When we reported on several cast members likely having wrapped at Itálica in Seville, we wondered whether that meant the shoot had wrapped prematurely or it would continue with a reduced cast until its scheduled end this weekend. Now we know they are gone, but main cast members may have filmed as late as yesterday […]
Continue reading →The big Game of Thrones news this week was the arrival in Seville of most of the cast for the Dragonpit scenes, though they may have been there for other reasons as well. There are a few new arrivals, including one we have been expecting for a while. This focus in Spain doesn’t mean the […]
Continue reading →A few days ago we placed a main cast member in Seville and considered it big news. After all, the shoot in the nearby ruins of Itálica, which we know as the Dragonpit, had been remarkably quiet compared to last time, for the season seven finale, when so many cast members made themselves known in […]
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 →Game of Thrones is back in Spain for one last time! With season eight filming in Itálica reportedly scheduled to begin next week, the production crew has had much less time to prepare the location than they did last time, but they’re getting it done anyway: in a single week since construction began, the main […]
Continue reading →The Dragonpit will return in season eight and we may see more of it than last time. Filming in Santiponce, Seville will commence before the end of April, so production is already underway to make the Roman amphitheater of Itálica look like the Dragonpit of King’s Landing. Below, we bring you a first glimpse at […]
Continue reading →The Dragonpit was one of the most exciting settings in season seven, not least of all because it reunited many characters after a long absence and had many others meet for the first time. The tense climactic parley therein may also have something to do with it. That’s why it was so wonderful to learn […]
Continue reading →Recently, we learned Game of Thrones would return to Spain, specifically to Itálica’s amphitheater in Santiponce, Seville, which made its debut last season. Still, we didn’t know when shooting would begin at the one and only Dragonpit location … until now!
Continue reading →Last year, before season seven had aired, before we even got to see the Dragonpit of King’s Landing for the first time, we learned the Game of Thrones producers were interested to return to the location in which the King’s Landing landmark was filmed: the Roman amphitheater in the ruins of Itálica, near present-day Santiponce, […]
Continue reading →After the explosive “Beyond the Wall,” season seven is coming a close with “The Dragon and the Wolf,” quite an evocative title for a season finale. But it’s not a series finale! This story isn’t over. In three days we’ll be reeling, and then we’ll be itching for more … but there won’t be any […]
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