A Game of Thrones

Other than The Lord of the Rings, there's only one fantasy series that's ever really captivated me. The series is known as A Song of Ice and Fire, and it's written by George R. R. Martin. He's been called "the American Tolkien" by Time magazine, and now his novels are being produced as a TV pilot by HBO. This is a series about knights and rebellions and political intrigue and seasons that last for years. It's not about wizards, trolls, orcs or fairies. If any of this sounds interesting to you, go to the links for more info on the basic story line. Today, I want to talk about casting. And, so far, I'm very excited about who they've announced.

Eddard Stark

You know this guy. It's Sean Bean. He was Boromir in The Lord of the Rings. He was Odysseus in Troy. He was the bad guy in GoldenEye, and National Treasure. I'm excited to have him on the project, I think it will help HBO promote the series.
















Tyrion Lannister
This is Peter Dinklage, and most of you know him as the guy Will Ferrell calls an "angry elf" in the movie Elf. He was also Trumpkin the dwarf in the second Narnia movie, Prince Caspian. His character, Tyrion, is the only "dwarf" in this story, but he's not a member of some magical race. He was just born as a short person. He'll be one of everyone's favorite characters.














Robert Baratheon
This is Mark Addy. He was Roland in A Knight's Tale, and he had a sitcom for five years called Still Standing.











Three other characters have been cast, but I can't find any pictures or info on them. I'll do another post when I can find something.