Game of Thronesseason 8 showrunners interview: 'This is where the story ends'

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So here you are. You guys always say that. Every season.BENIOFF:Yeah. But every year there’s a bit more pressure. There’s no, “Well, we’ll get it right next year.” “Is a line right?” seems more important than in seasons past. But you still find yourself spending a lot more time to get it right. You’re used to giving scripts to your cast and hearing their reactions. Your cast has such ownership over these characters and you only had six episodes to wrap the story....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 980 words · Julie Ramirez

Game of Thronesseries finale recap: This is the end

This is the end. The end of watching the Starks, Targaryens, and Lannisters. The end of journeying to Winterfell, King’s Landing, and Castle Black. The end of dragons and direwolves; schemes and ravens and trials by combat. This is the end ofGame of Thrones. It might not be the end you wanted. So let’s break down what actually happens in the final episode ofGame of Thrones. The two halves are like death and rebirth;The Winds of WinterandA Dream of Spring....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1476 words · Jordan Oconnor

Game of Thronessets the Bellagio fountains on fire with this special display

Game of Thronesis all about ice and fire, but now waters been added to the mix. The Bellagio display was the brainchild of company WET Design, in collaboration withThronescomposer Ramin Djawadi. The Bellagio fountain is iconic. Denise Truscello/Getty Images Its known around the world, and so isGame of Thrones, Djawadi toldthe Associated Press. The fountain display will run every night until April 13, the day beforeGame of Thrones final season premiere....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Madison Townsend MD

Game of Thronesshowrunners assure a real season 8 trailer is coming

But we might be lucky to be getting one at all. And its true, you could just go into a movie and see something completely fresh. I wish there were no trailers, Weiss said. Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO I just want somebody to say, Trust me, go see this.' I noted thatGoTis now big enough that the duo could arguably get away with that for season 8. We wont though, Weiss reassures....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Anna Harper

Game of Thronesshowrunners contemplate the end

‘Every minute of every day, this show is on your mind or in your life. It was October 2015. Sometime around 4 a.m. on the set ofGame of Thrones. HBO The production had set up camp in a military-controlled patch of Spanish desert. The troops patrolled the distant perimeter, effectively scaring off any paparazzi. You’d recognize this setting as Vaes Dothrak, where Daenerys was held prisoner in season 6. (Emilia Clarke had already shot hertriumphant emergence from the fireseparately....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Gregory Johnson

Game of Thronesshowrunners explain why the final season is taking so long

The final seasons taking a long time because its the biggest thing weve ever done, Benioff said. It was nearly a full year in Belfast either prepping it or actually shooting it. I think when people see it theyre going to understand why it took so long. Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO The last season is far beyond what weve ever attempted before. Thronesonly recently wrapped filming its final season after getting underway late last year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Dylan Gonzales

Game of Thronesshowrunners explain why they created the Night King

But why was the Night King created in the first place? And what does he want, exactly? EW askedGoTshowrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss what inspired them to add the character to their HBO hit series. The Night King in ‘Game of Thrones’.HBO Weve seen what the White Walkers do, weve seen how they perpetuate themselves and created the wights. If youre going backwards, well, they made these things … so what made them?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Denise Barnes

Game of Thronesstar Emilia Clarke pens heartfelt essay about surviving two aneurysms

The first came in February 2011, after Clarke and her co-stars had finished shooting season 1. Id had an aneurysm, an arterial rupture. She underwent brain surgery, which appeared to fix the problem. Credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock I was 24 years old. Things got worse from there. She underwent another surgery, similar to the first, but this one failed. The recovery was even more painful than it had been after the first surgery, Clarke writes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Robert Stevens

Game of Thronesstar Gwendoline Christie: 'Every couple pages I thought I was dead'

Gwendoline Christie kept asking for the scripts. Christie was at a hotel in Vancouver at the time, filming the Robert Zemeckis dramaWelcome to Marwen. They came through at 4:30 a.m. Christie recalls. Helen Sloan/HBO I woke at half past 5 and read them all. She did not, unlike a couple of her cast mates, skip to the end first. I always read, as part of my training, from beginning to end, she says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Carla Phillips

Game of Thronesstar on his survival odds: 'Lot of people are going to lose money'

SomeGame of Thronesfans have so little faith in Euron Greyjoy. Asbk says those who bet against the Greyjoy will be forced to pay the iron price. So a lot of people are gonna lose money … ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:First lets go back a bit. Helen Sloan/HBO It was a big deal. You need screen time and your own scenes to establish a character. When I did season 6, I had some great lines at the Kingsmoot that they took away....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 825 words · Amy West

Game of Thronesstar says final episode is 'mind blowing'

MoreGame of Thronesfinal season tease, this time from Nathalie Emmanuel, who plays Missandei on the HBO hit. I think what we can expect from the final season ofGoTis just a real push, she reportedly said. There are so many storylines that have to come to conclusion. Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei on ‘Game of Thrones’.Macall B. Polay/HBO We have to play them out, so the pace of the show is continuing on that sense....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Nicole Mcclain

Game of Thronesstars celebrate their time on the show with heartwarming posts

Game of Thronesaired its final episode Sunday night, finally revealingwho won the Iron Throne. But behind-the-scenes, things were far less cutthroat. Sansa, Thank you for teaching me resilience, bravery and what true strength really is. Emilia Clarke/Instagram Thank you teaching me to be kind and patient and to lead with love, she wrote. I grew up with you. Without you I wouldnt be the person I am today. Thank you for giving me this chance all those years ago....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Mary Parker

Game of Thronesstars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie wed in Scotland: See the photos

Keep clicking for more photos from Harington and Leslies star-studded wedding day. Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Mark R. Milan/GC Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Jane Barlow/PA Images/Getty Images Mark R. Milan/GC Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Vanessa Nolan