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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDiana Rigg of Avengers fame joins the Game of Thrones cast - plus, a ton of casting news
Diana Rigg was cast as Olenna Tyrell, the Queen of Thorns and grandmother of Margaery Tyrell. It's a very colorful role that I hope they do justice to on the screen, and keep a lot of her lines from the book.
A lot of other casting news, but some of the big names have been left out so far - Mance Rayder, Vargo Hoat & Daario Naharis. I'm guessing so they can get a separate announcement by themselves?
http://winteriscoming.net/2012/07/season-three-casting-announced/#more-19314
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)He and GRRM are friends going back to The Beauty and the Beast days.
That would be just spiffy. I love that guy's work.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)but, if they've already cast Tormund (a part he was speculated for), then who is he going to play? Mance Rayder? (Does Perlman sing?) I can't see him playing Vargo Hoat or Daario Naharis. Maybe he can play Tormund's member, though he might be too short at 6'1"?
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)Peter Dinklage isn't really a physical match to his character, either, but he excels at it.
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)Major fangirl crush when I was a wee lassie.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)Last edited Sun Jul 15, 2012, 11:53 AM - Edit history (1)
on various fansites that the young Diana Rigg looks like she could be related to Natalie Dormer.
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)But Rigg's eyes definitely give you the feeling you are absolutely not in her league.
mucifer
(23,609 posts)Guess I'm not 100% straight
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)because I wanted to grow up to be exactly like her.
Bolo Boffin
(23,796 posts)He played Brutus in "Rome."
The Love, Actually kid is Jojen Reed. His sister Meera is Ellie Kendrick who played Anne Frank recently in a British series based on her diary.
Orell is Mackenzie Crook.
Shireen Baratheon has been cast (and she looks great) but I didn't hear about Patchface being cast. He'd have to be, though.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)"George C. Scott in "The Hospital" With Diana Rigg"
My first thought, that lucky bastard, if you have to be in the hospital.....