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Originally Posted by LordEden
You had to know that was going to happen. They have paid for the production materials (props, costumes, ect) already and the two highest paid, big name actors on the show will not be coming back next season. It's an easy call for season two.
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Fair warning: spoilers. If you haven't read the books, don't read my post.
I would have to assume that Lena Headey and Peter Dinklage draw fairly decent salaries as well, but this brings up an interesting point about the future. It's interesting how much front-loading there is of "big personalities" in this series, who need some degree of stunt casting like Spoiler:
Sean Bean or Mark Addy to give legitimacy both to the character and to the series. However, as people have observed, these people die relatively quickly in the overall timeline. It will be very interesting to see how quickly the other actors are able to rise to the occasion and carry the series forward on their shoulders once some of the bigger names have met their untimely demises. I don't think I exaggerate when I say the continued success of the HBO adaptation hinges on their ability to do so.