ModExpor International, the agency that casts Game of Thrones extras in Spain, posted a casting call yesterday for babies ages 9 – 12 months (and twins) and children 8 – 14 years to film in Peñíscola for one day in October.
Though there’s nothing in the casting call that specifies it’s for Game of Thrones, HBO has announced that the show will be filming in Peñíscola within the same time frame.
Given the small size of the fortified Spanish town, it’s highly unlikely that more than one project could film there at the once. Though this is the first time Game of Thrones production will be in Peñíscola, the show has filmed in Spain before.
Last season’s Dornish Water Gardens scenes were filmed in The Alcazar of Seville and the famous bull ring in Osuna served as Daznak’s Pit last season. The casting call for babies and children only specify age.
However, as previously noted, physical requirements for adult extras in Peñíscola suggest that their scenes might take place somewhere on Essos. It’s possible that the baby casting is for little Sam – twins are often used to play one infant character. Though, season 5 ended with Sam, Gilly and little Sam heading to the Citadel in Oldtown, in ASOIAF Sam and Gilly (and Maester Aemon and Mance Rayder’s son) travel to Braavos. It’s possible that season 6 will have the trio travel overseas in a convergence of sorts with their literary plot line.
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dododoQuote Reply
Hodor
HodorQuote Reply
Maybe they’re babies and children who were sold as slaves? They could also be Dothraki kids. They could potentially be Dornish children as well. It’s pretty much impossible to say now that the show will be beyond all of the published book material in Essos with the exception of the two Victarion chapters in ADWD if they do those.
weirwoodtreehuggerQuote Reply
Wonder if this could have something to do with Doran…he also likes to have lots of children about.
Cersei’s BrainQuote Reply
Babies 9-12 months… small babies are frequently used as newborns in filming. Perhaps
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#towerofjoyconfirmed
Salty DornishmanQuote Reply
Casting for the baby White Walker army? They’re coming!
Hodor’s BastardQuote Reply
I wondered if Peñíscola may be used for Oldtown, so maybe this baby role is a recast for Gilly’s baby? Then again maybe baby Aegon or Jon if Peñíscola is not Oldtown?
Children could easily be for flashbacks of several characters, but maybe it’s for a new plot… Hmmmmm…
Bring on more production leaks!!
Love it!
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Penis cola, the pause that refreshes.
CumspriteQuote Reply
Aegon Targaryen baby!!!
CalamariQuote Reply
weirwoodtreehugger,
Interesting!
Slave babies or slave children could work…
If not maybe orphaned children in Meereen after the slaughter of the noble families?
If not either of those maybe acolytes and novices at the Citadel?
DarquemodeQuote Reply
It’s the only dick-flavored soda on the market… for now.
Off-Topic OttoQuote Reply
Will little sam ever grow?? jeez this thing spoiled the 1 year timeline between seasons for me.
Joffrey’s CuntQuote Reply
Penis cola makes babies.
Gatehouse AmiQuote Reply
Jon+YG= Twins . Confirmed!
Lady NymQuote Reply
Will Mel accidentally reanimate the jar babies? Is that what this means?
Off-Topic OttoQuote Reply
Sam and Gilly are definitely going to Horn Hill, then Sam will move on to Oldtown.
Randa NoyceQuote Reply
Rhaego… It is known
PaulQuote Reply
Randa Noyce,
That’s what the book version is planning to do, but I’m less sure about how the TV show will handle it, given that Sam in the show is already dead-set on keeping Gilly with him, and giving cast economy they may prefer to keep Gilly more present for him to have familiar people to interact with.
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Eurons ship fuel
JoshQuote Reply
I’m sure it’s for Bran’s flashbacks! Baby Jon confirmed!
MokaQuote Reply
Obviously this alludes to Deepwood Motte being confirmed.
TheTouchOfFrostQuote Reply
I know they often don’t use newborns to play newborns, but no way could a 9-12 month old pass as newborn. 9-12 weeks, possibly, if the baby is small.
