Kit Harington, the star of "Game of Thrones", has changed her look … and does not look like Jon Snow.
Harington cut long wavy curls and shaved her beard to appear in Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning "True West" at London's Vaudeville Theater from December 4 to February 16.
Although "Game of Thrones" is over for the filming of his last season, Harington told Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival that he was told to keep Jon Snow's image in mind. where shots would be needed. At that time, he told EW that he wanted to shave his beard, but that his hair was even longer after he was given permission to do so.
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His new look means the shots are probably over and Jon Snow is officially gone.
Last month, fans of "GoT" were surprised when Harington was spotted shaved in a video wishing a happy birthday to British playwright Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
The eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" will debut in April 2019 on HBO.
Quiz: 35 facts about the show that you probably do not know (photos)
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Tyrion Lannister has appeared in more episodes than any other character – 58 out of 64 possible, including all episodes of Season 7 until now.
Iwan Rheon, the actor who played the very disgusted Ramsay Bolton, had already played for a different role before landing this role: Jon Snow. Rheon said it was up to him and Kit Harrington to play before the showrunners decided on Harrington.
According to rumors, David Benioff, co-creator of the series, originally wanted that "The Rains of Castamere" be the theme song, but the other co-creator, DB Weiss, l & # 39; dissuaded. Nevertheless, "The Rains of Castamere" can be heard dozens of times in the series, including versions of The National and Icelandic rockers Sigur Ros (pictured, with a cameo appearance).
Until now, there are only five episodes of the series in which no one dies on the screen, and only two of them – "The Bear and the Fair Maiden" in season 3 and "Blood of My Blood" in season 6 – don & # 39; t display deaths on screen or not. This is remarkable considering the first episode in which Brienne is beaten against a bear.
The Roman Emperor Caligula was a cruel and destructive leader whose reign lasted only a few years, as he was murdered for being terrible in his work. And Joffrey looked a lot like him, judging from the old statues and his busts. Coincidence?
The werewolf daughter of Sansa Stark was killed at the beginning of season 1, which means that the dog who played it, Zunni, was unemployed. So, Sophie Turner, the actress who represents Sansa, adopted her.
The first season of "Game of Thrones" cost between 50 and 60 million dollars, or about 5 million dollars per episode on average. Even now, it's a lot for a TV show – but HBO has exceeded that amount and charged over $ 100 million for season 6. You can see where the extra funding went to the screen.
In the time of Game of Thrones Seasons 1 and 2, Tommen Baratheon was played by a child named Callum Wharry. In season 3, Dean-Charles Chapman played Tommen's cousin, Martyn Lannister, but he only had a few scenes before being stabbed to death by Lord Karstark. And then in season 4, Chapman went into Tommen's boots, replacing Wharry.
You remember the march of Cersei's atonement in Season 5, when she walked naked down the streets of King's Landing and made her throw her excrement? Well, it was a little screen magic, because it was not actually the body of actress Lena Headey. It is not difficult to understand the decision. I imagine that playing is very hard when you are naked in front of a crowd and you have to do a lot of bullshit … literally.
Do you remember when Daenerys ate this horse heart in Season 1? After shooting this scene, actress Emilia Clarke was so covered with fake blood (which usually uses sticky corn syrup as a base) that she found herself stuck in the toilet.
The original "Game of Thrones" pilot project was, according to all accounts, total, despite the barrage of Tom McCarthy, director of the Oscar for Best Spotlight Movie of last year. The first episode was almost entirely resumed, with several new members of the cast – including Michelle Fairley replacing Jennifer Ehle as Catelyn Stark. Apparently, it also contained a particularly theatrical interpretation of Jon Arryn's death (photo).
The writer George RR Martin was a Pentos nobleman who was attending the Daenerys wedding in this former pilot. The cameo did not survive the new shots.
When Daenerys married Khal Drogo, Illyrio Mopatis gave him the three ancient dragon eggs that would hatch into the real dragons we know so well today. The egg accessories, however, were donated in real life to George RR Martin by the accessory manufacturer who built them.
Few "Game of Thrones" characters hate each other like Cersei and Tyrion – well, Tyrion does not despise the sister as much as his, but you know what I mean. In real life, actors Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey are basically the best friends in the world. "Sometimes we have to avoid eye contact to keep from cracking," Dinkalge said in a Reddit AMA in 2014.
Gregor Clegane, better known as The Mountain, has been redesigned twice during his show years. In season 1, he was played by Conan Stevens. In season 2, he was played by Ian Whyte. Currently, the role belongs to Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Whyte, however, would pursue an illustrious career as Wun Wun the giant.
When we met Tywin Lannister for the first time at the end of season 1, he explained his heritage and his family to his son Jaime while pretending to be a deer (as a metaphor, because the deer is the sigil from House Baratheon). This deer was a real dead deer and the actor Charles Dance was in the process of skinning it.
"Game of Thrones" has included, to date, 10 actors who appeared in the films of "Harry Potter". They are: Natalia Tena (Osha), photographed; David Bradley (Lord Walder Frey); Julian Glover (Grand Maester Pycelle); Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark); Ciarán Hinds (Mance Rayder); Ian Whyte (Gregor Clegane / Wun Wun); Ralph Ineson (Dagmer Cleftjaw); Edward Tudor-Pole (the guy giving a speech at King's Landing on the severity of Lannister's in Season 2); Bronson Webb (Will, the guy whose head, Ned Stark, was cut into the pilot); and Jim Broadbent (Archmaester Marwyn in the Old City).
