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Yes, but how will he look with a forked blue beard?

Game of Thrones has cast an actor to play Daario Naharis, the charming and brutal captain of a mercenary company of soldiers called the Stormcrows. Daario meets Daenerys Targaryen in season three.

Newcomer Ed Skrein will play Daario. According to IMDB, he’s a musician and actor who recently broke into the British film scene.

Thrones also cast Grey Worm, the leader of a group of eunuch slave soldiers called the Unsullied. He’ll be played by young British actor Jacob Anderson. Here’s his pic, below. The castings were first reported by Winter is Coming.

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The biggest new Game of Thrones role is going to…

Ciarán Hinds!

The Rome actor has been cast as Wildling leader Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall. Rayder has united the disparate clans of the Far North behind a single mission: To attack The Wall. He’s been frequently referenced (though unseen) in the HBO hit fantasy drama’s first two seasons. In the second season finale, undercover Night’s Watchman Jon Snow (Kit Harington) was being taken to meet Rayder.

The casting caps months — years, really — of online speculation about who would play Rayder. For awhile, Hinds’ Rome co-star James Purefoy received some fan votes, though he’s booked on Fox’s The Following. READ FULL STORY »

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HBO just announced 14 new cast additions to season three of Game of Thrones. Season three also got a premiere date: March 31, 2013. (Video with all the actors below).

Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell. Also known as “The Queen of Thorns,” Lady Olenna is the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and is, in many ways, the true leader of their powerful family.

Mackenzie Crook as Orell. A wildling raider, Orell is a “warg” or “skinchanger,” with the ability to enter the mind of an animal and control its actions.

Clive Russell as Bryndon “The Blackfish” Tully. Known far and wide as “The Blackfish,” Brynden is a famous knight and the uncle of Catelyn Stark. He quarreled bitterly with his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, and the two were estranged for many years.

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Game of Thrones may have found its Blackfish.

A London-based talent management company has posted that one of its actors, Clive Russell, has landed the role of Ser Brynden “The Blackfish” Tully in the show’s third season. HBO is refusing to confirm or deny any Thrones casting news for the time being.

For non-book readers, The Blackfish is a strong warrior who helps Robb Stark’s campaign against the Lannisters. Russell has a long string of British film and TV credits, as well as a role in the recent Hollywood sequel Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (and sure looks like a Westeros resident).

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HBO just announced some production updates on Game of Thrones’ third season, including a list of writers, directors and shooting locations.

Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are taking a turn behind the camera directing an episode. Also directing episodes next season: Alex Graves, Michelle MacLaren, Dan Minahan, David Nutter and Alik Sakharov. Alan Taylor is not directing any episodes next season (he’s shooting Thor 2).

Writers returning for season 3 in addition to Benioff and Weiss: Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin and Vanessa Taylor. Production begins early next month in Belfast. The production is returning to Croatia and Iceland, which were added as shooting locations in season 2. Plus, the production is adding a fourth country, Morocco (mainly for Daenerys’ storyline, which is particularly strong next season).

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