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The author had a cameo in the unaired pilot.
George R.R. Martin had a Hitchcock-like cameo in the pilot that never saw the light of day. The whole pilot was reshot, with many recastings, including Michelle Fairley replacing Jennifer Ehle as Catelyn Stark and Emilia Clarke taking on the role of Dany, who was originally played by Tamzin Merchant. Author George R.R. Martin shot a scene with Merchant. But when it was cut, his only appearance in the series was cut with it.
As he explained in a web chat, "Actually, I made a cameo in the original pilot, which was filmed in Morocco. I was a Pentoshi nobleman and one of the guests at Dany's wedding to Khal Drogo. However, subsequently we recast the part of Dany. So, the entire Morocco wedding sequence was cut, and my brilliant cameo was left on the cutting room floor."
George R.R. Martin had a Hitchcock-like cameo in the pilot that never saw the light of day. The whole pilot was reshot, with many recastings, including Michelle Fairley replacing Jennifer Ehle as Catelyn Stark and Emilia Clarke taking on the role of Dany, who was originally played by Tamzin Merchant. Author George R.R. Martin shot a scene with Merchant. But when it was cut, his only appearance in the series was cut with it.
As he explained in a web chat, "Actually, I made a cameo in the original pilot, which was filmed in Morocco. I was a Pentoshi nobleman and one of the guests at Dany's wedding to Khal Drogo. However, subsequently we recast the part of Dany. So, the entire Morocco wedding sequence was cut, and my brilliant cameo was left on the cutting room floor."
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