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Huge Game of Thrones news: Ian McShane is coming to Westeros! The Emmy-winning British actor is joining Thrones season 6, EW has learned exclusively. The move returns the former Deadwood star to HBO for a role on the international fantasy sensation.
The show’s tight-lipped production will not reveal any details about McShane’s character, who’s coming on board for the most mysterious season yet. Thrones is preparing to dive headlong into narrative territory not yet revealed in author George R.R. Martin’s novels (and despite that opening sentence, McShane’s character could theoretically appear in Westeros or Essos or somewhere in between).
We can tell you, however, that sources say McShane has a relatively small amount of screen-time during the season, yet his character is of key importance.
McShane launched to American TV stardom by playing a mesmerizingly homicidal frontier kingpin Al Swearengen on Deadwood, then had roles in films Kung Fu Panda, Sexy Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, John Wick and many others. His most recent regular TV gig was an arc on Showtime’s Ray Donovan.
While Thrones has a reputation for making stars of its enormous ensemble cast more than casting already widely known performers, McShane is easily one of the most recognizable actors to ever sign on with the series. Plus, fans of his work—especially on the artfully written Deadwood—can easily imagine the actor fitting in with Thrones’ lawless world and chewing on the show’s Emmy-nominated dialogue.
Thrones has started production on season 6 and is expected to return for 10 episodes next spring. Earlier this week, HBO’s programming president Michael Lombardo revealed that the network plans at least eight seasons of the show, a bump from the oft-reported seven season plan.
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Help me out - was Marwyn at the retreat on the island where the Hound supposedly was working incognito amongst the religious brothers?
Marlwyn is in Oldtown and is the master who actually knows about magic. "Marwyn the Mage." He's the one who sends the Sphinx to get Sam and the one who is going to sail to Slavers Bay to help Daenerys. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Marlwyn is in Oldtown and is the master who actually knows about magic. "Marwyn the Mage." He's the one who sends the Sphinx to get Sam and the one who is going to sail to Slavers Bay to help Daenerys.
Thanks. I need a fucking flowchart to keep all these characters straight, especially considering how long it's been since I read the books. [Reply]
I re-watched Rains of Castamere earlier. That one gets me every time.
Something that stood out to me in this viewing is that Bolton tells Frey that the Blackfish escaped. I hadn't realized it the first time around but that guy is a beast. I hope he makes an appearance at some point later on. [Reply]
