Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Nice Day For a Red Wedding . . . Game of Thrones Season 3!

Speculation is rife that Game of Thrones will soon begin shooting the notorious Red Wedding sequence from the third novel.  The speculation began when, Extras NI—the main casting agency for extras for the production—released this announcement:

CELLISTS - brief:
- Seeking MALE only cellists. Must have experience.
- Ideally men with medieval or period faces (i.e long hair & beard) but not essential.
- ATTN: maria@extrasni.com & include
—A clear & current photograph (if you have video footage, please include it/attach link)
—Your measurements including height, waist, chest & shoe size
—Your level of experience and/or CV
- You must be fully available for filming on the 15th through to the 19th of October. If successful, you will be contacted. Rate of pay will be confirmed at this point.

AMPUTEES - brief:
- Seeking LEG ONLY, MALE AMPUTEES.
- ATTN: maria@extrasni.com & include
—A clear and current photograph
—Your measurements including height, waist, chest & shoe size
—A clear description regarding where your limb is missing eg. at knee, at ankle, etc
- You must be fully available for filming on the NIGHT of October 12th.
- You must be OK and comfortable with filming a scene within the context of a battle where your leg has been injured. Prosthetic makeup will be applied as though your leg has newly been severed. We understand that this is not for everyone, so please only apply if you are happy to participate.

Westeros.org has speculated this can only mean the Red Wedding sequence from the third novel, the "pivotal moment in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, the thing that makes it what it is."  One hopes the scene will be done well, culminating in a piece of television lore.

2 comments:

  1. This is gonna be such an epic scene. I'd imagine they will close out season 3 with this event. If I recall correctly, I think they decided they were going to start splitting the books in half for each season. So the next 2 seasons should be book three, and the 2 after that will be book 4. This should give old lightning fingers a change to finish the series before he pulls an RJ.

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    1. I keep trying to get myself to read these books. I'm thinking of doing a series of blog posts where I write a sentence or two about my perception/reception of each chapter. I think it might be interesting and engaging. What do you think?

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