New Directors Announced For 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5
Game of Thrones" Season 3 hasn't even finished airing, but already George R.R. Martin is ready to skip Season 4 discussions talk about Season 5 - sort of. The "A Song of Ice and Fire" author visited "Conan" and unveiled what he claims are some pretty major spoilers about what's coming up in future seasons of the series.
The series' popularity greatly boosted sales of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels , soon republished as tie-in editions, which remained at the top of bestseller lists for months on end. The Daily Beast said Game of Thrones was a particular favorite of many sitcom writers, and consequently the series has been referenced in many other TV series. 101 Together with other fantasy series, Game of Thrones has been deemed responsible for a substantial increase in purchases (and abandonments) of huskies and other wolf-like dogs. 102
Game of Thrones has made it clear that it isn't strictly following the books. In fact, it's already started jumping around a bit. While the TV series has taken some creative liberties, the overall story structure has remained the same. Because of this, we're hesitant to enter into Season 5, which we assume will pick up with the fourth book, A Feast for Crows Game of Thrones” fans should brace themselves for the possibility they will learn how their favorite book series ends on TV. The New Zealand Herald reports that Keisha Castle-Hughes is rumored to be joining Game of Thrones to play a Sand Snake!! Ellie Kendrick, Isaac Hempstead Wright and Kristian Nairn in Game of Thrones Game Of Thrones' Revealed A Major Spoiler This Sunday Erik Kain Contributor
Since Season 4 ended last month and the new one isn’t coming to the small screen until next year, you’re probably scouring through the Interwebs for something to fill that Game of Thrones-shaped hole in your heart. Well, look no further than your Android phone as the award-winning game based on the TV series has finally made its way into the mobile world with Game of Thrones Ascent. We’re still reeling from the ‘ Game of Thrones ‘ season 4 finale “ The Children ,” but already our cup runneth over with desire for season 5′s arrival in 2015. Now, the showrunners of HBO’s mammoth fantasy-drama have gone on record to confirm a few major new details of season 5, including shooting locations and new characters to populate it. and contains some spoilers.
Did an Oscar nominee just land the role of your new favorite badass? Excellent question, Joanna Robinson. Over at Vanity Fair , one of my podcasting partners in crime has taken some rumor milling (that Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes is in talks to join the season 5 cast) and expanded with the help of her knowledge of the books. The most likely candidate for Castle-Hughes is one of The Sand Snakes, Prince Oberyn’s badass warrior daughters. They were listed in a leaked casting document that confirmed at least three of Oberyn’s eight daughters will appear in season five alongside Oberyn’s brother Prince Doran, Doran’s son Trystane and his bodyguard Areo Hotah.