Game of Thrones filming is almost done in Seville, and while we may not get as much information from the set as we did in the Basque Country, there is no doubt that the comings and goings of the cast have never been so studiously photographed by fans.
Cast and crew alike appear delighted to have found such a fervent fandom in Seville, and they have been sighted making the rounds all across town, including at a soccer match between the local club and Barcelona. To say that the cast didn’t go unnoticed would be quite an understatement. With dozens of the cast’s heavy-hitters present in the city, a minor recurring cast member from season six may have gone unnoticed… But that wasn’t the case! We bring you that piece of spoiler-light news at the end of the article.
First, Emilia Clarke shared this beautiful picture of a gal’s night out with Lena Headey and Game of Thrones hair supervisor Candice Banks. Considering Cersei’s and Dany’s elaborate wigs, it’s no wonder Clarke and Headey became close friends with Banks!
Then, Hafþór Björnsson shared a group photo of the cast enjoying dinner last night:
Dinner yesterday with the Game Of Thrones Cast! Filming season 7 is ON!! #StayTuned #WaitForGreatness pic.twitter.com/cRJTOqfU0s
— Hafþór J Björnsson (@ThorBjornsson_) November 6, 2016
As you can see, no fewer than ten cast members were present: Iain Glen, Liam Cunningham, Hafþór Björnsson himself, Peter Dinklage, Conleth Hill, Gwendoline Christie, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Pilou Asbæk and Anton Lesser. There is also an unknown person to the far right. We appreciate any help from the community in figuring out who he is. He may be a new addition to the cast… or perhaps part of the crew… or most likely just the owner of the place having his photo taken with the cast.
Today, Emilia Clarke, Alfie Allen and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss joined in with yesterday’s diners-out to enjoy an association football match between Sevilla and Barcelona. As one might expect, as guests of the city the cast kind of had to support the local club, and they did so avidly… Though, sadly and rather awkwardly, Sevilla lost 1-2.
Hoy tenemos unos invitados muy especiales en el Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán #vamosmisevilla @GameOfThrones #GAMEOFTHRONES pic.twitter.com/p9i0pGyUS5
— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) November 6, 2016
Sevilla – Barcelona! what’s you’re bet on the game? pic.twitter.com/qV1uIDqcc7
— Hafþór J Björnsson (@ThorBjornsson_) November 6, 2016
Great game. Fantastic experience and thanks to the team behind Seville…I love football#SevillaFCBarca pic.twitter.com/yx04h2PfhT
— Pilou Asbaek (@PilouAsbaek) November 6, 2016
La Liga‘s official Twitter account didn’t let the occasion slip for a pretty clever pun on a popular saying: “If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” So, what if the Mountain does come? Well, here you go:
If football won’t go to the mountain, ‘the mountain’ goes to the football! ?⚽️#SevillaFCBarça #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/QU5D1J6Kdi
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) November 6, 2016
Pilou and Nikolaj, both well known fans of the sport, seemed particularly enthralled, while others… well, let’s just chalk it up to Dinklage always having that look on his face —You know, like the one Tyrion had when he caught Shae in Tywin’s bed. Take a look:
UPDATE: Clarke shared a photo from the match with Hill and a rare smiling Dinklage, along with a loving message to Spain and the welcome it has given them:
To top the night off, as a nice surprise they were all were presented with personalized Sevilla shirts. They seem quite excited, despite the numerous misspellings:
El Presidente del #SevillaFC regaló a cada uno de los protagonistas de @GameOfThrones una camiseta ?? pic.twitter.com/tpBIklJKV9
— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) November 6, 2016
Win or lose, the cast had a fun time at the match. Thankfully, the game of soccer is not as deadly as the game of thrones. Though it’d be far more interesting that way!
Now, on to the spoilers for today: A minor recurring cast member from season six has been sighted and photographed with Game of Thrones fans in Seville, near the hotel used by the cast. A few weeks ago, we revealed this character would reappear in season seven, and now we know she is involved in the Seville shoot. See for yourselves:
The woman in the middle with a Targaryen shirt is none other than Annette Hannah. She plays one of the little birds who took center-stage last season, in particular the one who moaned to Qyburn that she missed the previous Master of Whisperers, Lord Varys. In “The Winds of Winter”, though, she still joined the other children in following Qyburn’s instructions and stabbing Pycelle to death. The character, credited as Frances in the actress’ CV though her name was never uttered, will reappear in season seven and we can in fact go a bit further than that: Her involvement in Seville points to the little bird appearing in the finale, and we can independently confirm that’s the case.
Does Frances remain loyal to her original Spymaster, as may be suggested by her few lines in “Oathbreaker” and Annette’s Targaryen shirt? Or will she merely reappear in the role of one of Qyburn’s faithful little helpers? Discuss in the comments! Still, considering this is a largely spoiler-free report, please tag your spoilers accordingly.
HOLD THE DOOR!
adanQuote Reply
I wouldn’t mind being Gwen right there….lucky boys!
PigeonQuote Reply
Awesome, the cast looks to be having a bloody blast.
cool to know that the little birds will be in the finali for season 7, looking forward to the show.
