House of the Dragon On Track for 2022

Deadline has reported on an interview with Casey Bloys, the president of HBO, following HBO’s strong showing at the 2020 Emmys. Towards the end of the article, Deadline reports:

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New Details Revealed About the Failed Original Pilot

We’ve reported previously that James Hibberd will be publishing an in-depth oral history of Game of Thrones—filled with new interviews and never-before-heard anecdotes from behind the scenes—titled Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon. Over at EW, a lengthy excerpt has been posted sharing a wide-array of comments from producers (Benioff and Weiss first and foremost, as well as Bryan Cogman), actors (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Jason Momoa, Mark Addy, Iain Glen), and executives (most notable Michael Lombardo and Richard Plepler) concerning the original pilot which was heavily reshot by Tim van Patten, including recasting of several key roles. There’s some decidedly new details just in this short excerpt, which bodes well for the rest of the book’s insights. Below are a couple of quotes from GRRM himself that are interesting.

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Way Cleared for Game of Thrones Studio Experience

According to the BBC, borough councils in County Down, Northern Ireland, have given permission for the Linen Mill Studios Game of Thrones tour experience which was first announced in April. It seems the global pandemic has delayed plans, as the original notion had been to open over the Spring in 2020, which obviously did not happen. The tour will essentially be a permanent exhibition of sets, props, and costumes with interactive elements at the studios that were used for some of the filming of the production (most notably one or more ship sets were made on site).

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Game of Thrones Weapons and Props to be Auctioned

This past October, Boyd Rankin—who served as armorer on Game of Thrones from its pilot through its 4th season, and even appeared as Winterfell’s blacksmith Mikken—passed away at the age of 73. An expert in historical arms, Boyd brought a great depth of knowledge to the early years of the production and helped create some of the most iconic weapons of the show. Now, his widow Lynne Williams has decided to part with a number of weapons and props he created for the show that remained as part of his property. Thanks to The Wolf and the Crows Youtube crew, which includes famed extra Andrew McClay, these will be sold via a live auction livestream.

Among the items to be sold are various leather belts, a variety of house banners and flags, “Hero” daggers from Benjen Stark, Brienne of Tarth, and Jon Snow (this being the dagger used through season 8 and which Jon uses in the final episode of the series), a prototype of Needle, the Hound’s back sword, and (most notably of all) the original Ice used by Sean Bean in the first season (particularly for the beheading scene).

Instructions for submitting bids can be found here, and the live stream is already scheduled for October 4th on Youtube.

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