The original pilot for “Game of Thrones” was virtually unrecognizable compared to the one shown to audiences in 2011.
Everything from hairstyles to actors to major scenes had to be reconsidered after the initial pilot failed to land with HBO executives in the early stages of the show’s development.
Entertainment Weekly published an excerpt from “Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series,” a book written by EW editor at large James Hibberd, ahead of its Oct. 6 release. The book includes interviews with the show’s cast and crew, including showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss.
One of the most sizable changes came with Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Khal Drogo’s (Jason Momoa) wedding scene. Tamzin Merchant originally donned the role of Daenerys. The shoot included a scene where Daenerys jumped a fire on a horse, and another where the...
Everything from hairstyles to actors to major scenes had to be reconsidered after the initial pilot failed to land with HBO executives in the early stages of the show’s development.
Entertainment Weekly published an excerpt from “Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series,” a book written by EW editor at large James Hibberd, ahead of its Oct. 6 release. The book includes interviews with the show’s cast and crew, including showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss.
One of the most sizable changes came with Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Khal Drogo’s (Jason Momoa) wedding scene. Tamzin Merchant originally donned the role of Daenerys. The shoot included a scene where Daenerys jumped a fire on a horse, and another where the...
- 9/14/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
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