Thrones stars follow each other into TV, film projects
The talented Thrones cast continue to spread their wings and fly, and this week has provided even more news on the “what are they up to now?” front.
First off, the Sean Bean-headed ITV crime drama series Frankenstein Chronicles will feature an ensemble cast that includes Kate Dickie, known to us as Lady Lysa Arryn of the Vale. The series is set in 1827 and stars Bean as one Insepctor John Marlott who discovers a corpse that fits the description of Frankenstein’s monster–in case the title didn’t give it away, this series is indeed a period drama reimagining of Mary Shelley’s seminal sci-fi classic Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus. (Also, one hopes Ned Stark’s investigative skills are a little faster and sharper here than they were in Westeros.) Filming starts January 26th; the series will air on ITV Encore, ITV’s new subscription channel service, though no official start date has been announced yet.
Meanwhile, Daario Naharis’s journey for Daenerys Stormborn’s heart may be taking him to new and exciting places with another Thrones queen…
According to TheWrap, Michiel Huisman is in talks to join Natalie Dormer in the David S. Goyer-scripted film The Forest, about a young woman (Dormer) who ventures into the titular haunted forest (Aokigahara, a real-life locale unfortunately famous for being a common suicide spot) in search of her missing twin sister. Huisman is apparently playing a charming but suspicious stranger, which seems well-suited for him. The Forest is set to release on January 8th, 2016.
Huisman is proving quite popular with casting departments, as he’s been confirmed by TheWrap for a starring role in the upcoming thriller 2:22. The premise sounds like a dramatic version of Groundhog Day, with Huisman reliving the same events each day until they threaten the life of a woman he’s fallen for named Sarah, to be played by Teresa Palmer. 2:22 is currently filming, with no release date scheduled yet.
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