Matthew The Dragon knightQuote Reply
Hold the Messi!
Ser Broccoli McBroccolifaceQuote Reply
They look like they had so much fun at the match. And I love how Kit is always right next to Emilia ! Ugh beautiful babies ❤️
Irina StarkQuote Reply
Thank you 😀
Luka NietoQuote Reply
There is a stocky bald guy in these pictures (not Conlith Hill) who reminds me of the jailer from the Eyrie in season one. Morg, I believe his name was. The one who Tryion bribed to get an audience with Lysa.
Does anyone else agree?
KCdebQuote Reply
I don’t recall ever seeing the cast and crew of GoT having this much fun during one of their location filming in past seasons! 🙂 They are being treated royally and they seem to be all in a wonderful mood and having a great time!
KayQuote Reply
That’s quite a group, I wonder if Nathalie Emmanuel , Rory McCann and Jerome Flynn are still about? Could be and just doing something else. Lena may have had to make a trip back to London.
BoojamQuote Reply
Hey that’s my screen capture of the game! The one with Nikolaj and Pilou, I was watching the game on the Directv app on my phone and I snapped it and uploaded it to Reddit. So cool to see it here! Keep up the awesome work you guys!
Cheers!
AnJarBoQuote Reply
Yara nowhere to be seen. She’s such a goner.
greywindQuote Reply
AnJarBo,
Thank you! Couldn’t find an original source for that picture. Now it’s captioned in your name 😉
Luka NietoQuote Reply
Luka Nieto,
Any word if the little bird has scenes with Conleth? 🙂
AemonQuote Reply
Honestly, no idea. But I hope so! 😉
Luka NietoQuote Reply
Peter from NJ he’s thinking “I thought we were going to a football game? This looks like soccer to me.” lol
CCQuote Reply
Noticing Alfie always stays in the background and never wear any Seville Club shirt/ attributes. whether it’s because no one gave it to him (poor guy) or it’s because he’s a hardcore fans of Arsenal.
AndrewQuote Reply
Luka Nieto,
That really wasn’t necessary! Glad I could somehow contribute to my favorite website!
AnJarBoQuote Reply
The cast are clearly having a great time in Spain! I think we may have seen more pictures of them out on the town than we’ve gotten during any previous production cycle. Of course, we already knew that the GOT cast is a crew that rolls deep – they all like each other and they like to party. But this is far more than the standard gathering at the local pub – they’re living the high life at the best restaurants, museums, and now, top-flight football games. And always together.
I honestly couldn’t have envisioned such an adoring scene, even as recently as two or three years ago. Maybe it’s a function of the show’s tremendous success and still-growing popularity. Maybe it’s the unprecedented concentration of so many longtime cast members in one location at the same time. Maybe it’s the intense enthusiasm that the local residents obviously have for the show. Probably a combination of all three. Whatever the case, Spain has rolled out the red carpet, and the cast has embraced it. They’re taking full advantage of the perks that come with filming in such a beautiful place, and the fact that everywhere they go, they’re being treated like rock stars. As well they should. Who knows when they’ll get the chance to do something quite like this again?
It’s genuinely great to see. I’m glad that they’re taking full advantage of the experience. They deserve it for all of the hard work they’ve put in amidst the rain and the mud, the heat and the cold, the long hours and the many, many grueling days they put themselves through to get shots that sometimes pass by us in an instant. And, of course, for the incredible story they’ve consistently delivered to us for the past seven years. Here’s to many more happy returns … well, one more, anyway. 🙂
JaredQuote Reply
They all looked so happy getting their shirts. 🙂
AryamadQuote Reply
Who’s Miriam?
SouQuote Reply
Andrew,
Alfie was given a shirt, you can find the footage on YouTube
MikeQuote Reply
Cool
Flayed PotatoesQuote Reply
Mike,
You’re right. Then i guess he’s just not in the mood then (or just being a hardcore arsenal fans)
AndrewQuote Reply
I’m staying clear of the site ’cause I wanna go into the season totally spoiler free but I just had to comment on this one ’cause my avatar has never been more relevant 😛
PS: For those who don’t know (i.e. all except Luka I’d say) it’s the Barcelona colors (and house tully!l
PPS: We won 1-2 btw!!! It was a fantastic game, Messi is a beast!! Best ever
PauQuote Reply
WoW just saw Luka is doing articles for WotW!!! Congratulations/Felicidades/Zorionak
man, well deserved!!!
I think I’ll tune in more often now, toe check your posts at least 😉
PauQuote Reply
Pau,
Beware, they are full of spoilers!!!
SouQuote Reply
Emillia posted another photo, with Peter and Conleth 🙂
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMfsWgnFYWt/
H.StarkQuote Reply
H.Stark,
Peter is even smiling. That’s a rare thing. Arsenalfc you’re up next is one of her hashtags? There is international break, probably after it. Alfie is a Arsenal fan, lives in London if I remember.
Geralt of RiviaQuote Reply
Thank you so much 🙂
I miss some of you spoilerphobes these days 😛
H.Stark,
Added to the article 🙂
Luka NietoQuote Reply
Luka Nieto,
It’s great to see you get this gig and get this info out there day-to-day. You deserve it, Luka.
