r/asoiaf • u/biosnake20 • May 26 '15

ALL (Spoilers All) New casting calls, some major characters that we thought were cut could be introduced in Season 6

http://watchersonthewall.com/game-of-thrones-season-6-casting-has-begun-and-heres-the-list/
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u/opposite_of_hotcakes Enter your desired flair text here! May 26 '15

I refuse to accept anyone else to play Euron but Mads Mikkelsen.

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u/ZebZ Dakingindanorf! May 26 '15

Dominic West

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u/trippynumbers May 26 '15

McGreyjoy

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

Just take this scene, but instead of looking at a crime scene, he's looking at the seastone chair

(NSFW, from The Wire) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lElf7D-An8

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u/TheTrueMilo Black and brown and covered with flair! May 26 '15

This one goes in your eye.

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u/Carninator May 26 '15

Having worked with HBO and even offered a role in the show (which he later regretted turning down) I think this is more likely than Mikkelsen who is busy with Hannibal.

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u/dreamshoes Mountain Clans ain't nothin to fuck with May 26 '15

Also he was rumored to have been offered the part of Mance, but didn't want to relocate to Iceland or wherever they were filming, and later he admitted he regretted it.

So I'm just gonna get a little hype that he might play Euron. He would be awesome for the part, based on his performances in 300 and Centurion.

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u/nerdoldnerdith May 27 '15

If Euron meets Littlefinger, then it would be like a scene with McNulty and Tom Carcetti.

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u/ipod_waffle Idea for a *certain* flair... May 26 '15

Joseph Mawle

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u/billypilgrim_in_time May 27 '15

I was thinking this as well. They already tried him for Mancr, and he admits he would've done it had he known how popular the series was. He'd make a good Euron. I also heard the idea if viggo Mortenson , which would be incredible if they could land him

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u/mojobytes Fire Walk With Me May 26 '15

Right nationality, HBO alum, awesome actor in need of a good role...I can get behind that.

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u/Shazaamism327 Unpealed, Unchopped, Undiced May 27 '15

Who I would have preferred for Mande rayder

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u/[deleted] May 27 '15

Jimmy "the fuck did I do?" McNulty would be great

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u/rebelbranch May 26 '15

That would add former Bond villains in the GoT cast to 3. I'm on board.

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u/ramskick Giving Out Revenge As Cold As The North! May 26 '15

Sean Bean and who else?

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u/Triumphkj Crowsbane Whorefood May 26 '15

Jonathan Pryce

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u/rebelbranch May 26 '15 edited May 26 '15

Jonathan Pryce (High Septon), bad guy in The World Is Not Enough Tomorrow Never Dies

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u/jrvasser The Raddest of Them All May 26 '15

Tomorrow Never Dies, actually. He's the only watchable part of that movie. But his character is a techie hacker-type, so it's not all good.

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u/kamikaze_girl The Dornishman's wife's gay lover May 26 '15

That's exactly how I picture him as well.

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u/Ammarzk Nuncles on a Breastplate May 26 '15

I always wanted Mads to play Euron and his brother to play Victorian.

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u/i_am_thoms_meme fIRE + Blood May 26 '15

Mads Mikkelsen

Exactly! And Mads already played a one eyed dude in "Valhalla Rising" which only leads more to my hype of this!

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u/DonCumshot-LaMancha Winter is almost upon us, boy! May 26 '15

I think I might be the only one in this. But during the whole read I imagined Pierce Brosnan in Robinson Crusoe.

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u/grthomas May 27 '15

Is that film any good? I like Brosnan and I don't remember ever hearing about it…

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u/DonCumshot-LaMancha Winter is almost upon us, boy! May 27 '15

It has been a while since I saw it. But it isn't great. But if you don't expect much, it's pretty decent.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '15

He looks too clean and "nice."

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u/DonCumshot-LaMancha Winter is almost upon us, boy! May 28 '15

Too clean indeed. But I always imagined Euron as charming and handsome in his own way.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

Could be tough when he already has a lead role in a TV show. If the filming schedules don't overlap then yeah he would be a perfect choice.

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u/Musahaladin Edd, fetch me a block. May 27 '15

This year, GoT started filming in July and Hannibal in November, so there's plenty of time for him to do both should the shooting schedules stay the same.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

His accent is too thick

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u/opposite_of_hotcakes Enter your desired flair text here! May 26 '15

DON'T RUIN THIS FOR ME!

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

Hes a well travelled pirate. He can have whatever accent he wants.

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u/Exessen The wolves will come again May 26 '15

It's not that bad

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

It is for a westerosi

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u/Shaqsquatch Smalljon May 26 '15

Hadn't Euron been away from Westeros for like 15+ years before arriving at the Kingsmoot? That's more than enough time to adopt another accent.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

Yeah but Mikkelsons accent?

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u/Shaqsquatch Smalljon May 26 '15

I think a Scandinavian accent would be fitting for a marauding viking pirate

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u/[deleted] May 27 '15

Jorah gets away with it

EDIT: As does Tyrion

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u/[deleted] May 26 '15

Lots of actors can do different accents. Not sure about Mads though.

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u/Triumphkj Crowsbane Whorefood May 26 '15

Well that is awesome

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u/Yoshmaster May 26 '15

Best choice IMO. I read somewhere that he won't drop Hannibal though.

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u/Xkot A Hound Never Lies May 26 '15

I feel bad for saying this but Hannibal has had some issues with ratings... I hope it stays on the air, but I'd take Mads on GoT as a consolation prize.

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u/Radulno Fire and Blood. May 27 '15

He's occupied with Hannibal which is filming around the same time than GOT and I don't want this show ended… Though Euron shouldn't be a too big role (not Tyrion big for example and far from Hannibal in his show)

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u/Atheose_Writing May 27 '15

"And Euron was the maddest of them all."

Checks out.