HBO's Game of Thrones premiered Sunday, April 17th to rave reviews and decent ratings. That combination was enough for the network to officially greenlight a second season. We'll be getting at least 10 more episodes in the spring of 2012, covering the events of the second book, A Clash of Kings.
If you've read the series, you know that means we'll be seeing a host of new characters, in addition to the favorites who managed to survive season 1. I've always been a huge fan of casting speculation, so I'm channeling my excitement for season 2 into a series of posts where I cast the major roles. And don't forget, Sean Bean and Peter Dinklage were the fan favorites to play Ned & Tyrion, so who knows, maybe I'll actually get one right along the way.
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Qhorin Halfhand
Qhorin is a member of the Night's Watch. He lives at the Shadow Tower, one of the other two operational Watch castles, and is the lead ranger of the Shadow Tower's contingent sent to join Commander Mormont's expedition beyond the Wall. The name Halfhand comes from a previous ranging, where a wildling's axe severed all the fingers on his right hand, save his forefinger and thumb. He is described as "tall and clean-shaven with a long braid. He has gray eyes." - (from
Tower of the Hand)
James Purefoy
Purefoy has to be on GoT at some point. He's British. He's worked on HBO. He's familiar to American audiences, but not a movie star. He worked on British TV recently, but doesn't have anything lined up now that his most recent movie has finished filming. You probably recognize him as Mark Anthony on
Rome. He also played the Black Prince in
A Knight's Tale (with Mark Addy). He was King Lot in the GoT-competitor
Camelot's first season, and he recently finished shooting a major part in the forthcoming big-budget epic
John Cater of Mars. He's the right age to play Qhorin, and I think he can play a great cold-worn, courageous ranger of the Night's Watch.
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NEXT TIME: I know I keep promising Xaro Xhoan Daxos, but I've been doing a re-read in preparation of A Dance With Dragons and I keep finding big characters that I forgot come into the picture in book 2. Maybe we'll go with XXD next week.
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PREVIOUS GoT S2 CASTING SPECULATION:
Stannis Baratheon
Melisandre
Edmure Tully
Asha Greyjoy
Davos Seaworth
Margaery Tyrell
Balon Greyjoy
Ygritte
Jaqen H'ghar
But Qhorin dies too fast! And that photo is SO Mance. Put a black/red cloak on him and you have it.
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