GreenjonesQuote Reply
Yeah I miss the site too, but tbh last season is the one I least enjoyed and I think it was due to all the info I had beforehand . Even if I avoided all the spoiler posts there was a lot of spoilery stuff in the comments, specially that leaked info that ended up being true, so I’ll try going totally blind this time. I’ll check Oz’s posts once the season is ongoing, though, and all the posts onceis done 😉
Until then take care guys!
PauQuote Reply
Pau,
You are stronger than most of us!
Greenjones,
Thank you! 🙂
Luka NietoQuote Reply
kathy,
The troll is strong in this one.
Mr. DerpQuote Reply
kathy,
You don’t have to be rude towards someone else to prove your point, girl.
KargaryenQuote Reply
While I agree people shouldn’t confuse the actors personal lives with their character, this comment is unreasonably petty and shows you clearly can’t make the distinction either.
LoraQuote Reply
All good , but where is Cersei?…
Ric StarkQuote Reply
kathy,
Wow,seriously,this is the type of stuff that is considered contribution to a discussion nowadays,smh !
StannisisdeadQuote Reply
Kargaryen,
It’s funny how she(i doubt it’s even a she though,probably some sore loser who got banned)talks about someone else’s intelligence when she doesn’t seem to have much of it herself .
StannisisdeadQuote Reply
That selfie of Emilia,Peter and Varys is the best one yet.She looks stunning and Peter is kinda smiling.They looked so happy to be at the game.
IsabellaQuote Reply
Do you guys think that there will be some conflict with varys, the birds, and qyburn? Possibly the birds turning on varys because of his hiatus and having new loyalty?
Nymeria StarkQuote Reply
Luka Nieto,
That man in the photo with the cast at the restaurant is Hafþór Björnsson’s friend.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMem0aXFo_p/
MynameQuote Reply
Who is the man that is handing out shirts? Also, Benioff is a big dude. He is the only one near the size of the mountain.
Ace of MaceQuote Reply
Isn’t that Anton Lesser, aka Master of Whisperers, in the first photo? Apropos of something, Qyburn strikes me as more a fan of ferret legging than fútbol.
Catspaw AssassinQuote Reply
Green Chili,
They’re filming in Trujillo Castle and Oldtown of Cáceres very soon.
aerisQuote Reply
Definitely, and I suspect that Varys is, as usual, a few steps ahead in the game as far as that storyline goes. And if I were a betting man, I’d wager that entire subplot is an elaborate scheme by Varys to get his hands on Qyburn”s Candy Corner. 😉
Catspaw AssassinQuote Reply
Iain Glen is simply divine!
I was at the exact same game in Sevilla last year when they bet Barcelona…..shame it wasn’t this year when the cast was there *sigh*
Jorah’s MormontQuote Reply
That’s Jose Castro, the president and co-owner of Sevilla Football Club, which I believe is the oldest FC in Spain. Olé, olé, olé!
Catspaw AssassinQuote Reply
Kit has left Italica today
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMhYmkxjono/
aerisQuote Reply
aeris,
Alfie and Nathalie too 🙂
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMhYZmiDjX2/
H.StarkQuote Reply
Says the filming in Malpartida will commence on the 19th. They’ve started filming in Trujillo castle today.
http://www.hoy.es/caceres/201611/07/ensayos-juego-tronos-arrancan-20161107000736-v.html
aerisQuote Reply
Nymeria Stark,
Yes, I think so too. Little birds were turned into murderous little monsters, and their betrayal or rather new loyalty to Qyburn and Cersei may become one of the causes of Dany’s misfortunes. On the other hand, some may recover their loyalty to Varys by the end of S7 or later. We’ll see. But in general those who sell information for sweets should not be trusted.
IngaQuote Reply
Emilia mentioned being halfway through filming in Sevilla. They still have a few days left there. I guess not everybody.
aerisQuote Reply
They have the shipyards to film this week right?
mickeyQuote Reply
I still baselessly suspect that Frances may be their version of Penny.
The Dragon DemandsQuote Reply
aeris,
Filming didn’t actually start today at Trujillo Castle, to the best of our knowledge. I explain it more thoroughly in the new article 😉
mickey,
Tomorrow, in fact.
The Dragon Demands,
It’s not.
Luka NietoQuote Reply
I wish they got a chance to meet Messi and the rest of the Barca boys in person
Chill PillQuote Reply
anyone know where they are filming this coming weekend?
im in Barcelona and wouldn’t be against taking a trip to a filming location… I doubt the cast will pull through Barca one their way out of Spain so I’ll have to go and stalk them instead!
Ser Matt the SullenQuote Reply
Ser Matt the Sullen,
See here!
Next weekend they’ll be at Almodóvar del Río castle, in Córdoba. But you probably won’t be able to see anything. And we don’t know who in the cast will be involved. Certainly not as many as in Seville.
Luka NietoQuote Reply
Funny how Theon seem dislocated even in the real world. I bet hes a Real Human Being out here too.
OpiumQuote Reply
Luka Nieto,
She did but it got cut. Should be seen on the Blu Ray when it comes out
MikeQuote Reply
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