Episode 294 – Leave and Greet
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The bells are ringing, Sansa is fleeing, Joffrey is no more. Today, Jaime is finally home.
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Game of Thrones gets theatrical; plus massive spoilers for season six!
Game of Thrones filming in Girona, Spain the last few days has been very visible around the Plaça dels Jurats, where a stage has been created. Actors portraying the theatre troupe members arrived this week, and new video footage gives us a better glimpse at a scene for season 6.
We’ve also managed to identify some new cast members, thanks to the efforts of the Watchers on the Wall community, and will be sharing some major season six spoilers as well.
WotW reader Carme has shared with us videos and images of the theater scene shooting in Girona. (Spoilers!)
Finally, Game of Thrones Pinball is Coming
Greetings to all ye who Watcheth o’er the Wall.
In a fantasy collaboration of varying degrees, HBO has teamed up with Stern Pinball and created a collection of silver ball machines feeding on our obsession with Game of Thrones.
The game allows you to pick a House with the objective of winning the coveted Iron Throne and ruling the Seven Kingdoms.
Features include an interactive Drogon, a mechanical “sword of multiball,” and potentially the greatest aspect of the invention: The voice of the Hound (Rory McCann) barking at you throughout the duration.
Ready your flippers. Load your balls. Details, models, and pricing below…
Possible publication news for The Winds of Winter
Los Siete Reinos has a potentially BIG scoop about the publication date for the long awaited sixth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series–The Winds of Winter. An editor for Ediciones Gigamesh, the small Spanish publisher who owns the rights to the books, said during an interview with Catalan radio station El Mon a RAC1 (El Mon meaning The World) that he knows when the book will come out. The article also has some speculation about new possible locations in Catalonia for Season 6 shooting.
More after the jump!
The theatrical troupe arrives, and more actors cast for Game of Thrones
DiariDeGirona reports that more actors than Maisie Williams, Faye Marsay and Tom Wlaschiha have been in town.
The newspaper says that Lena Headey and Natalie Dormer, and possibly Finn Jones, have been in Girona but successfully dodged being seen. The newspaper speculates that Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Sophie Turner may have been in Girona, but it sounds like there may be some confusion over their personal visits to the Costa Brava area of Spain earlier in the summer.
At this point, nothing can be considered confirmed in this arena until the actors are spotted. There are more scenes left to film this week, so there’s time.
There have been many actors spotted around the Game of Thrones Girona sets in the last couple days; we mean actors playing actors, as in the theatrical troupe members cast for scenes this week.
Ramon on Twitter shared these photos with us, and they should be considered a spoiler, along with our speculation based on casting breakdowns!
Inside the Emmy-nominated VFX of Game of Thrones with Rodeo
This week, the Rodeo FX company has released a reel of the amazing visual effects created for season 5 of Game of Thrones. The show has once again been nominated for their VFX at the Emmys and it’s thanks in part to the hard work of Rodeo.
Pilou Asbæk on his casting as Euron Greyjoy
Pilou Asbæk speaks! The newest star of Game of Thrones tells us about his audition and what he thinks about his bosses in an interview with Danish site Soundvenue.
Asbæk visits with Soundvenue to promote his new film, A War, and naturally the conversation turns to his casting as Euron Greyjoy for season six of GoT.
Major new spoilers about McShane and more in season 6; Game of Thrones plans a premiere and a battle
The Girona City Council is negotiating with Canal Plus Spain to premiere the sixth season of Game of Thrones in the city. The Catalan city, which has seen a busy filming week, would host the premiere at the Girona Auditorium and Conference Center. The date of the season six premiere is not yet known, but expected to be, as per usual, late March or early April.
Given the significance of Girona and its people in this year’s filming, a premiere in the city would be a lovely gesture.
WotW Awards Season 5: Best Action Scene – Preliminary Round
For today’s preliminary round in the Watchers on the Wall Awards, we’re celebrating another aspect of Game of Thrones that the show is known for: action scenes. And there was no lack of them in season 5, from the icy waters of Hardhome, to the sandy shores of Dorne, to the chaos of Daznak’s Pit.
As with all categories, the preliminary contenders were submitted by readers in the initial announcement post and gathered up for your voting.
Braavos action and soldiers from an unexpected house spotted, more new casting and DeObia Oparei on season 6
Games of Thrones production in Girona filmed another stunt in Arya and the Waif’s action sequence, soldiers were photographed and we have another casting announcement!
Spoilers below.