Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Here's Everything We Know About "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 (So Far)

If you don’t want to know anything about the next season, it’s probably best you stop here!

Ian McShane will play...someone!

Ian McShane will play...someone!

As the show has more or less caught up with the books the showrunners are keeping their cards closer to their chests than ever before – every casting announcement could give away huge spoilers ahead of both Season 6 and the release of The Winds of Winter. It's therefore not especially surprising that it hasn't yet been announced who the Deadwood star will play.

According to Entertainment Weekly, McShane has a "relatively small amount of screen-time during the season, yet his character is of key importance." Make of that what you will.

The most commonly held opinion is that McShane will play Randyll Tarly, Sam's dad, who we'll meet once Sam arrives at the Citadel. Some suggested he would be playing Theon's uncle, Euron Greyjoy, but...

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Euron Greyjoy will be played by Danish actor Pilou Asbæk.

Euron Greyjoy will be played by Danish actor Pilou Asbæk.

ASOIAF readers will know that the Iron Islands storyline is possibly the one most overlooked in the show so far, but that could be about to change. After a casting call for a pirate-like character went out earlier in the summer Euron's appearance seemed inevitable, then last week HBO confirmed that Borgen star Pilou Asbæk would be assuming the role.

In the books Euron Greyjoy (Theon and Yara's uncle) captains a ship whose entire crew are mute thanks to Euron ripping out their tongues – just in case you were wondering what type of character he'll be...

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Theon is going home!

Theon is going home!

Given they've barely been mentioned in two seasons, there were suggestions that the thing that would take our attention back to the Iron Islands would be newly free Theon/Reek heading back to his homeland, and now this seems all but confirmed.

Thrones blog Watchers on the Wall claims that Alfie Allen has been spotted by multiple sources filming alongside the Ironborn, including his sister Yara and uncle Euron.

Below is a photo uploaded by the Red Door Tea Room in Ballintoy, showing that Theon and Yara are very much back together.

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Last time we saw Theon he was jumping from the walls of Winterfell with Sansa – so the question now is: Has she gone to the Iron Islands too? Talking of Starks...

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Here Are Brand New Images From The Illustrated Edition Of “Harry Potter”

The first fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter goes on sale October 6.

In just a few short weeks, Bloomsbury and Scholastic will publish the first fully illustrated version of the Harry Potter books, with all of the art work done by the award-winning British artist, Jim Kay.

In just a few short weeks, Bloomsbury and Scholastic will publish the first fully illustrated version of the Harry Potter books, with all of the art work done by the award-winning British artist, Jim Kay.

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Back in January, the publishing houses released a few of the first images from the book.

Back in January, the publishing houses released a few of the first images from the book.

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And now we have a sneak peek into some brand new illustrations. Here's a sketch of Harry Potter's character:

And now we have a sneak peek into some brand new illustrations. Here's a sketch of Harry Potter's character:

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And here's an illustration of Hagrid riding his motorcycle through the sky, with Harry in tow:

And here's an illustration of Hagrid riding his motorcycle through the sky, with Harry in tow:

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White Writer Makes "Best Poetry" — With An Asian Pen Name

Poet Michael Derrick Hudson was published in The Best American Poetry 2015 anthology under the name “Yi-Fen Chou.” Hudson claims to use this name as a “strategy” for getting poems published.

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