July 15, 2010

Game of Globalization: Thank You European Taxpayers for Heavy Funding of HBO's Game of Thrones


GoT's News:   Interesting details on sources for the heavy financial investment in GoT's.  Thanks to all the European taxpayers;)  Hope you find your hard-earned tax revenue was well spent...

>Northern Ireland’s Mark Huffam is producing the series, with funding provided by Northern Ireland Screen supported by Invest NI and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund<

http://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/newspage.asp?id=100&storyID=2699
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Latest:  Casting call on Twitter...
>NIScreen

HBO's Game of Thrones urgently require dark haired, swarthy skinned, experienced male horseriders http://bit.ly/dcAEP5

40 minutes ago via web<
 
[Ricrar:  dark haired & horseriders probably not a challenge, but swarthy skinned?...would be surprised if that one is easy in NI....most likely the Dothraki warriors -- see below a photo of Drogo, their leader]

4 comments:

Musa said...

Hi,

Lordy - GRRM has three new casting clues on his blog: http://grrm.livejournal.com/163086.html

Well, they have to make progress on Season 1 soon.

Ricrar said...

Hi Musa, did you see grrm added another post today with more casting news.

Melisandre sounds like quite an interesting influence on Stannis. His thin, pointy nosed(a coincidence or omen?;) wife Selyse must feel threatened - if she's aware of the priestess. Getting really motivated to plow ahead and find out for myself:)

Musa said...

SPOILERS.............................................................

Let's just say there's something going on between Melisandre and Stannis, she travels with him and seems to share his quarters while the wife stays at home...if Richard gets cast as Stannis----I'm sure he can play the subtext of this "triangle" very, very, well. Selyse is actually a follower of Melisandre's religion and therefore influenced by her.

Did you see GRRM's latest blog post? He mentions those who are waiting for Stannis to be cast will have to wait for Season 2 - he's torturing all RA fans and seems to be enjoying it - LOL

Ricrar said...

Oooh, I must revisit grrm's
journal to see that post with my own eyes. Great to know he's aware of our quest. How could he not find a role for RA?...getting hopes up again:)

All this speculation simply makes more potential book buyers aware of & interested in his series. He's probably loving that aspect of our efforts.