They just released the casting info for HBO's adaptation of George RR Martin's
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Originally Posted by hollywoodreporter.com
Sean Bean to ascend 'Thrones'
Cast as lead in HBO's adaptation of the book series
By Borys Kit and Nellie Andreeva
July 19, 2009, 11:00 PM ET
Sean Bean has nabbed the lead in "Game of Thrones," HBO's adaptation of the George R.R. Martin fantasy-book series. Tom McCarthy is directing; David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who wrote the screenplay, are executive producing.
Mark Addy is in final negotiations to also join the production. Kit Harrington, Jack Gleeson and Harry Lloyd also have come aboard.
The books revolves around a battle among seven kingdoms and between two ruling families for control of the Iron Throne, the possession that ensures survival through a 40-year winter to come.
Bean will play Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, known for his sense of honor and justice, who becomes closest adviser to King Robert (Addy).
Harrington will play Jon Snow, Bean's bastard son, and Lloyd will play Viserys, a powerless ruler who seeks to marry off his sister to a powerful king. Gleeson will play Joffrey, King Robert's son.
Peter Dinklage also is in the cast for the production, which is in the pilot stage and begins shooting in October in Ireland.
Guymon Casady, Carolyn Strauss, Vincent Gerardis and Martin also are executive producing.
"Thrones" marks the latest fantasy epic-style production for Bean. He recently wrapped shooting on "Percy Jackson & the Olympians," an adaptation of Rick Riordan's children's book. Bean, repped by CAA, also has "Black Death," a supernatural thriller set during England's first bubonic plague, in postproduction.
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I took a look at images of the actors and I have to say I love them. Sean Bean looks how I would see Ned Stark looking, very hard and cold (with a good beard). I like the casting of Mark Addy as King Robert, I think he could play the part of the aging fat king Robert.
I couldn't find pictures of Kit Harrington (who plays Jon Snow), but I hope he looks the part, as Snow is one of favorite characters. I *really* want to know who plays Tyrion as he is by far my favorite character. Anyone else going to be glued to your TV sets when this comes out?
Here's hoping that it doesn't come out like the "Sword of Truth" series did.