The Mountain of Belfast

by mhladnik
On the eighth day of filming, Conan Stevens is joining the team in Northern Ireland for prepping: I fly to Belfast, Ireland tonight to start work...

Day six: A short report on filming

by mhladnik
George R. R. Martin wrote a new post on Not A Blog, covering a number of issues. Among them is a short paragraph on the progress of filming: The...

Filming begins today!

by winteriscoming
Today is the first "official" day of principal photography on Game of Thrones' first season! I put official in quotes there because I had heard that...

Syrio training with Arya

Thrones cast heads to Belfast

by winteriscoming
With filming only days away now, it sounds like much of the cast is descending on Belfast as final preparations for shooting the first season of Game...

Paint Hall abuzz with activity

by winteriscoming
A report from WiC reader silverjaime indicates that with a week left before principal photography begins, things are really starting to pick up at...

Will being recast, prologue will be reshot

by winteriscoming
An urgent casting call has gone out for Will, the ranger from the prologue. Here is the text of the breakdown: Will - Aged 20. A young ranger...

GRRM: Quarry site of Castle Black set

by winteriscoming
According to a recent post by George R. R. Martin, the Magheramorne quarry in Northern Ireland will be the location of the Castle Black set. The...

Quick hits: castle set, scheduling conflicts and signs

by winteriscoming
Here's a few news-worthy items on this Thursday morning: A report from the Larne Times states that HBO has plans to build "a massive castle" on...