New info from the producers

Benioff and Weiss have given us another update over at the Westeros forums. They gave a rough estimate as to when they should have a confirmed shooting location and when they plan to have a casting director in place. But the big info comes in the form of hinting at where the pilot will end and where it will begin.

Thanks again to everyone who has posted their casting suggestions and a special thanks to our excellent hosts here on the board for their synopses, which save us a great deal of time. It is encouraging to see that our actor/character ideas often match those of the board, and it is helpful to learn about a whole slew of actors we weren’t familiar with before.

The age of the actors is a significant issue; trust us that this is something we’ve discussed with George since our earliest conversations (well over two years ago). None of the characters will be radically aged.

The location has not yet been finalized, but we’re getting close. With any luck, George will be giving you an answer to that question before the end of the year, or very early in 2009.

Shooting dates have also not been determined yet. We’re impatient, too, but as you can imagine this is an elaborate production, with large sets to be built, a huge cast to be filled, etc.

For those who would like to send resumes, videos, etc.: we hope to have a casting director in place within the next month. When we do, we’ll let you know his/her name and where materials should be sent.

One last thing: our focus at the moment is on casting the pilot. So we’re only worried about characters who appear in the pilot. Just so you know the pilot parameters, here’s the first line of dialogue:

“We should start back.”

And here’s the last line:

“The things I do for love.”

Sound familiar?

We think you’re going to like it…

D&D

Winter Is Coming: Well that answers the question of which cliffhanger ending they plan on using. It also pretty much confirms that the prologue will not only be in the pilot but that it will open the episode, not be a flashback. Also it is nice to know we are going to get a shooting location confirmation soon, my guess is it won’t be until after the holidays though. Same with the casting director. Once the shooting location is confirmed and the casting director in place, I expect casting to begin immediately. Even though Benioff and Weiss wouldn’t give us any info on tentative filming dates, I still expect it to be sometime around summer of ’09. Exciting to see that progress is being made, albeit slowly.

• Published on 12/03/2008 at 9:50 AM CDT
• Last updated on 12/03/2008 at 9:50 AM CDT