And eight actors who were in "Star Wars: The Awakening of the Force": Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), photographed, Max von Sydow (Raven with three eyes), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed), Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel) Jessica Henwick (Nymeria Sand), Emun Elliott (Marillion), Mark Stanley (Grenn) and Hannah John-Kamen (Ornela).
And eleven actors who appeared on the BBC's "Ripper Street" show: Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Ian McElhinney (Barristan Selmy), Kristian Nairn (Hodor), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Dean-Charles Chapman (King Tommen), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Clive Russell (Brynden Tully), Anton Lesser (Qyburn), Francis Magee (Yoren), Joseph Mawle (Benjamin Stark), Philip Arditti (a goatherd).
"Song of Ice and Fire," the writer George RR Martin said that he had imagined Peter Dinklage in the role of Tyrion Lannister before the creation of the series – and that it was time for the screenwriters David Benioff and DB Weiss to play the role, no other actor has been considered for the role.
During the series, many characters have called Jorah Mormont "Jorah the Andal". But Jorah, from Bear Island, north of Westeros, does not descend from the Andals but rather from the First Men. This nickname was given by the Dothraki with a little cultural ignorance and he apparently stuck.
Three weeks before the premiere of Season 6, the Israeli TV provider Yes has created a new temporary channel entirely dedicated to "Game of Thrones". He rebroadcast the first five seasons, otherwise there would have been wall featurettes and any other program related to the "Game of Thrones".
Several musicians appeared in "Game of Thrones" as extras. In "The Castamere Rains", Coldplay's drummer, Will Champion, played one of Red Wedding's musicians who helps bring down Robb Stark's men. In "Hardhome", we can see the heavy metal band Mastodon play with wildlings that are killed by the White Walkers and resurrected as warriors. And Ed Sheeran appeared in season 7 as a musical Lannister soldier.
During the preparation and shooting of battle scenes, the "GoT" team is inspired by several battles in history. The strategy used by Bolton's forces in "The Battle of the Bastards", for example, was inspired by that used by Carthaginian general Hannibal against Rome during the Second Punic War.
The face that Lyanna Mormont made towards Ramsay during the "Battle of the Bastards" stormed Twitter last year. According to director Miguel Sapochnik, the scene was shot about 60 times and actress Bella Ramsey presented the "face of Lyanna" in each of them.
Unlike many previous battle scenes, the "Battle of the Bastards" used very little aerial fire. Sapochnik explained that this was due to the fact that the security rules of the HBO chain prevented them from using camera drones on horses and people. This gave him the idea of getting around the problem by taking most of the battle on the ground from Jon and Ramsay's point of view.
When the time came to add visual effects to Ramsay Bolton's long-awaited death scene, the VFX Image Engine group had originally planned to use CGI to show Ramsay's jaw being ripped off by his own hunting dogs. But when they finished, they decided that the view was too horrible even for "Game of Thrones" and abandoned it.
The furs worn by characters like Jon Snow and others of Night's Watch are not really furs, but rather IKEA rugs. As costume designer Michele Clapton stated in front of an audience at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the carpets were cut and shaved, but they were also polished and frosted to make them look as authentic as possible.
According to George RR Martin, some fans have successfully guessed the end of "Game of Thrones". Although this is not entirely revealing, as there are a dozen theories about how this will end and he obviously did not specify the correct group of fans. Still, someone will feel really good when everything is said and done.
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Hodor is actually a DJ. Actor Kristian Nairn is not usually an actor – "Game of Thrones" is his first credit. His usual job is progressive house DJ. Other "GoT" actors with interesting jobs include Ben Hawkey, who played Hot Pie, the friend of Arya, who became a baker. Hawkey opened a bakery in real life.
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In order to sow confusion over Internet leaks, some fake scenes were filmed during the production of "Game of Thrones," season 7. Kit Harington said in an interview for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" that he had filmed three different fake scenes every hour, especially when the cast and film crew knew that the paparazzi were taking pictures of the production.
Conleth Hill (who plays Varys) is not the only one working on "Game of Thrones". His brother, Roland Hill, is behind many of his impressive sound effects. In fact, Roland has won three Emmys for his work as a production sound mixer for the series.
Yara Greyjoy and Jon Snow worked together. Gemma Whelan told GamesRadar that she had known Kit Harington for years and before they were both thrown on "Game of Thrones", they were used to yoga together. She also said that becoming a star of international renown was not at the head of Kit.
The most expensive death scene in the series up to now, at least before season 7, was not to cook with the help of dragons. That's when Arya killed Ser Meryn Trant in a Braavosi pass house in season 5. Arya had put him on his murder list since season 1, and in the scene he had been ripped off – a thing that obviously could not happen and that required a lot of CGI to bring to the screen. Showrunner David Benioff revealed that it was the most expensive death at South By Southwest in 2017.
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You can take a "Game of Thrones" class at Harvard. The class draws on the true medieval story on which George R.R. Martin and the show's creators inspire for various events, elements and characters throughout the course.
Jon Snow was almost played by another actor very familiar to fans
You can not get enough "Game of Thrones" waiting for each new episode every week? Of course you can not. Let this collection of questions and answers, largely thanks to the intrepid horde of IMDb question-and-answer hunters, help you fall asleep waiting for each new episode of season 7.
