Awards

WotW Awards: Best Supporting Actress Preliminary Round

Posted on by Sue the Fury

WotW Awards

Last week, we asked our readers to tell us who they wanted to nominate for the big awards this year, as we celebrate the best of Game of Thrones season 4.

The fans have spoken, the numbers have been tallied up, and it’s finally time for the Watchers on the Wall Awards polling rounds to begin.

We’re starting with the major female characters today. In fact, the Best Actress category this year is so narrow, it doesn’t require a preliminary poll. Five performers are headed straight for the final round in the coming weeks, and they are:

Continue reading →

Filming/Locations/Speculation

Game of Thrones adds Kaštel Gomilica in Croatia to season 5 locations

Posted on by Sue the Fury

Kaštel Gomilica

Thanks to a notice posted in a Croatian publication, a new shooting location for Game of Thrones season 5 has been discovered.

Kaštel Gomilica, a town just outside of Split, will serve as the newest filming site, according to Split.com.hr.

gom1The notice was posted in the local news to inform residents that there will be a “controlled burning of small materials” on August 14th on the land along the Bay of Kaštela, opposite the Kaštilac fortress. The incineration will serve as clean-up to prepare the coast for Game of Thrones.

The Kaštel Gomilica shooting dates are not known at this time. However, with Sibenik filming set for Sept. 18th-23rd, and Dubrovnik filming confirmed for late September through mid-October, it seems likely that Kaštel Gomilica will see Game of Thrones‘s crews before the other cities.

Continue reading →

Filming/News/Press

Diana Rigg returns, Game of Thrones filming in the Mournes, and Titanic studios expand

Posted on by Sue the Fury

We have a mixed bag of news for readers today! Let’s get right to it.

Based on the observations of this local, it appears that Game of Thrones is now filming season five around the Mournes. The show has filmed in the Mournes several times over the past few years, most notably when Daenerys enters Vaes Dothrak in season 1, and last year’s scene when Arya and the Hound encounter a Riverlands farmer and his young daughter.


In other Game of Thrones news:

Continue reading →

Books/Editorial/Speculation

Story Alterations: the Good and the Bad

Posted on by Axechucker

good11Axey at ya again, bottom-supporters, ready to do the sidewalk shuffle here on the Wall for your reading pleasures!

With the daily trickle of news coming in fits and starts, I thought it’d be a fine time to put up another opinion piece. Though I don’t really want my opinion—I’d rather have yours.

We all know change to ASoIaF is inevitable when translated to a television format. And I asked this question over at WiC a few years ago (and received a varied number of answers) so I thought we’d reshuffle this deck and hit the topic once more.

(And yes, this would be perfectly suited for our forums, but some people out there still don’t realize we have forums! This is your last notification!)

So here’s the task–give me two things: Your favorite story alteration, and your least favorite.

Continue reading →

Books/Events/Interview

George R. R. Martin talks book characters and more at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Posted on by Cian

Edinburgh Book Festival

Earlier today, George R. R. Martin engaged in a talk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. As well as divulging information about his upbringing and literary influences, he responded to questions regarding A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones. We’ve rounded up some of the highlights.

Warning: Character spoiler for The Winds of Winter/A Dream of Spring after the break.

Continue reading →

Books/Events/Interview

George R. R. Martin hosts live event at Edinburgh Book Festival, does lengthy interview with The Independent

Posted on by Cian

67dac432George R. R. Martin will be hosting a live event, “Creating Brave New Worlds”, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival later today.

The event will be livestreamed by BBC Arts Online at 3pm EDT (8pm BST). You can discuss the event while it’s ongoing by supporting the bottom in the comments below.

[UPDATE: The stream has now concluded.]

Continue reading →

Casting/Filming

Actor J. J. Murphy dies after beginning filming for Game of Thrones season 5

Posted on by Cian

JJ MurphyVeteran Northern Irish actor J. J. Murphy has died while filming scenes for Game of Thrones season 5.

According to the Belfast Telegraph, the eighty-six-year-old thespian had been cast as Ser Denys Mallister, the “oldest member of the Night’s Watch”. He passed just four days after filming his first scenes for the series.

Best known for his theater work (having worked alongside Liam Neeson and Game of Thrones’ own Ciarán Hinds), he also appeared in Irish and Northern Irish films Mickybo and Me, Cal and Angela’s Ashes, and will appear in this year’s Dracula Untold.

Continue reading →