Game Of Thrones

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Tom Wlaschiha has dropped hints about his role on HBO's Game of Thrones.

The German star will appear in the second season of the fantasy drama as Jagen H'ghar, a magical assassin.

"He mainly interacts with Arya (Maisie Williams), the little Stark girl, and he is a teacher," Wlaschiha told TeenFirst.

"What I liked about that character is that at the beginning he appears as one of the bad guys, because he is introduced as an assassin. But he turns out to be more her teacher and helps her to kill off her enemies."

The Christopher and His Kind actor also described working on Game of Thrones as "a huge enterprise".

"It was a totally different type of production, but it was good fun," he said. "You had 200 extras on horses every day on location."

Natalie Dormer, Carice van Houten, Stephen Dillane, Liam Cunningham and Hannah Murray are among the other actors to have signed up for roles on Game of Thrones.

Dog Soldiers director Neil Marshall will helm an episode for the second season, as will The Pacific's David Nutter, Rubicon's Alik Sakharov and Boardwalk Empire's David Petrarca.

Game of Thrones will return to HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK later this year.

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The Game Of Thrones season two premiere will be broadcast in the UK less than a day after it airs in the US.

Sky Atlantic has announced that, fresh from its success at the Golden Globes where Peter Dinklage won Best Supporting Actor, the series will return to the UK channel on Monday, April 2.

Although many of the original cast bowed out during the first series due to their characters being killed off, the 10-episode run sees the return of Emilia Clarke, Alfie Allen, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington and Dinklage, who also won an Emmy for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister.

The fantasy series is based on George RR Martin's book series A Song Of Ice And Fire, and portrays a struggle for power in a vast and violent universe.

A spokesperson for the series said: "After the revelations at the end of season one, which hinted at the dangers lying beyond the great wall, it's set to be a season of exploration, danger and death this time round. The cold winds are rising across Westeros, as the bloody battle for the Iron Throne continues."

Dinklage hit the headlines for highlighting the case of injured dwarf actor Martin Henderson in his Golden Globes acceptance speech.

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Alfie Allen has teased that the new season of Game of Thrones is "epic".

The actor, who plays Theon Greyjoy, refused to reveal too much information about what is coming up in future episodes.

However, Allen dropped some hints about what fans can expect when the show returns in April.

"I can tell you it's got a lot of dragons in it," he told E! Online. "It's got a lot of love and a lot of hate. But it's going to be epic."

Allen also hinted: "There's a scene in episode ten which I'm very excited to see."

New cast member Nonso Anozie has previously described the new season as "bigger", while another new star - Tom Wlaschiha - has revealed details of his character on the show.

Game of Thrones will return on April 1 on HBO in the US and on April 2 on Sky Atlantic in the UK.

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A new trailer for the second season of Game of Thrones has been released.

HBO has been slowly revealing sneak peeks at the new season of the hit fantasy show, including key artwork and teaser trailers.

Now Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a new trailer that features the song 'Seven Devils' by Florence + the Machine, and shows never-before-seen footage of the highly-anticipated second season.

The cast of Game of Thrones recently celebrated the worldwide DVD launch of the series.

Show star Peter Dinklage also recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister.

Game of Thrones returns to HBO on April 1, and to Sky Atlantic in the UK on April 2.

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Hit US show Game of Thrones returns to Northern Ireland

Game of Thrones will film in Northern Ireland for the third time

American television company, HBO have commissioned a third series to be recorded and produced in various locations throughout the region.

The series will be shot in the Paint Hall film studio and the new sound stages in Belfast.

Various locations in Northern Ireland will also be used, including the Linen Mill Film Studios in Banbridge.

Based on a best-selling series of books by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones has picked up various American television awards.

A number of Northern Ireland men and women appeared in the second series of the fantasy adventure drama after they advertised for extras.

Men were required to have, or be prepared to grow a beard, while women were required to look between 35-65 and have long, natural coloured hair.

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i'm reading the second book, saving up for the boxset for series 1 as it's £60 hope the series is as good as the books.

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The second season of Game of Thrones is positively flying by - we're already past the midway point and things are really starting to kick into gear with episode six, 'The Old Gods and the New'.

For some, there's a brief respite from battle, while for others, the blood has only just begun to flow. The people are restless on all sides and there's more than one uprising on the cards as the battle for the Iron Throne continues.

Check out our ten teasers for the next episode of Game of Thrones below!

1. "I need fighters, not kitchen sluts!"

2. Theon (Alfie Allen) makes a shocking decision - is he beyond redemption?

3. "Maybe you should devise our next battle plan while you're about it."

4. Do not mess with The Hound.

5. "Strike hard and true, Jon Snow, or I'll come back and haunt you."

6. Rose Leslie makes her debut as Ygritte, a Wilding who might spell trouble for Jon (Kit Harington).

7. "I'm no ordinary woman - my dreams come true!"

8. There's a brilliant moment involving Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) and some cow dung.

9. "Kill them - kill them all!"

10. Someone's light fingers spell trouble for Daenerys (Emilia Clarke).

Game of Thrones' 'The Old Gods and the New' airs in the US on HBO on Sunday night. It airs in the UK on Monday at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.

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Game of Thrones has cast ex-Coronation Street actor Clive Russell as Brynden 'The Blackfish' Tully.

The Blackfish is Catelyn Stark's uncle, whose skills as a warrior are of great use to Robb Stark in his continuing war efforts with the Lannisters.


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Russell is the first significant casting for the third season, which is expected to include a number of new names when the show returns to filming later this month.

The British actor has starred previously in Boys from the Blackstuff, Silent Witness, Cracker, and as Captain Tanner in the recent Sherlock Holmes movies.

Game of Thrones stars Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and Richard Madden (Robb Stark), and the author of the original novels George R R Martin, will appear at a panel event at San Diego's Comic-Con next week to reveal more details about the third season.

The third run will feature ten episodes and will be adapted from parts of George R R Martin's A Storm of Swords book. Other new characters set to join the series include Edmure Tully, Mance Rayder, Daario Naharis, Myranda Royce, Lady Selyse Florent and Jojen Reed and Meera Reed.

Game of Thrones season three will air in 2013 on HBO in the US and on Sky Atlantic in the UK.

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Game of Thrones has been renewed for a fourth season.

HBO announced today (April 2) that another run of episodes will be filmed and shown next year.