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#1 Pyrate_Jib Feb 22, 2009 11:05:21	I believe that I heard that HBO or some other cable channel is attempting to buy the rights to create a series based upon Martins "Game of Thrones" novel. I have recently started the book (love it) and I thought it might be fun to post who you think would be the best actor to fill each role. Imagine you are the casting director with an unlimited budget to hire actors. Who would you choose to play the various roles in the live action production of "Game of Thrones"?
#2 goblin_pride Feb 22, 2009 12:29:51	Yeah, right. Sorry, the body count of main characters in the first book alone makes me think any attempt to translate it to the screen will be a disservice to the story. Although I would like to see who they get to play Tyrion and the final scene with his father would be quite a feat to sneak past the censors. I'll wait with baited breath for his next novel, but I doubt a movie will ever be released.
#3 n0-1_h3r3 Feb 22, 2009 12:39:55	I believe that I heard that HBO or some other cable channel is attempting to buy the rights to create a series based upon Martins "Game of Thrones" novel. Not "attempting to buy the rights". HBO (with the BBC providing financial backing as they did with Rome) have the rights, and are filming a pilot episode (but no more, just yet - they want to see how successful it is before they commit to a full series).
#4 stompie5 Feb 23, 2009 10:15:22	Have they decided when the new book comes out yet? I have been waiting so long for it, and the author looks pretty old. I hope he survives to finish the series (RIP Robert Jordan).
#5 Pyrate_Jib Feb 24, 2009 22:16:01	Well let's just imagine that the book could be made into a movie... Who would you want to see in the various roles?
#6 The_White_Sorcerer Feb 24, 2009 23:26:06	the final scene with [Tyrion's] father would be quite a feat to sneak past the censors. On HBO? No.