Press

Press Round-Up: Sophie Turner and Rosabell Laurenti-Sellers tease season 5, Sean Bean addresses Jon Snow rumors,and more

Posted on by Sue the Fury

Sansa StarkHere are some of the highlights of the latest interviews from Game of Thrones cast members and beyond.

  • In L.A. Times‘ Hero Complex, Sophie Turner chats about working with Peter Dinklage and Aidan Gillen and reveals she’s begun shooting new episodes. She drops this interesting hint about Sansa in season five: “I can’t reveal much, but there’s a big change for her this season and there’s a few familiar faces around.” Could this have something to do with the recent filming in Sallagh Braes, with two other cast members filming near Knights of the Vale?

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Editorial/Site News

The Problem with Giants and Mammoths

Posted on by Oz of Thrones

mammothOh my… look what the kids have gone and done now!

Greetings from the brand new, freshly constructed, and all-inclusive Game of Thrones vacation destination of choice… WatchersontheWall.com.

A man is honored to be a part of such a great community that was built with none other than the reader, the guest and the fan in mind, just as it should be. I consider the staff here at WotW second to none when it comes to news, casting, and commentary and I am equally honored to be working with each of them.

But before we get too deep into the desideratum, we need to discuss the elephant in the room (or to keep it Thronesesque, the mammoth). Leave it to the Unsullied village idiot to bring it up.

Grab a cocktail (not necessarily a cocktail video) and pull up a seat to your table. After all, this Wall was built for you…

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Filming/Locations

Game of Thrones Season 5 Update: Dorne comes to Belfast and Portstewart filming rolls on

Posted on by Sue the Fury

Filming for Game of Thrones season 5 is heating up as locals in the town of Portstewart, Northern Ireland, are spotting production crews around the Strand this week.

With filming expected to continue until August 11th, there should be many more sightings to come. Residents of the area have taken a few photos as they happened upon the set, in the past couple days.

Actors from the show have been spotted on set, and the descriptions contain spoilers so proceed with caution!

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Filming/Locations

Game of Thrones filming in Portstewart continuing for another week

Posted on by Sue the Fury

Portstewart Strand

Game of Thrones season five filming is headed to the beach this week, with production members and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau being sighted around Portstewart Strand.  A sign was posted on site warning locals that the two-mile-long beach would be entirely off-limits for two days this week.

Today, Causeway Coast News confirmed the Game of Thrones filming, along with posting a Sean Bean GoT promo image. They alerted visitors they could expect “short term inconvenience” between August 4th and 11th, with Portstewart Strand fully reopened by the 12th. They especially noted that on the dates of August 6th and 7th, the public will have no access at all.

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Filming/Rumors

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau spotted filming Game of Thrones in Portstewart

Posted on by Cian

Portstewart Strand

Game of Thrones season 5 filming is well underway, with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau being the latest cast member spotted by locals.

It would appear that scenes are being shot on Portstewart Strand. Portstewart Strand is a two-mile long beach in Portstewart, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

In addition to this Jaime sighting, signs indicate that there may be additional scenes shot on August 6th & 7th.

Spoilers below the cut.

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Casting/Events/Filming/Locations/News/Speculation

Game of Thrones Season 5: What We Know So Far

Posted on by Sue the Fury

Alcazar SevilleFilming of Game of Thrones season 5 is moving along nicely, and we thought now would be a great time to take stock of what we know so far, as we head into the busy shooting season.

Season 5 will be written by David Benioff and D.B Weiss, and Bryan Cogman as in previous seasons, with the new addition of Dave Hill. George R.R. Martin will not be writing an episode for the first time, due to his commitment to The Winds of Winter.

This season we have only one returning director, David Nutter. We have four new names on the roster:  Michael Slovis (episodes 1 and 2), Mark Mylod (3 and 4), Jeremy Podeswa (5 and 6), and Miguel Sapochnik (7 and 8).

The highlights of what we know about season 5:

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Site News

Watchers on the Wall News: Welcome to two new contributors!

Posted on by Watchers on the Wall

Raven LogoWe’re barely a week old, Watchers, and what a week it’s been! Thank you to each and every one of you who has joined the site and made this an exciting time. It’s been wonderful to see the site embraced by familiar members of the Game of Thrones fan community and by new people too.

We’ve had our technical hiccups here and there, and we appreciate everyone’s patience as we sort issues out. The site is still in progress in some areas, and so your suggestions are just as valuable as ever. We’ll provide a more thorough update on the technical aspects in a few days, after we’ve taken care of a few more things we’ve got our eye on. Keep the feedback coming!

Now, onto the fun news. We’ve been looking to expand the WotW team, and will continue to do so over the next couple months. Tonight, we’re introducing two new writers who’ll be contributing to Watchers On The Wall: Shylah and Cian.

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Filming/Rumors

Brienne, Pod and knights spotted filming around Sallagh Braes

Posted on by Sue the Fury
Knights of the Vale, in Season 1
Knights of the Vale, in Season 1

Filming for Game of Thrones season 5 has been rumored to be happening around Larne, Northern Ireland, for several days now, with pink signs popping up in the area.

Reliable sources are now confirming for WatchersOnTheWall that two scenes were filmed yesterday around Sallagh Braes, the hilly area west of Larne.

Gwendoline Christie and Daniel Portman were spotted at the very top of the brae, filming a Brienne and Pod scene involving riding their horses down a hill.

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