Now, I’m sure you’re probably sick of this, but I feel it would be little bit of a missed opportunity if I didn’t poke at you a bit about ‘Game of Thrones.’
Yup, go for it!
Is there… I mean, I don’t want you to have to give too much away, but is there anything you can hint at as to what we can expect from season 3?
Um… Without giving anything away, it’s gonna be a high-impact season. They’ve [HBO] thrown more money at it than they’ve ever thrown. Everyone’s story lines seems to have something which is just… I don’t know, I feel about ‘Thrones’ that this season is gonna be kind of the iconic one. I don’t know if that’s going to far, but I don’t want to give anything away, but I’m genuinely very excited.
‘Game of Thrones’ writer Vanessa Taylor said that this season is gonna be very cinematic, moreso than previous seasons. So, with Jon Snow’s character, are we going to see more “cinematic” views of like the Whitewalkers and the Wall? Like how is that higher budget sort of affecting your story line?
Yeah, I’m not gonna say ‘cause I don’t want to ruin it, but, um…
Does it follow the general plot line of the third book?
Yes. It does. I mean, they’re always trying to stick as close to the books as much as possible because the books are so wonderful and we don’t want to stray too far from them. We don’t want to piss off fans, don’t want to piss off George, but obviously there has to be adaptations. But I think, yeah, it sticks pretty close.
You’ve already started filming season 3, right?
Yes, I’m in the middle of filming it right now.
So, have you started working with Ciaran Hinds?
I have.
How is that?
Ciaran is a… like, I didn’t know who was gonna be cast as Mance, and I kind of thought it would be great if they got someone like Ian McShane. I hadn’t even thought about Ciaran Hinds and then it was announced and I went, “That’s perfect, he’s perfect for that role.” Without going everything’s hunky-dory everything’s wonderful, but he is just such a lovely man. I’ve done one scene with him so far and, without giving anything away – I mean, it’s pretty obvious that I meet him [in the show]. Yeah, again, he’s one of my favorite stage and screen actors.
Was it, like, you thought his past work gave him the qualifications to fit this role?
Yeah. I mean he’s just incredible. You’ve never seen a man work a camera the way he works it, perfectly. He does this thing where he sort of [demonstrates] doesn’t…even…doesn’t even blink. He just doesn’t, and it’s engaging to watch, and quite sort of mesmerizing to act opposite. I’m a big Ciaran Hinds fan, always have been and it’s so nice to meet an actor in the flesh and for you to respect them still after you’ve met them and been friends with them – like Sean or like Ciaran. ‘Cause sometimes people can be a$$holes when you actually meet them. He’s just such a lovely man.
The wait is unbearable for me even though i already know what happens, i just cant wait to see it play out on screen instead of my head. I always knew this upcoming season was gonna be epic tv and now that we learned the budget is even higher than before im pretty sure it IS going to be iconic
i read some spoilers accidentally awhile back though so i know what to expect. doesn't ruin the experience for me. reading it and watching it unfold is