Ashara DayneQuote Reply
This re-casting is getting out of hand. The actor who was playing Baby Sam was great–how will they find another baby who looks like him?
Stranger’s Pooper ScooperQuote Reply
Daario == Euron == Baby Sam CONFIRMED.
Sword of the MorningQuote Reply
If they’re looking for a 9-12 month old, they’re not casting for a new baby, like some have said. They cast for “newborns” all the time- usually they’re less than three months old. If they want a 12 month old, it’s either baby Sam or some old similarly aged child. They get twins just so they can work longer hours, standard TV trick.
Sue the FuryQuote Reply
“In their hands, the knives”
DeathdreamsQuote Reply
Deathdreams,
I SOOOO want to see that scene!!! Let the hype begin!!!
I’m of the siestaQuote Reply
The obvious wig on that baby in the picture has to be the most hilariously unnecessary and unrealistic-looking wig in the history of television. Whoever decided the baby couldn’t be bald but must have a full head of emo-styled hair, I’d like to shake his hand. I hope Game of Thrones won an award for that.
no oneQuote Reply
A flashback montage of the Clegane bros from toddler to adolescence. Get Hype!
tyjonQuote Reply
no one,
I guess they did that to stress the fact that he’s the son of Khal Drogo and supposedly The Stallion Who Mounts the World. I’m surprised they didn’t put chest hair in that baby as well…
I’m of the siestaQuote Reply
Stranger’s Pooper Scooper,
But it was a caucasian baby. To increase diversity, they should recast the baby. (#SarcasmExplanation: I actually saw some show-fans complaining they wasted an opportunity to cast a ‘person of color’ as Bloodraven – whose only color is white except for that red eye – when the von-Sydow casting got out.)
aabeQuote Reply
tyjon,
Would still be a better storyline than Dorne in S5
aabeQuote Reply
Salty Dornishman,
Great comment! I agree with you.
MRMBQuote Reply
no one,
Actually, that baby was the child of (former) costume designer Michele Clapton, and apparently wasn’t wearing a wig, surprising as that is. I think they posted the interview here, shortly after the final.
QuintonQuote Reply
Off topic, but here’s an amusing story in the Wall Street Journal about the lengths NFL players go to to avoid GoT spoilers: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hardest-part-of-nfl-training-camp-game-of-thrones-spoilers-1438786253
RavynQuote Reply
In an effort to cut costs, all actors have been replaced by infants. Subtitles will be rampant. Competition for the literal ‘Worst Shit in the Seven Kingdoms’ begins.
PigeonQuote Reply
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RavynQuote Reply
Ravyn,
That was first reported a few months ago IIRC. I don’t know how legit the info really is but it could make for a funny enough cameo.
GreenjonesQuote Reply
Obviously we’ll find out that Myrcella was in Dorne long enough for her and Trystane to get married and for her have a baby that is now 9-12 months old.
Then we’ll find out that Tommen was murdered by the turncloak Ser Pounce and died before Myrcella and thus the title to the throne passed to her and now to her baby. Doan = regent.
Hey, why is everybody looking at me like that? It could happen. Er. Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. 🙂
Dolorous MethuselahQuote Reply
Salty Dornishman,
I want to believe.
#getHype
Queen of the KeysQuote Reply
the baby does NOT have a wig. it was confirmed by the mother
MihneaQuote Reply
PENIS COLA OMG
Ghasterly RockQuote Reply
aabe,
Seriously? I mean there are plenty of chances to cast a person of color, but the ALBINO is probably not one of them!
