Soon after Game of Thrones finally landed in Seville to shoot Dragonpit scenes in Itálica, more than a dozen cast members showed up. As more of them appeared, the ones who did not, the ones who were absent, made themselves more and more conspicuous—and few absentees were felt more than Kit Harington … until today, […]
Continue reading →The big Game of Thrones news this week was the arrival in Seville of most of the cast for the Dragonpit scenes, though they may have been there for other reasons as well. There are a few new arrivals, including one we have been expecting for a while. This focus in Spain doesn’t mean the […]
Continue reading →A few days ago we placed a main cast member in Seville and considered it big news. After all, the shoot in the nearby ruins of Itálica, which we know as the Dragonpit, had been remarkably quiet compared to last time, for the season seven finale, when so many cast members made themselves known in […]
Continue reading →Though filming in Itálica was supposed commence last week, all evidence—or rather, the lack of any evidence of anything going on there—pointed to the contrary. Thankfully, that changed today: after weeks of preparations on the amphitheater by the local crew, the Northern Ireland-based crew has finally arrived. And they’re not the only ones!
Continue reading →It’s been a while since we’ve seen any concrete filming, or even rehearsals, at the new King’s Landing set on Belfast’s Titanic Studios. With Itálica down in Spain closed down for filming yet nary a murmur coming out of it, thankfully the situation in Belfast has changed and we have yet another glimpse at what […]
Continue reading →With the Dragonpit shoot in Spain scheduled to have begun yesterday but with no reported cast or crew on site yet (the cast are expected to arrive next week), our focus in the meantime moves back to Ballintoy and the Titanic Studios set, where production already commenced last week. It didn’t stop. Quite the opposite, […]
Continue reading →We have been following the construction of the King’s Landing set for half a year now, and we have learned “much and more” (as Martin would put it) about this gigantic achievement created by Game of Thrones production designer Deborah Riley (who, incidentally, may soon be awarded by BAFTA for season seven’s sets.) However, we […]
Continue reading →Filming for the most extensive Game of Thrones battle ever may have wrapped last week but we’re still getting news from its two-and-a-half months shoot. This time, you’ll see three riders charging into battle with… well, we’d better get into the spoilers below!
Continue reading →The Dragonpit was one of the most exciting settings in season seven, not least of all because it reunited many characters after a long absence and had many others meet for the first time. The tense climactic parley therein may also have something to do with it. That’s why it was so wonderful to learn […]
Continue reading →Battles are infamously difficult to film. Actors have to learn and repeatedly execute insanely complex choreography; hundreds of extras have to be managed; and horses don’t care about your schedule. So, battles take a long time: the greatest ones yet, the Battle of the Bastards and the Loot Train ambush, each swallowed about a month […]
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