Read on for what this unique casting call could mean for the series’ next season.
ProjectCasting.com posted the following casting sheet for HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 5:
We are currently casting FEATURED EXTRAS roles for people of all ages 18 years and over, all ethnicities, and all genders for a production currently filming in Northern Ireland.
The catch? You must have a size 26″ WAIST or LESS. We really are looking for an eclectic group of people for this. If you know anyone (a friend, uncle, grandmother, etc) who would be interested in this but who are not necessarily on Facebook please help them apply for a role in this fantastic scene!
Filming dates are very rough but currently: between 1-4 days between Monday 20th October & 31st October
Winter is Coming presumes this may mean they’re casting the Children of the Forest. And we’re finding it hard to argue. There’s not many reasons we can think of to specifically cast folks who are small.
[SPOILER-ish talk now]
The Children of the Forest are a “non-human race” who lived in Westeros before the First Men. The wise men, or “Greenseers,” of their race could wield magic. They’ve been mentioned on the series a few times but we finally saw one in the flesh at the end of Season 4. Leaf, played by a child actor, was the one who saved Bran from the wights and threw a wicked fire ball. Presumably casting adults would be easier for HBO going forward.
What do you think? Please preface any spoiler talk with [SPOILERS] please.
[Edit: Forgot we had posted about Hodor not being in Season 5 but neglected to mention Isaac Hempstead-Wright’s Bran will be.
[Edit #2: Another theory from a commenter below – these could be folks use for the large Sept crowd.]
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