Brian Kirk is in negotiations to direct the American remake of the well reviewed 2006 Icelandic crime drama "Jar City" reports The Los Angeles Times. The story follows a detective investigating a fresh murder he believes is linked to an unsolved rape from the decades ago. Original director Baltasar Kormakur is on board to produce. Kirk has … [Read more...]
TV News: Thrones, Gold, Women, Dead
September 16, 2012 by
Game of Thrones HBO has updated its official production diary site to include the first image from the set of the third season which is currently filming in Northern Ireland. [Source: Making Of Game of Thrones] White Gold Red Arrow Entertainment and UK Channel 4 are teaming up with "Primeval" co-creator Adrian Hodges on a 12-part TV series based … [Read more...]
Ciaran Hinds Joins “Game of Thrones”
August 18, 2012 by
He played Julius Caesar in "Rome", now Ciaran Hinds is returning to HBO to play a different kind of ruler - the 'King-Beyond-the-Wall' reports EW. Hinds has joined the cast of the currently in production third season of the much acclaimed "Game of Thrones" in the high profile role of former Night's Watchman turned wildling leader Mance … [Read more...]
Russell Joins “Thrones,” Mitchell In “Revolution”
July 2, 2012 by
6'5" British TV and film acting veteran Clive Russell has joined the cast of HBO's "Game of Thrones" for its soon to shoot third season says WinterIsComing.Net. Russell has scored the role of Brynden 'The Blackfish' Tully, Catelyn Stark's uncle and a skilled warrior who becomes a key player in Robb Stark's war effort. Russell has had a long and … [Read more...]
“Game of Thrones” Third Season News
June 28, 2012 by
Production kicks off next month on the third season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" and some new details have emerged ahead of filming says EW. Like this past season, shooting locations in Ireland and Croatia will continue to stand in for the various places around Westeros while the areas beyond the Wall will once again be shot in Iceland. One new … [Read more...]
Bush’s Head Digitally Altered In “Thrones”
June 26, 2012 by
The other week came the overhyped controversy over the use of a prop severed head of former President George W. Bush being used in an old episode of HBO's "Game of Thrones". As the online back-and-forth grew more intense, HBO announced it was pulling all streaming, VOD and disc copies of that episode of the series until the scene in question has … [Read more...]
George W’s Head Pulled From “Thrones”
June 16, 2012 by
HBO announced on Friday it is pulling last year's first season finale of "Game of Thrones" from both the network, disc retailers, and online VOD outlets like iTunes and HBO Go says The NY Daily News. The reason? Conservative critics have been outraged this week over learning that George W. Bush's likeness was used on a victim's decapitated and … [Read more...]
New Faces Next Season On “Game of Thrones”
May 30, 2012 by
With the second season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" wrapping up this coming weekend and production slated to kick off shortly on the third season, EW has scored a list of a dozen characters from the books that will be making their screen debuts next season. Showrunner David Benioff says "It’s important to point out that that we have the largest cast … [Read more...]
“Game of Thrones” Season Finale Extended
May 29, 2012 by
Following in the wake of Sunday night's epic 'Blackwater' episode, HBO has confirmed that this coming Sunday's finale of the second season of "Game of Thrones" will clock in at 64 minutes as opposed to the usual 54 minutes. The ten minutes extra will allow various story lines more time to wrap up ahead of the third season next April. Several key … [Read more...]
“Game of Thrones” Officially Renewed
April 11, 2012 by
The surprise here is that the network waited a week to make the announcement - HBO has revealed in an official press release this morning that it has renewed its big-budget fantasy series "Game of Thrones" for a third season. The news follows on from the first two episode airings of the second season including a robust premiere which scored an … [Read more...]
