Game of Thrones stars behind Jaime and Bronn talk about their last days on the set

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Jerome Flynn (Bronn) wander the Westers from Game of thrones season 5, when Jaime promised Bronn a castle and a woman if he joined him for his rescue mission to Dorne. Since then, they have canceled the siege at Riverrun, destroyed the remains of Tyrell House and were defeated on the battlefield by Daenerys Targaryen and his horde Dothraki. They saw things, all.

Talk to To surrenderCoster-Waldau and Flynn discussed the possibility of extending their partnership in season 8. At the last meeting with Jaime, he left King's Landing and his sister Cersei to head north. But where does that leave Bronn? "So he's going away, and he's not saying a word," Flynn said. "No mention to his old friend, not even a message …"

What do you have to say to that, Coster-Waldau? "Once again, let me clarify. Someone called The Mountain was about to cut off my head. I do not really have a lot of time to call! But Flynn does not buy it:

[I]This means that Bronn will suddenly look like "What's …?" And he has an interesting choice to make as his employer in recent years has sort of disappeared. This is an interesting question. He left King's Landing. Will he go after Jaime? How much loyalty does he have? We will see how that unfolds.

I think I speak for most of Game of thrones I sincerely hope that Bronn will catch Jaime and head north with him for season 8. Imagine all the fun that Bronn would have at Winterfell: he would be reunited with Tyrion and Sandor "the Hound" Clegane, with whom he has already fought until death in season 2. Memories!

Anyway, as expected, both did not reveal anything specific about Season 8. They also did not reveal anything of a general nature:

• Coster-Waldau: "Well, it's the last season, so you imagine we would move towards a resolution on big issues."
• Flynn: "With a fight or two in between."

Very vague, guys. Good work.

The couple was also asked why season 8 had taken so long to shoot. "In the beginning, the wait was due in part to the fact that they started turning out later," Flynn said. "Because the winter came, they wanted a climate less lenient than having to use a lot of CGI."

"The fact is that it took twice as long to shoot these six episodes as a normal season," added Coster-Waldau. "It's related to the extent of what we did. I think it was unprecedented for television and even for most movies: the number of people involved in the shootings and the number of characters involved. "

We shot all this series where we had all these characters in different parts of this world called Westeros. As we saw in Season Seven, many of these characters came together. Shooting with so many people takes a lot of time. It was hard, but it was harder for the team than for us, the actors. We are going to moan and groan a lot, but the truth is that we would have said three really tough days, then two days off, and then we'll go back. At one point, the crew spent more than 50 nights at one time and he was still smiling.

It refers to the 55-night shooting that took place in Moneyglbad, Northern Ireland and Magheramorne Quarry; The images of these places will probably be badembled to form the Battle of Winterfell. "It was a last crazy season. But as everyone, in front of or behind the camera, loved working on the show, everyone was determined to finish it right, "said Coster-Waldau. "I also think that if it had not been last season, if we had been ordered for four years, the excitement might not have been so great when they arrived at the night number 43. But yes It's the most difficult thing we've ever done – the end is in sight and we really want to be successful. "

After having gone through seven seasons of Game of throneswas Season 8 still capable of impressing them?

• Coster-Waldau: "Yes, especially the sets they build and the sets we participated in. The likelihood of us getting involved again in something like that … it's not going to happen. There were really many in this last season. It took your breath away!
• Flynn: "There is just its size and what it represents, in terms of long-form television revolution. It's so iconic, and it's amazing to be part of it. It does not stop shocking me. And, do not get me wrong, this season is the most successful of the previous ones. No doubt about it. "

All this and they learned new skills along the way! "I'm certainly better on a horse, yes," said Coster-Waldau. "Better also with my left hand. And technically, you become better at playing. For example, a few seasons back, we have achieved this great sequence in Spain – and you are learning a lot by achieving something as gigantic in terms of action and action. "

Oh God, he's talking about fighting the snakes, is not it?

"I consider myself a swordsman now, even though I've already hit Nikolaj once in the head with a sword," Flynn added. "I hope I'm better now! Having all these things to do is like a boy's dream. "

As for the secret of season 8, Coster-Waldau badures us that what you have heard is not exaggerated: "In the past, when you had to remember what had happened, you could go back and find the scripts. . Now, literally, the script is gone. This does not exist anymore. I'm not very good at keeping secrets, but with this show, it's always been easy because you know you can not say anything about the scenarios. "

Finally, the two actors described their last day on the set:

• Coster-Waldau: "For me, it was really a perfect way. I can not speak about scenes, but it was the perfect end of all my experience of being in this series. It was a beautiful day, Northern Ireland, it was a great crew, great scenes. I have already seen many of these farewell speeches. I remember thinking, "Why are people so emotional? It's ridiculous. It's way too hard for that. Then they give you that nice piece of framed storyboard – mine was when my hand was cut off. On the back, they write you beautiful words, then suddenly, I felt wetness on my face. I was like, "God! Uh! I have to come with a cold.
• Flynn: "There is really mourning. I could not really take it on my last day, but after that he started to make his way. We've been there every year for eight years, for those of us lucky enough to be on this show. It takes a little time to realize that there is not a year left. "

I think Jerome Flynn succinctly summarized all The Thrones fans' feelings about the May 19 final. The truth hurts.

Game of thrones Season 8 begins on April 14th.

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