Most of you probably aren't aware of this, but I've been following it for YEARS so I'll give you the background. An amazing author, George R. R. Martin, is in the process of writing an amazing series of books called the Fire & Ice series. About 3 or 4 years ago HBO bought the option to adapt this series for television, and it's been an incredibly ardous process for a fan to follow for that long, but what can I say - the books are THAT GOOD! So far, not a lot has happened, but the pilot has been greenlit, so that's a start. HBO has slowly tackling the casting process and will hopefully film the pilot within the next year. Here are the casting highlights so far: Sean Bean (Boromir from Lord of the Rings), Mark Addy (A Knight's Tale, The Full Monty), Peter Dinklage (from Penelope), Alfie Allen (Lily Allen's little brother), and Tamzin Merchant (Catherine Howard - wife #5 in The Tudors) have been cast for the pilot. The latest though is a bit I'm incredibly excited about - Lena Headey, best known as Queen Gorgo from 300 and Sarah Connor from the Terminator television series has been cast as Queen Cersei! I'm so very exited about this series and thrilled with the talent they've found for this pilot. I'm hoping beyond hope that this gets picked up and cast for a full season. I've sincerely missed Deadwood and Rome, and I think this will fill that gap nicely for HBO. Of course I've never met an HBO drama that I didn't like... comedies, however are a different story... :)
The first book in the series is "A Game of Thrones" if you are interested in reading it - these books are AMAZING, and epic in the sense that Lord of the Rings is epic. Twilight readers beware, this stuff is WAY over your head. If you don't love to read, and can't handle having your heart broken within the first 100 pages, don't bother with this series! Words cannot describe the range and depth of emotion you will feel reading these books... be prepared for a wild ride with amazing highs and lows. You won't get through them in 3 days either... and you'll need many breaks, but it's sooooo worth it!
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