Carice van Houten, the red witch Melisandre on HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones,” is casting an evil eye at fans for being “ungrateful.” They thought the final season of the show sucked....
Commercial television programming was a no show at the 71st Emmy Awards last night, in a true sign of changing, tastes and technology in consumer viewing habits....
Sophie Turner is fast becoming an A-list actress in Hollywood thanks to the HBO series “Game of Thrones.” But she’s still in the dark ages when it comes to equal pay for actors and actresses....
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are living the life of Hollywood celebrities to the hilt. Sophie posted a photo on social media showing off their holiday getaway on a $45,000 a night private island. Who said the rich are not like you or me? The couple confirmed their engagement last October and took some time off for vacation at the ultra-exclusive Coco Prive island in the Maldives. It’s a popular redoubt for Hollywood stars and celebrities–who can pay the tab....
Kit Harington, the hunky British actor who plays Jon Snow on HBO hit “Game of Thrones,” nearly died–for real–while filming the show in Spain. His character died last season and was brought back to life. But Harington feared he might not be so lucky when a high wind came up and almost swept him off a cliff. ...
John Boyega, who scored a breakout role in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” says other fantasy and sci-fi television shows and movies are too white. “Game of Thrones” and movies like “Lord of the Rings” had no black actors, he told GQ magazine. Boyega, 25, who is of Nigerian-descent but was born in London, says “I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen.”...
f anything, “Game of Thrones” is known for tedious hours of scene-setting followed by a spattering of action. That’s changed with each seasons as budgets grew larger and the cast was thinned of characters, making plot development easier. Even so the first episode of Season 7 was all about atmospherics and scene setting as armies gather and fates are sealed....
Sophie Turner didn’t learn about sex from a magazine, she learned it from a television script. “‘Game of Thrones’ was my sex education,” the 21-year old actress says in a new interview. Turner says she was just 12-years-old when she auditioned for the part of Sansa Stark in the HBO series and was just 15 when the show began airing. ...
Emilia Clarke, the British actress who plays an alpha-female on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” says sexism in Hollywood is like dealing with racism. Say What? “I feel so naive for saying it, but it’s like dealing with racism,” she says. As a white woman, Clarke can’t possibly fathom what it’s like to be an African-American actor in Hollywood. ...
The upcoming season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is shaping up to be the bloodiest yet, according to a new trailer. Armies are on the march all over the Seven Kingdoms. But who will be enemies and who will be allies in the coming fight? Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) sums up the dire situation facing her kingdom in a chilling voiceover. Other stars include Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington and Maisie Williams. ...
Cersei Lanister (Lena Heady) suggests a clear plot point with just a simple sigh in a new teaser clip for “Game of Thrones” Season 7. Seated on the Iron Throne, she breaths out and a cloud of vapor pours from her mouth. Winter is definitely coming. Even in the far southern Westeros, where Cersei reigns in Kings Landing, the icy hand of the white walkers will be felt....
Kit Harington who plays Jon Snow on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” talked about upcoming season and offered some tantalizing hints about the what fans can expect when the show returns in July. Long-time fans have had to deal with a dizzying array of characters and plot lines that rarely seemed to intersect. But that's about to change. ...
Sophie Turner plays the righteous Sansa Stark on the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” but she showed she has a little naughty girl in her at the Venice Film Festival. She flashed a small tattoo just below her left breast in a revealing dress. Sophie made her feature-film debut in the 2013 picture “Another Me,” a psychological thriller directed by Isabel Coixet. She starred opposite Rhys Ifans. She also appeared in the last year’s action comedy “Barely Lethal” and this year’s superhero mega-hit “X-Men: Apocalypse.”...
“Game of Thrones” got off to a plodding start in Episode 1 of Season 6. The principal characters each face their own crises in the far flung reaches of the Seven Kingdoms. One thing was certain: Jon Snow is still dead, but maybe not for long as Melisandre’s true power was revealed. The diabolical Lord of Light priestess, could have the power to save Jon as IM reported last November. ...
“Games of Thrones” star Lena Headey is the latest actress to be engulfed in controversy over nude scenes in the popular HBO series, but the uproar over her nude “Walk of Atonement” scene in Season 5 is raising a far larger question. Are actresses being pressured to strip for the camera? Emilia Clarke who plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show was also embroiled in an uproar over nudity last September. ...
Emilia Clarke is taking a stand on the rampant and sometimes gratuitous amount of nudity in her hit HBO series “Games of Thrones.” She wants more of it–for the men in the show. Emilia has done a fair share herself. Will Kit Harington please stand up? Clarke appeared on Conan O’Brien last night to promote the show’s upcoming Season 6. ...
“Game of Thrones,” the HBO hit show, celebrated its premiere at LA’s TCL Chinese Theatre, but cast members who attended did little to resolve the mystery surrounding Jon Snow, a popular character who appeared murdered last season. Kit Harington, who plays Snow, was a no show. Spotted at the premiere were such stars as Emilia Clarke, who plays Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen; Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays the tormented Jaime Lannister, a member of the ruling family of Westeros. ...
Rose Leslie played the feral Wildling Ygritte on HBO's Game of Thrones. Sadly, she was killed off. So why not bring her back for Season 6? (Photo: InStyle UK)R...
Jon Snow, the hunky character played by Kit Harington on “Game of Thrones” was brutally murdered by his own men in the season finale last year.But HBO has signaled that he will be returning in some form. But what form? Here’s three credible ways Jon can return. You may recall, Snow was stabbed by his own men of the Night’s Watch. ...
Emilia Clarke, the British actress who set the world, not to mention herself, on fire as Daenerys Targaryen on the HBO drama “Game of Thrones,” is Esquire magazine’s “Sexiest Woman Alive.” She was also named “Woman of the Year” by British GQ. How hot is that? ...
Emilia Clarke was forced to jump into the debate about on-screen nudity to correct what she claimed was a misleading tabloid report. She should know about the subject. She’s appeared nude as Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones.” Clarke, 28, issued a lengthy statement via her Instagram account to set the record straight....
“Game of Thrones endured a season of horrific deaths but it emerged triumphant in the race for coveted Emmy Awards with 24 nominations, the most of any show, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress. But it was shut out of top acting awards. Lead actor in a drama series noms went to Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline,” Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom,” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul,” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” and Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards.” For a complete list of nominees check out the story. ...
The force is strong in San Diego. Every year more than 100,000 nerds and industry folk collide to transform the Convention Center, nearby Gaslamp District and Petco Park into a five-day interactive event. Lucasfilm is hosting the panel and director J.J. Abrams, writer Lawrence Kasdan, and producer Kathleen Kennedy are all confirmed. ...
Emilia Clarke, who plays Queen Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones,” has a way of dealing with nerdy fans who insist on fighting for her honor. She lets them fight in a hilarious skit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night. Clarke was on the show to promote her upcoming film 'Terminator Genisys.'...
"Game of Thrones" season finale lived up to its hype with the stunning deaths of several main characters, but they seemed to die more for shock value without regard to meaning, logic, or self-interest, annoying fans in the process. The show, of course, is a fantasy, which gives writers lots of leeway to do whatever they want with their characters. Still, viewers expect characters at the very least to act, if not totally rationally at least in their own self-interest. Both were lacking in the finale. ...
