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In November 2008, HBO ordered a pilot for "Game of Thrones," a possible new fantasy tv show based on George R.R. Martin's brilliant epic series A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF).
Martin announced the order soon after it was made, with the caveat that "It's just the pilot so far. They'll need to see that before they decide whether to proceed with a full season's episodes. So let's all hope the pilot will kick serious ass.
"It should. David Benioff and Dan Weiss did a terrific job with the script. And yes, all of you can relax, it's very faithful."
Current reports suggest the plan, if the pilot is picked up, is to have one season correspond roughly to one novel.
So, as Martin said, let's all hope that the pilot kicks serious ass, and make our support for the project loud and clear.
Martin announced the order soon after it was made, with the caveat that "It's just the pilot so far. They'll need to see that before they decide whether to proceed with a full season's episodes. So let's all hope the pilot will kick serious ass.
"It should. David Benioff and Dan Weiss did a terrific job with the script. And yes, all of you can relax, it's very faithful."
Current reports suggest the plan, if the pilot is picked up, is to have one season correspond roughly to one novel.
So, as Martin said, let's all hope that the pilot kicks serious ass, and make our support for the project loud and clear.
Read the Books
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)
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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice & Fire)
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The Cast So Far
Who has been cast so far for Game of Thrones?
Eddard Stark - Sean Bean
Catelyn Stark - Jennifer Ehle
Jon Snow - Kit Warrington
Robb Stark - Richard Madden
Arya Stark - Maisie Williams
Sansa Stark - Sophie Turner
Bran Stark - Isaac Hempstead-Wright
Robert Baratheon - Mark Addy
Cersei Lannister - Lena Headey
Tyrion Lannister - Peter Dinklage
Jaime Lannister - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Joffrey Baratheon - Jack Gleeson
Daenarys Targaryen - Tamzin Merchant
Viserys Targaryen - Harry Lloyd
Khal Drogo - Jason Momoa
Ser Jorah Mormont - Iain Glen
Sandor Clegane - Rory McCann
Theon Greyjoy - Alfie Allen
Benjen Stark - Joseph Mawle
Maester Luwin - Donald Sumpter
Illyrio Mopatis - Ian McNeice
Rodrik Cassel - Ron Donachie
Waymer Royce - Jaime Campbell Bower
Gared - Richard Ridings
Ros - Esme Bianco
Will - Bronson Webb
Catelyn Stark - Jennifer Ehle
Jon Snow - Kit Warrington
Robb Stark - Richard Madden
Arya Stark - Maisie Williams
Sansa Stark - Sophie Turner
Bran Stark - Isaac Hempstead-Wright
Robert Baratheon - Mark Addy
Cersei Lannister - Lena Headey
Tyrion Lannister - Peter Dinklage
Jaime Lannister - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Joffrey Baratheon - Jack Gleeson
Daenarys Targaryen - Tamzin Merchant
Viserys Targaryen - Harry Lloyd
Khal Drogo - Jason Momoa
Ser Jorah Mormont - Iain Glen
Sandor Clegane - Rory McCann
Theon Greyjoy - Alfie Allen
Benjen Stark - Joseph Mawle
Maester Luwin - Donald Sumpter
Illyrio Mopatis - Ian McNeice
Rodrik Cassel - Ron Donachie
Waymer Royce - Jaime Campbell Bower
Gared - Richard Ridings
Ros - Esme Bianco
Will - Bronson Webb
Fantasy Casting
ASOIAF fans have long made a game of choosing dream casts for a movie or television adaptation of the series.
- A Song of Ice and Fire Fantasy Casting
- I made this site so that I could put who I think should be cast in a Song of Ice and Fire movie/mini-series/TV-show/whatever if one was ever made, but now it has been confirmed that HBO has optioned A Song of Ice and Fire. This certainly isn't the end folks, while this cast list has too many big-budget names to ever happen, it can now be thought of as a dream cast list.
- A Song of Ice and Fire -> Casting
- Casting threads on the Westeros.org forum. Look for a special post by Benioff and Weiss asking for fan suggestions!
- Casting ASoIaF
- Another website with a comprehensive dream cast list
What's Your Dream Cast?
If money and availability were no object, who would you like to see cast in the HBO series?
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- Narwen Narwen Oct 4, 2009 @ 6:15 am
- "Jon Snow - Kit Warrington"
His name is Kit Harington :)
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- Karmyn Karmyn Jan 25, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
- Robert Baratheon- Russel Crowe
Cersei Lannister- Charlize Theron
Jaime Lannister- Jason Priestly or Brad Pitt (pretty boy syndrome)
Jon Snow- James Franco
Stannis-Gerard Butler
Rob-Chase Crawford
Theon- Jared Leto
Mance Rayder - Viggo Mortensen
Jorah Mormount-
Joffrey-Edward Speleers
Sansa-Scarlet Johansen
Ned Stark-George Clooney
Ser Loras- Orlando Bloom
Renly-Colin Farrell
Khal Drogo-the Rock
Daenerys- Reese Witherspoon
Catelyn-Natalie Imbruglia or Michelle Pfieffer
Melisandre-Natassia Malthe
Margory-Joanna Levesque
Arya-AnnaSophia Robb
Too many to name!!!!!
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- Illustrations, sketches, and comics by M. Luisa Giliberti
- Amok's site
- Beautiful ASOIAF fanart by Amok
Official ASOIAF Art
The Art of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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ASOIAF Trailer
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George R.R. Martin's Official Site
- George R. R. Martin's Official Website
- George R. R. Martin, author of the NYT Bestselling fantasy series, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Buy the author's books (personal inscriptions included!), view a gallery of cover art, read biography and interviews, get news about signings and appearances, order Seven Kingdoms t-shirts, and more.
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Connect With Other Fans
- Westeros: The 'A Song of Ice and Fire' Domain
- Devoted to George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic 'A Song of Ice and Fire', Westeros hosts The Citadel, Blood of Dragons MUSH and A Ring of Ice and Fire.
- An Encyclopedia of Ice and Fire ~ Tower of the Hand
- An unofficial companion to George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Includes chapter summaries, character profiles, family trees, timelines, maps, and many articles.
- A Wiki of Ice and Fire
- A fan-created and fan-maintained encyclopedia for George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire that anyone can edit.
- Westeros LJ Community
- ASOIAF fan community on LiveJournal
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