New ‘Game of Thrones’ images are all about Daenerys Targaryen

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Daenerys Targaryen is ready for Winterfell, alright. 

In a new batch of Game of Thrones Season 8 images released by Sky Atlantic, the UK’s show distributor, the Mother of Dragons is adjusting well at the Stark ancestral home. 

With only a little over two weeks to go until the HBO drama returns for its final season, these images are providing all the fodder we need to help with our countdown. 

However, the focus is clearly on Dany more than any other character. In one, she’s standing with Jorah Mormont in what appears to be Winterfell’s library — a newly constructed set — with a grim face. In another, she’s visibly blushing. Read more…

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Sophie Turner says she’s only told ‘two people’ the ‘Game of Thrones’ ending

Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark on the HBO hit show, previously admitted to revealing the show’s conclusion to her fiancé, Joe Jonas. Now, Turner claims to have shared the secret with just one other person. Read more…More about Mashable Vi…

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‘Game of Thrones’ announces behind-the-scenes doc to air week after finale

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Those tight-lipped Game of Thrones creators are finally ready to spill their secrets.

Announced today by HBO, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch is an upcoming documentary that aims to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Season 8, produced by the people behind it — and the rest of the monumentally successful series.

Set to air on May 26, a week after Thrones‘ final episode, The Last Watch will capture in just two hours what it was like for the cast and crew of the series to bring the 8-year franchise (and all of on-screen Westeros) to an end.

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OKCupid data reveals what your fave ‘Game of Thrones’ couple says about you

You might not be able to date Jon Snow, but OKCupid still believes Game of Thrones can get you a fiery date.
To celebrate launching their new Game of Thrones profile badges Wednesday, the online dating service published revealing data about how users…

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‘Game of Thrones’ had a safe word for Kit Harington during Battle of the Bastards shoot

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Sometimes it feels like fans need a safe word just to watch their favorites on Game of Thrones. So it only makes sense that the actors get a safe word for actually shooting those harrowing scenes too.

In a new Inside Game of Thrones featurette, camera operator Sean Savage talked about what it was like to film some of the most iconic scenes in TV history — from the Red Wedding to the Battle of the Bastards.

He also revealed that they provided Jon Snow actor Kit Harington with a “safe word so that we could call it off at any point” to shoot the most suffocating moment in the Bolton battle. The memorable shot wasn’t even scripted, as more and more stuntmen piled on top of Harington until all light closed around him.  Read more…

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Lena Headey posts touching Instagram response to Emilia Clarke’s essay on health struggles

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Actor Emilia Clarke has published a very honest and moving essay about the health problems she faced while filming Game of Thrones.

After collapsing at the gym shortly after she’d finished making Season 1, Clarke was diagnosed with a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)Per the NHS website, this is “an uncommon type of stroke caused by bleeding on the surface of the brain.” It’s described as a very serious condition that can be fatal.

“I’d had an aneurysm, an arterial rupture,” Clarke wrote, before going on to describe the life-threatening severity of her diagnosis and the long road to recovery. You can read her essay in full in The New YorkerRead more…

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Emilia Clarke opens up about health struggles while filming ‘Game of Thrones’

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In an essay written for The New Yorker, Emilia Clarke has revealed the serious health struggles she faced while filming Game of Thrones. 

Shortly after production wrapped for Season 1 in 2011, Clarke remembers collapsing at the gym following a severe headache. The incident would mark the beginning of the first of two major surgeries for Clarke, each tied to a life-threatening brain aneurysm. 

“At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged,” Clarke recalls.

“The diagnosis was quick and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a life-threatening type of stroke, caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain. I’d had an aneurysm, an arterial rupture.” Read more…

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The ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 poster says it all

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The Game of Thrones Season 8 poster keeps things simple; this may be a rich and intricate story with enough characters and layers to fill thousands of pages – but it’s also about a bunch of warring royals and some dragons.

The final season’s poster returns to basics with a classic iron throne shot – but follow those swords down and you’ll see the hungry eyes of a dragon.

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For a simple poster, there’s a lot to think about. For one thing, the Iron Throne is made of Valyrian steel swords, which are among the few weapons that can destroy White Walkers – this season’s number one enemy. What once was a throne for a monarch now looks like an arsenal to fight the Army of the Dead. Has anyone thought of taking this thing apart and using it as weapons? (We have a feeling Cersei might not approve.) Read more…

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Sophie Turner chugging wine on a Jumbotron is deeply inspiring

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Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner (also known as Sansa Stark) dabbed then chugged a glass of red wine at a Rangers game Tuesday night. She was holding a Juul at the time. Also, this all happened while she was on the Jumbotron.

Sophie Turner is good.

Turner’s approach, which she displayed at a New York Rangers game on Tuesday night, should be the norm for Jumbotron moments from now on. None of this “waving” or “kiss cam” nonsense — no one wants to see that. People want to see celebrities drinking wine at a rapid pace. That mouth wipe! Read more…

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