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August 22, 2009
Statement of Policy
My posts about the recent castings have drawn plenty of comments, which is great.
But they have also brought out the trolls... or, to give some of them the benefit of the doubt, some thoughtless and rude posters.
I don't mind readers posting their opinions, even critical opinions. But I do expect posters to show a certain amount of respect. Gratuitously nasty or insulting posts directed at the actors or producers of the HBO series will be deleted, just as if they were nasty or insulting posts di
But they have also brought out the trolls... or, to give some of them the benefit of the doubt, some thoughtless and rude posters.
I don't mind readers posting their opinions, even critical opinions. But I do expect posters to show a certain amount of respect. Gratuitously nasty or insulting posts directed at the actors or producers of the HBO series will be deleted, just as if they were nasty or insulting posts di
August 21, 2009
As Ser Jorah Mormont...
... we have Iain Glen, another distinguished British veteran of stage and screen.
Glen has a really great website at http://www.iainglen.com/ Check it out. Not only does he have a list of all his credits, but the site includes clips from many of the film and television roles, so you can get a wonderful sample of his range and talents. I wish more actors had websites this good.
One of his credits was KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, Ridley Scott's marvelous film about the Crusades and the fall of the Kingdom
Glen has a really great website at http://www.iainglen.com/ Check it out. Not only does he have a list of all his credits, but the site includes clips from many of the film and television roles, so you can get a wonderful sample of his range and talents. I wish more actors had websites this good.
One of his credits was KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, Ridley Scott's marvelous film about the Crusades and the fall of the Kingdom
As Daenerys Targaryen...
... we have the lovely and talented young British actress Tamzin Merchant.
I know my readers play the casting game. Well, confession time, so do I. Ever since I began A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE (way back in 1991, thought it wasn't until 1994 that I got writing in earnest), there was always a little part of me that would watch every television show and movie with one eye looking for actors and actresses who might work as my characters.
And so there I was, watching THE TUDORS (which I have VERY mixe
I know my readers play the casting game. Well, confession time, so do I. Ever since I began A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE (way back in 1991, thought it wasn't until 1994 that I got writing in earnest), there was always a little part of me that would watch every television show and movie with one eye looking for actors and actresses who might work as my characters.
And so there I was, watching THE TUDORS (which I have VERY mixe
As Robb Stark...
... another terrific young British actor, Richard Madden.
Madden did some great readings as well, blowing the competition (some very good competition) out of the water.
He has done a lot of stage work in England, including playing Romeo in a recent production of ROMEO AND JULIET in Leeds castle. That was the clue I blew, when I talked about a player exclaiming about roses in a castle. Of course, it is Juliet who exclaims that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, not Romeo. Sorry about
Madden did some great readings as well, blowing the competition (some very good competition) out of the water.
He has done a lot of stage work in England, including playing Romeo in a recent production of ROMEO AND JULIET in Leeds castle. That was the clue I blew, when I talked about a player exclaiming about roses in a castle. Of course, it is Juliet who exclaims that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, not Romeo. Sorry about
As Arya and Sansa Stark...
... we have Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner, respectively.
These were the toughest ones to find clues for, since neither one can be found on IMDB, YouTube, Google, or any of the other places I searched. When you google Maisie's name, however, you get a bunch of hits for Maizie Williams, a singer for an old pop group called Boney M. But of course THAT Maizie Williams was not our Arya, hence the clue that one player was NOT a boney pop singer.
Here's our Arya:
Sophie Turner was just as hard to fi
These were the toughest ones to find clues for, since neither one can be found on IMDB, YouTube, Google, or any of the other places I searched. When you google Maisie's name, however, you get a bunch of hits for Maizie Williams, a singer for an old pop group called Boney M. But of course THAT Maizie Williams was not our Arya, hence the clue that one player was NOT a boney pop singer.
Here's our Arya:
Sophie Turner was just as hard to fi
As Theon Greyjoy...
... we have Alfie Allen.
I knew absolutely nothing about Alfie when this process began, except that he had done some kickass readings for us. His audtion for Theon was particularly strong, especially the scene where Theon returns to Pyke to confront his father Balon (no, that won't be in the pilot, but it was a great scene to use in the sides).
After he was cast, of course, I went to learn more about him on the internet, and discovered all sorts of interesting things. Like the fact that he repla
I knew absolutely nothing about Alfie when this process began, except that he had done some kickass readings for us. His audtion for Theon was particularly strong, especially the scene where Theon returns to Pyke to confront his father Balon (no, that won't be in the pilot, but it was a great scene to use in the sides).
After he was cast, of course, I went to learn more about him on the internet, and discovered all sorts of interesting things. Like the fact that he repla
As Jaime Lannister...
... we have Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
I dropped several hints about him. Dutch Treat - NCW played the lead in NEW AMSTERDAM. Going out for a Danish - NCW is actually a Dane. Shows get cancelled - NEW AMSTERDAM was cancelled by Fox. Characters get cancelled - NCW was also in VIRTUALITY, where his character was killed.
And too good to be true? When he was cast, I went searching for him on the internet, I found this on YouTube and couldn't resist:
Watch that, and I think you'll agree, he'll make a
I dropped several hints about him. Dutch Treat - NCW played the lead in NEW AMSTERDAM. Going out for a Danish - NCW is actually a Dane. Shows get cancelled - NEW AMSTERDAM was cancelled by Fox. Characters get cancelled - NCW was also in VIRTUALITY, where his character was killed.
And too good to be true? When he was cast, I went searching for him on the internet, I found this on YouTube and couldn't resist:
Watch that, and I think you'll agree, he'll make a
Secret Seven Revealed!!!
The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has broken the story:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iebbbd387ec9a77d4420b06999a24352b
Yes, I'm thrilled with this cast. David and Dan and Tom and casting director Nina Gold are assembling a terrific group of actors.
I'll explain my clues in later posts.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iebbbd387ec9a77d4420b06999a24352b
Yes, I'm thrilled with this cast. David and Dan and Tom and casting director Nina Gold are assembling a terrific group of actors.
I'll explain my clues in later posts.
Clarion 2010
Just a heads up to any aspiring writers reading this... especially those of you who don't make it a practice to visit the Appearances page on my website.
I will be one of the instructors at the Clarion Workshop in San Diego next summer.
If you don't know what Clarion is, or do know but would like more information, there's a website at http://clarion.ucsd.edu/ Right now it still features the info about the 2009 version of the workshop, but they will be updating it for 2010 soon.
Clarion is very co
I will be one of the instructors at the Clarion Workshop in San Diego next summer.
If you don't know what Clarion is, or do know but would like more information, there's a website at http://clarion.ucsd.edu/ Right now it still features the info about the 2009 version of the workshop, but they will be updating it for 2010 soon.
Clarion is very co
August 20, 2009
Anti-Clues
I wish I could tell you who will be playing Maester Luwin, Grand Maester Pycelle, the Hound, Ser Rodrik, Khal Drogo, Magister Illyrio, Gared, Will, Ser Waymar Royce, and Cersei Lannister... but those parts have not been cast yet, to the best of my knowledge.
A number of other parts have not been cast yet either. That list is by no means exhaustive.
We do have some great contenders, though, and of course I have my own favorites. A few of these might be filled by the end of the day tomorrow. Or n
A number of other parts have not been cast yet either. That list is by no means exhaustive.
We do have some great contenders, though, and of course I have my own favorites. A few of these might be filled by the end of the day tomorrow. Or n
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