Jaime’s girlQuote Reply
Baby Sam should be a toddler by now. After all, it’s been mentioned in the show that years have passed.
biobiQuote Reply
biobi,
don’t bother yourself with time…
sansa is supposed to be 14-15 she looks mor like 18-19
arya is around 12-13 she looks 16-17
no even saying anything about Bran who is 10-11 but looks 17
time here should not be tought or integrated in the story. it’s to just such a little thing thats not worth the trouble. just like Gilly’s babe, it’s easier to film with a baby then a todler who runs around. so here story consistancy is thrown out the window for practicality, as it is often in films/TV shows. some things are simply to difficult (not worth the hassle) to be done.
MihneaQuote Reply
No American babies allowed!
LeafQuote Reply
Mihnea,
You’re assuming they have the same age as in the books. In the show they aged up the characters and every season is assumed to last one year. So:
Sansa is 17
Arya is 15
Bran is 14.
Tywin of the HillQuote Reply
Yes, that chronological time was definitely set in the first episode of season 1, when Cersei asked Sansa how old she was and if she had bled yet. Sansa answered 13. Also, Bran’s age was mentioned in that same episode, when the whole family was watching Bran practice his archery. He missed a few shots, the older boys laughed, and Ned asked them how good a shot they were when they were 10.
ThronetenderQuote Reply
Tywin of the Hill,
yeah forgot that, thanks for reminding me! still tough keeping a cohearent timeline is a mess. far too much trouble to be worth. as for gilly like i said, a toddler would be a lot of trouble for only couple scenes. i suspect will see a 3-5 year old little sam towards the end of the story, or at the very end.
if he doesn’t die of course! 🙂
MihneaQuote Reply
So I get lectured for…?
biobiQuote Reply
Every season is one year? Has that been stated in an official capacity before? That surprises me. I’ve been thinking it’s been ~2.5 years or so since S1 began.
Jeff O’Connor (JeffZero on some sites!)Quote Reply
Jeff O’Connor (JeffZero on some sites!),
nothing official. only some speculation.
MihneaQuote Reply
Ahh, OK. Thanks.
I know my perspective shifted a bit once Myrcella started talking about how she’d been sent to Dorne “years ago!” this past season. So now I kind of search around for anything remotely resembling a decent grasp of how long has passed since the beginning. I’ve kind of gotten to the point of guessing it’s been 2.5 or so in full, no real reason though. Just sort of feels right to me.
Jeff O’Connor (JeffZero on some sites!)Quote Reply
Jeff O’Connor (JeffZero on some sites!),
yup its around 2-3 years, or somewhere around that.
MihneaQuote Reply
“I’ve been worrying about Jon for years, he always comes back”
-Samwell Tarly
biobiQuote Reply
no one,
Except it wasn’t a wig,i bet you feel really,really dumb right now .
Loooper the GreatQuote Reply
I’m of the siesta,
You as well .
Loooper the GreatQuote Reply
Sand Snakes back next season
H.StarkQuote Reply
biobi,
nice!
MihneaQuote Reply
For a teenager, even a little bit of time feels like years ago.
About 2.5 – 3 years have passed at the most from S1 to S5.
Flora LindenQuote Reply
So they need two identical babies for only one days shooting? Sounds like they need this baby for close up shots that will appear very briefly on screen. And it’s highly likely the babies will be dark haired (if local). Could it really be a certain dark haired baby that we’ve hypothesised may show up in flashbacks? I know that Lyanna died in childbirth but there’s nothing to say this is how it’d happen in the show. Perhaps she’s given birth a while beforehand. I can imagine D&D ramping up the drama by having her being butchered by some (as yet) unknown assailant just as Ned reaches her..
PaulQuote Reply
Paul,
i think will (if we see her!) see her already dying…some quick shots…promise me, ned….you know like a flashback…like for exemple Bran’s vision in season 4 EP (8.. i think)
MihneaQuote Reply
My page a day calendar quote for 06-August:
A man who won’t listen can’t hear.
-Osha-A Game of Thrones
DeathdreamsQuote Reply
Mihnea,
I agree, but this doesn’t necessarily need to be in childbirth… It could be several months afterwards. By means of a Lannister sword in the belly/fever/thrown from a horse..
