But we're all going to have to wait. HBO calls the tune. And while we have six roles filled but yet announced, others of equal importance still remain unfilled. HBO may very well be waiting until some of those pieces fall into place before making the next announcement.
Meanwhile, some of you are warm and some are very cold. One of my clues seems to have been puzzled out by many of you, so I will fess up and admit that you're correct -- yes, the line about "small but important" roles refers to two of the children. You will, alas, never get those two. Even if I told you their names, you'd never find 'em. They're not on IMDB, and when you google 'em you get dozens of listings for other people who share their names, but none for the child actors. So they're essentially unknowns... but I have seen their readings, and I think that both of them will be great.
That still leaves four adults you can try to figure out, though. And among the hundreds of theories and guesses, I've seen a couple of you getting it right... or coming close, riding the right theory to the wrong conclusion. So keep at it.
In the absence of an announcement, I'll give you a few more clues. One cast member was played by a puppet. Another has been seen wandering a castle exclaiming about roses. A third is too good to be true. The fourth is the fifth. Esquire thinks one of them is hot.
'Nuff said.
And while you guys are chewing on those, off in London and New York and LA and Dublin, casting continues. They're reading for some smaller parts now: Gared, Ser Rodrik, Maester Luwin, and the like. Even for these "lesser" roles (you know the old chestnut, there are no small roles, only small actors), we're seeing some great readings. David, Dan, and Tom are going to have some tough decisions to make. Me, I'm going out for coffee and a danish.
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Theon (most likely) - Alfie Allen: GRRM lists the title of his sister Lily's album as what he's listening to. He was played by a puppet in one of her music videos and he took over Daniel Radcliffe's (Harry Potter) role in Equus on the London stage. That's three things that fit for Alfie from the clues.
Dany - Tamzin Merchant - She played Katherine Howard, the 5th wife of Henry VIII on "The Tudors," so was seen on American TV recently. Howard had her head chopped off (like Ned) and finally, the girl has a GREAT look for Dany (IMO).
The only clue Tamzin Merchant has going for her is the "fourth is the fifth" clue. Dany is a difficult role, and as for as Merchant's acting goes, it seemed rather mediocre. But if Merchant is cast as Dany, here's to hoping that she proves me wrong.
It's been suggested by several people that Elizabeth Banks (whose real surname is Mitchell) will play Cersei. She is not the pop singer Elizabeth Mitchell, the name of a member in the band Boney M. Someone suggested Elizabeth Mitchell from LOST, to which George answered that the guess was "so close."
Other clues that I think supports this theory (they haven't been mentioned yet, so I could be wrong, particularly with the last bit, but...):
-Banks has been seen recently on American TV, prominently Scrubs.
-Esquire also thinks she is hot
-This may be more of a remote, possibly crackpot, connection, but Banks also starred on an internet video series, Wainy Days, in which her character was described as a beautiful woman who "may be too good to be true."
I think Jaime's actor is the one who has "something in common with Ned," either in that his character was beheaded or that he played a character who was known for his honor. The clues another has been seen wandering a castle exclaiming about roses and the fourth is the fifth could respectively refer to Jaime and Dany (not necessarily in that order). Also, if all the Lannisters that are cast so far will be portrayed by American actors (Dinklage, Banks), then Jaime's actor could be American as well.
The only hitch is that she seems set to perform in a comedic film next year, although that one doesn't seem to be at the full-blown greenlight stage. I also know nothing as to her acting chops.
I knew it! Kim Jong Il was cast as the Hound!!!
It is usually the case that the studio has the right to drop the actor and cast someone else if they don't work out in the pilot. It's not uncommon to see different actors playing the same role between the pilot and the first season (in this case the pilot would be reshot with the new actor as the first episode of Season 1).
Will Varys be played by Kim Jong Il?
The Hound played by Alec Baldwin (You're useress Arec Bardwin!)
Brienne of Tarth played by Sean Penn?
Jaime Lannister played by Matt Damon? (that actually WOULD be pretty awesome)
Tywin played by Martin Sheen?
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Or . . . #5: Doral (Kevin Spacey model)
How is that for way out there?
Hurry up HBO!
Good luck!, Lord Martin, the dream brringer, the show must go on, SOIAF it´s a part of us for ever, the music of our time.
Mark Addy Robert Baratheon
Sean Bean Eddard Stark
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister
Jennifer Ehle Catelyn Stark
Jack Gleeson Joffrey Baratheon
Kit Harington Jon Snow
I've been troubling alot about age, since Ned, the twins, etc are only around 30 at the start of book. But if they are aging the kids up, maybe they'll age the adults up slightly too. They can say Robert won the throne 20 years ago.
Puppet? Andy Serkis? IDK :P
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Also, i don't know about this, for the "fourth is the third" how about the girl from fifth element.