Today’s news would be enormous… if we could verify any of it were true. It can’t be emphasized enough that the following are just exciting rumors: the recently greenlit Long Night-set spin-off could enter production sooner than any of us expected; and another prequel is reportedly in pre-production, all about the Doom of Old Valyria.
Continue reading →Can you smell that? It’s my favorite time of year! The Emmy nominations are almost upon us and I already smell the sweet scent of all those hopeful candidates for nominee having their hopes and dreams crushed as their names are not called on nomination day. Such is the case when we have approximately four billion, seven hundred, and two […]
Continue reading →We had been wondering whether filming would still be going strong for the rest of June, given that many cast members have wrapped already, and now we know the answer to that question: the King’s Landing shoot we have kept tabs on for months has resumed, while an old Northern Irish location makes an unexpected […]
Continue reading →We have been following the Dragonpit shoot at Itálica’s amphitheater for about a week. While most of the Game of Thrones cast enjoyed themselves in Seville, we’ve been speculating about what could unite so many characters. There is also the perhaps well-founded paranoia that some of these actors were actually there to misdirect us. But […]
Continue reading →In the first episode of Game of Thrones, young Brandon Stark climbed to the top of Winterfell’s walls with a specific purpose: the retinue of King Robert Baratheon was nearing Bran’s home and the young Stark wanted to enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the approaching southern royal host. Years later, Bran Stark is back at […]
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 →“We do not sow” Paraphrasing Olenna Tyrell, those are words that strike fear in the heart, because violence is implicit in them. These aren’t farmers who work the fields nor traders who will come to negotiate with you. When the Ironborn arrive to some place, it is to take everything they can by force, and […]
Continue reading →Recent Instagram posts have located two actors in Belfast, and one in particular opens up some interesting possibilities. *Possibly spoilery speculation below the cut*
Continue reading →There are many Game of Thrones questions that have sprung to mind during the mind-numbingly long off-season wait: Will either Jon Aegon or Daenerys ultimately become king/queen? Will Cersei find a way to defeat everyone we care about and claim an ultimately short-lived rule before succumbing to the White Walkers? Will Theon successfully rescue Yara and […]
Continue reading →As season eight continues filming, our furtive glimpses get curiouser and curiouser! Things got particularly interesting during the last few Magheramorne night shoots, about a week since the site became the spotlight of the Game of Thrones production, as the deep winter set was occupied by armies of infantrymen and … Dothraki?
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