PaulQuote Reply
Paul,
don’t think she will be murdered. ned may try to get her up or something similar. but thats it
MihneaQuote Reply
All I’ll say is Talisa- Nobody saw her being stabbed in the baby coming…
PaulQuote Reply
Paul,
her death was preaty much confirmed when she got to the twins.
her death only disspaled some theories on Jayne in the books
MihneaQuote Reply
H.Stark,
Thanks for sharing! I saw Keisha Castle-Hughes and Jessica Henwick at Tampa Bay Comic Con this past weekend, and they were both phenomenally nice people. They mentioned that they would be in Season 6, but obviously could not divulge any other details.
Phyllis AshleyQuote Reply
biobi,
He should have been worrying about why Gillys baby hasn’t aged in 3 years.
Lisa0527Quote Reply
Sue the Fury,
True, but newborns are very expensive to hire and require all sorts of special accommodations during filimg, so productions usually look for 6-9 month olds for newborns, esp. if they’re small babies. In the movie “Knocked Up,” they paid oodles of money to hire newborn twins for the role, and it was quite expensive (my husband worked on that film). Contrast with the “newborn” baby they used in “Parenthood” the movie back in the late 1980’s – that baby, all covered in fake blood & vernix, was HUGE!! Like a 9 month old.
If it’s gonna be a flashback scene (short, baby not really gonna be featured too heavily), they could use a doll but would probably prefer to use an older infant(s) which are not nearly as expensive and probably easier to accommodate at a shooting location that is not in a studio.
Salty DornishmanQuote Reply
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/03/game-thrones-max-von-sydow#comment-2172709640
aabeQuote Reply
Khal Rhaego is COMING!
BareeqQuote Reply
aabe,
OMG that’s ridiculuossssssssssss
the racism and sexism complaints omgggg . I cant handle that crap! Just watch the show and STFU people
DeesensfanQuote Reply
Does nobody believe that the babies could be
CalamariQuote Reply
Calamari,
i think we need to let young Griff go. there is absolutely no time for his story if u think about how its progressing in the books. Adding him means that they have to prepare for his invasion to Westeros, gaining alliances, and then preparing for a massive war that is sure to come against Dany and her army in a second dance of dragons. If HBO wants to do justice with the second war against the Others, they will need to get all the money they can get and focus on it. Young Griff’s character seems to have been fused to Dany’s and im glad about that. I like the character in the books but at this point, im not interested in someone who is most likely going to die anyway before the final battle with the WW even starts. Next season’s spoilers are indicating that it will focus a lot on magical aspects of the story and flashbacks to the rebellion. The story has dragged on for a long time and i have noticed that a lot of viewers who usually enjoy the political intrigue lose interest in all these plots after seeing what the WW and the dragons can do now. After Hardhome, the iron throne and its mess has lost its appeal for many viewers and people would rather begin to see the magic stuff rather than all this mess.
BareeqQuote Reply
So true… as a non-book reader (don’t know this young griff person) I totally agree about how we viewers want more WW, Dragons, and Magic (rebirths, Bran/3 eyed raven) etc. SOOO exciting.
DeesensfanQuote Reply
Bareeq,
That is true, but if he turns out to be major in the 6th book, they might try and cast him but skip most of the book stuff that happened in their journey. My theory would have to be reliant on him being truly who he is. My thinking is they would skip most of his journey and have him meet up with a POV character somewhere in Westeros or something. We have to wait to the 6th book to find out if he is the real deal. The theory is what makes most sense if they’re looking for twins/lookalikes.
CalamariQuote Reply
Daryl Dixon had a baby?
CumspriteQuote Reply
Maybe those orphans in Plankytown Dorne. Dorthaki kids? I don’t know.
AngelaQuote Reply
Ah man… I was thinking more about a baby Jon in the Tower of Joy… But what the hell. #CrushedHope
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