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It may be news for some, but actor Tamzin Merchant was originally tapped to take on the role of Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones.” Unfortunately, the initial pilot for HBO’s fantasy show was scrapped and, obviously, Dany doesn’t quite look like this anymore:
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Tamzin Merchant played Daenerys Targaryen in the initial Game of Thrones pilot, which was scrapped.
Now, after more than a decade of basically staying mum on that doomed pilot and the role of Daenerys which later went to Emilia Clarke the original Mother of Dragons is speaking out.
“Shooting that pilot was a really great lesson,” Merchant told Entertainment Weekly recently during a Zoom call. “It was an affirmation about listening to my instincts and following them, because I tried to back out of that situation and, during the contract process, I
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Shadow and Bone takes place in a very different kind of fantasy world, says author and executive producer Leigh Bardugo. Think Imperial Russia, not Medieval England, repeating rifles instead of broadswords. It s a story about the people who have been told how much they don t matter proving how much they do. And it s been incredible to see that story take shape on such an epic scale, the battles, the magic, but also the relationships between the characters. These photos give just a tiny hint at what s in store a mapmaker with an extraordinary gift, the people who want to use her, the tracker who will do anything to protect her, and the team of thugs and thieves who are about to cause some very big trouble for everyone involved.
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Considering how the HBO show Game of Thrones was brought to a close, many fans are also expecting a bleak and horrific ending for his iconic characters in the books.
However, it has since been revealed that the conclusion of the story is going to be vastly different to that of the TV series.
Journalist James Hibberd recently spoke to Spanish ASOIAF fan site, Los Siete Reinos, about his conversations with Martin during research for his book, Fire Cannot Kill A Dragon.
Hibberd said: “His emotional journey with the show is a complicated one, and he’s candid about expressing that, as well.”