9/02/09

Lena Headey cast as Cersei Lannister
New Picture for Sophie Turner
New Picture for Maisie Williams (Maisie has been spelled Maizie and Maisie by George RR Martin, so no idea on correct spelling)

Added on 9/24/09

Rory McCann was added as Sandor Clegane (The Hound)

Sean Bean To Play With Ice and Fire

Polygon_Wizard — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:34:19 +0000

The latest cast member to join the HBO production of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones is a very exciting one. Sean Bean will be playing the role of Ned Stark, an honorable lord who becomes the top advisor for his old friend, King Robert Baratheon. Bean is perhaps most known for playing Boromir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but he has played several other memorable characters including Alec ‘006′ Trevelyan in Goldeneye, Odysseus in Troy, and Partridge in Equilibrium.

Sean Bean as Boromir in Lord of the Rings

Other known cast members for A Game of Thrones are Mark Addy as King Robert, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (a cunning dwarf with a sharp tongue), Kit Harrington as Jon Snow (Ned Stark’s bastard son), Harry Lloyd as Viserys Targaryen (exiled heir to the former king), and Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon (temperamental son of King Robert).

The pilot is scheduled to begin shooting in Ireland this October.

(Hollywood Reporter)

Dinklage Cast In HBO’s ‘A Game Of Thrones’

Scott — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:32:04 +0000

HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s A Song af Ice and Fire series is finally moving forward.

Actor Peter Dinklage has been cast as Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s A Game of Thrones.

Tyrion, (a POV character from the start of the series) is Tywin’s third child, a misshapen dwarf nicknamed “The Imp” and “The Halfman”. As a fan-favorite character, he is the personal favorite of the series’ author George R. R. Martin as well. Though Tyrion shares his father’s talent for political maneuvering, he receives little respect from Tywin because of his deformity, sharp tongue, penchant for whoring, and the death of his mother during his birth. He is capable of cruelty to his enemies, but also has great sympathy for fellow outcasts and the mistreated.

The series will be written by David Benioff (The 25th Hour and X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and D.B. Weiss (writer of the ill-fated Halo adaptation).

Still no word on when it will go into production, or when it could possibly air.

If We Ran…HBO

Saberj — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:18:36 +0000

As you may have seen in my post from earlier in the week, HBO has greenlit the pilot episode for George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Since they picked up the option to the series, I’ve been pondering who would fit which character of the show. I still have a lot of problems figuring out certain characters. I think they are going to have to come up with quite a few unknown actors in order to properly cast the series.

However, I’ve come up with list of preferred actors and actresses to play a majority of the main characters in the story. I only used actors that are known for actually doing television series. If the actor does mostly movies, or is a high-budget actor, they most likely got disqualified from my list. Anyway, keep reading to see…the list! What is your list? Got a suggestion for some of my missing characters? Like Sansa, for example? Post your comments!

Eddard “Ned” Stark – Kenneth Mitchell (Jericho)

Catelyn Stark – Lena Headey (Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles)

Robb Stark – Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights)

Sansa Stark – Tessa Allen (General Hospital)

Arya Stark – Adair Tishler (Heroes)

OR Saoirse Ronan (City of Ember)

Bran Stark - Mickey Graue (Lost)

Robert Baratheon – Paul Johansson (One Tree Hill)

Cersei Lannister – Ali Larter (Heroes)

Jamie Lannister – David Anders (Heroes)

Tyrion Lannister – Danny Woodburn (Various Stuff)

Tywin Lannister – Malcolm McDowell (Heroes)

The Hound – Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who)

OR Lance Henriksen (Aliens)

Petyr “Littlefingers” Baelish – James Callis (Battlestar Galactica)

Daenerys Targaryen – AnnaSophia Robb

Jeyne Westerling – Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights)

HBO Greenlights “A Song of Ice and Fire” Pilot

Saberj — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:35:56 +0000

Several places are reporting that HBO has (finally) given the “A Song of Ice and Fire” television pilot a greenlight. HBO had picked up the option to make the series a long while back. But there were talks that the series was facing competition for a try at a slot. However, the series will now get a pilot episode, with the chance of a full season pickup. The first season of the show will be based on the first novel, “A Game of Thrones“. Following that, every season is planned to take on one novel. Should the series hold onto author George R.R. Martin’s projections, and not get any larger or smaller (The series is famous for growing from three planned novels into four current novels, with three more on the way. George also swears that if he dies, the series will not go on), this would give HBO a potential 7 season series.

Personally, I’ve always cheered for the series to make it. It makes a very intricate story, which would be be played out visually. A movie would cut out far too much, so television would be the best way to go. The series is quite violent at times, with a healthy dose of sexual material, and political intrigue. So really, HBO is the best that the series can hope for. George tells the fans on his “Not a Blog” that the script for the pilot is “very faithful”.