Jim Broadbent will be new face in Game of Thrones season 7
According to EW there is a first new addition to the cast of Game of Thrones Season 7 – Jim Broadbent (Professor Slughorn in the Harry Potter films). It has not yet been revealed who he will be playing or any character information, but apparently he will play a “significant” role!
Broadbent is no stranger to the big and small screen and has been seen lighting up the cinema recently in THE LEGEND OF TARZAN. He is also well known for his roles in was most recently seen in MOULIN ROUGE, CLOUD ATLAS, GANGS OF NEW YORK, TIME BANDITS, and BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY.
Many will also know him as Hogwarts potions master Professor Horace Slughorn from the Harry Potter films.
Game of Thrones Season 7 will be based in Northern Ireland, while additional portions will be filmed in Spain and Iceland, with a debut slated for summer 2017 on HBO. The upcoming season will be shorter than the usual ten episodes and will feature just seven episodes. The season’s directors are set to include Mark Mylod, Jeremy Podeswa, Matt Shakman and Alan Taylor.
Game of Thrones has remained as popular as always and has recently received 23 Primetime Emmy nominations, the most of any nominee for the third year in a row!
This year’s nominations include Outstanding Drama Series, 2 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington), 3 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Max von Sydow), 2 for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Miguel Sapochnik, Jack Bender) and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss).
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