No, I can't tell you who they are. HBO will make the announcements in due time, I'm sure. When? I don't know. Tomorrow, next week, next month. They don't consult with me. As I write this, I am aware of five parts that have been cast but not yet announced, but there could well be more. Things are moving quickly now. And of course, casting a role is not just a matter of picking an actor. Even after you decide who you want, there are offers and counter-offers, contract negotiations, a whole delicate dance that goes on. It is never wise to leak things prematurely. Sometimes that can actually throw a monkey wrench into the process.
I'm excited about the choices, though.
What can I say? Not much.
Maybe a few hints...
The five roles... well, we have cast Jaime Lannister and Theon Greyjoy, I let that slip in Montreal... the three new ones are all females. A couple small roles, but very important ones. One player has something in common with Ned. One has something in common with Harry Potter. One is not a boney pop singer. Shows can get cancelled and so can characters, but two of them have been seen on American tv recently.
And that's all you're getting from me, until HBO blows the trumpet.
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But yes, MOAR FEMALE ROLES. ♥
Actually, I absolutely cannot wait for the entire project!!!!
I could see Kenneth Branagh, I guess
I knew it!
;p
That is all.
And hopefully I can get the older students at school into the series this fall, too, when I start as the new librarian. Don't think I'll be reading it to the kindergartners at storytime, though.
Lyanna
Nan
Don't really know what other small female roles there could be, given the time window in the pilot. Maybe Dany's mom, the Mad King's wife?
You are such a tease Mr. Martin!!
FWIW, the only Elizabeth Mitchell I know is the editor at Del Rey Books. Terrific editor who I have known since she was just an assistant on ANALOG. She was my editor at Baen on TUF VOYAGING, and my editor at Bantam on WILD CARDS vols. 5 through 12.
But she's not been cast in the pilot, no.
I'd love to believe that Damian Lewis was cast as someone, but unless they've turned the Lannister twins ginger, I can't imagine him as either Jaime or Theon. *wibbles*
If the female roles are small, that seems to rule out Sansa, Arya or Cersei. So ummmmm Septa Whatsername, Old Nan and the Maegi Dany saves, then kills?