Game of Thrones

BetteDavisEyes · #1 07-03-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by victoriana

I heard that they have picked an actress to play Brienne, but haven't announced it yet. I'm curious to see what she looks like.

That should be interesting! I really hope they don't get some pretty young actress to play her. Brienne should be portrayed exactly as she is written in the books.

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I'm eagerly awaiting ADWD. I pre-ordered it from Amazon, so it will arrive bright and early on the 12th. I got it for a good deal too. The original price was $35, but I got it for $18. For a hardcover of this size, that's a steal. I'm so excited to read though. Dany and Tyrion are two of my favorite characters, and I can't wait to read what happens to them next.

Same here! $18 is a steal for a hardcover. Love it! I'm looking forward to reading more about Dany, Tyrion, Jon & oddly enough, I want to hear more about Stannis & Melisandre. That storyline intrigues me.

victoriana · #2 07-03-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

That should be interesting! I really hope they don't get some pretty young actress to play her. Brienne should be portrayed exactly as she is written in the books.

I really hope they won't, but I'm pretty sure that she won't be as ugly as she should be. Even the "ugly characters" are good looking in HBO's rendition.

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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

Same here! $18 is a steal for a hardcover. Love it! I'm looking forward to reading more about Dany, Tyrion, Jon & oddly enough, I want to hear more about Stannis & Melisandre. That storyline intrigues me.

Me too. I had a looong conversation with my dad about what's going to happen with Melisandre. The next part is spoiler-ish for anyone who hasn't read the books, so I'll put it in white for anyone who doesn't want to know. We were thinking that the white walkers will make an attack, and Melisandre's fire magic will fail to defeat them, but then Dany will come in with her dragons and defeat the white walkers, putting her further on her path to become the rightful Queen.

BetteDavisEyes · #3 07-08-2011, 10:46 AM

Brienne of Tarth has been cast.

The author himself posted on his livejournal about the casting of British actress Gwendoline Christie.

Ummm...so NOT what I had in mind or even what the books described Brienne looking like. I guess we will have wait to see her on the show & see if they can make her look like what Brienne is described as. Maybe lots of makeup & padding?

AOII Angel · #4 07-08-2011, 11:51 AM

How tall is she!? That last picture makes her look TALL! She's very willowy, though, which is very anti-Brianne, who is described as a brick outhouse. Anyway, we'll see what they do. Still not happy about Margaery's casting *ducking to miss any tomatoes thrown at me*. That actress is way too old, and I couldn't stand her in The Tudors! Not to mention, she and Loras are supposed to look like twins. Cersei thinks they look more alike than she and Jaime. FAIL!

BetteDavisEyes · #5 07-08-2011, 02:15 PM

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How tall is she!? That last picture makes her look TALL! She's very willowy, though, which is very anti-Brianne, who is described as a brick outhouse. Anyway, we'll see what they do. Still not happy about Margaery's casting *ducking to miss any tomatoes thrown at me*. That actress is way too old, and I couldn't stand her in The Tudors! Not to mention, she and Loras are supposed to look like twins. Cersei thinks they look more alike than she and Jaime. FAIL!

That picture made her look like an Amazon didn't it? I'm not entirely convinced but we'll see. Maybe padding & crap loads of makeup will help but I definitely agree about her being willowy. Brienne is supposed to be more mannish than feminine.

I won't throw tomatoes at you for your comments about Margaery. She is way older than I would have liked since Margaery is 16 in the books & this actress is obviously way beyond that but again, I'll reserve final judgment (as if my opinion counts, lol!) until after I see her in the show.
I tend to be a bit more lax about the ages for some characters seeing as how Rob & Jon Snow are portrayed as 17 years olds in the show but in the books, aren't they 14? Sansa is only 11 in the book but 13 in the show.

*shrugs* We'll see how they do season 2. What other major characters are yet to be cast?

Stannis, Melisandre, Balon Greyjoy, Davos Seaworth (the Onion Knight), Mance Rayder and one of the ones I'm really looking forward to seeing, Jaqen H'ghar!

BetteDavisEyes · #6 07-10-2011, 01:46 PM

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How tall is she!?

The actress that will play Brienne is 6'3"

BetteDavisEyes · #7 07-13-2011, 03:57 PM

IT'S HERE! It arrived! WOOHOO!