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HBO Greenlights To Series A GAME OF THRONES!!

I am – Hercules!!
HBO has greenlit a series based on George R.R. Martin’s series of “A Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy novels .
The plan is to adapt one novel each season, starting with 1996’s “A Game of Thrones.”

“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” star Lena Headey will play the duplicitous Cersei Lannister, twin sister of Jaime Lannister, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Virtuality”), with whom she indulges an incestuous relationship that spans decades. Along the way she marries the hard-drinking King Robert Baratheon, played by Mark Addy (“Still Standing”).
Also cast in the project are Sean Bean (“Crusoe”) as Ned Stark, Kit Harrington as Jon Snow, Jack Gleeson (“Batman Begins”) as Joffrey Baratheon, Harry Lloyd (“Robin Hood”) as Viserys Targaryen, Jennifer Ehle (“Possession”) as Catelyn Stark, Iain Glen ("Resident Evil: Extinction") as Ser Jorah Mormont, Tamzin Merchant (2005's "Pride and Prejudice") as Daenerys, Richard Madden (the BBC's "Hope Springs") as Robb Stark, Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Maisie Williams as Arya Stark and Alfie Allen ("The Other Boleyn Girl") as Theon.
“The Visitor” director Tom McCarthy is reuniting with his “Station Agent” star, Peter Dinklage (who plays Tyrion Lannister), for the project. Screenwriter David Benioff ("The 25th Hour," "Troy," "Stay," "The Kite Runner," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine") is scripting.
Find the scoop from the Hollywood Reporter’s James Hibberd here.

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Reader Talkback
Ooooh, Lena Headey by D.Vader | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:06:50 PM | Finally by ForkTongue | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:08:54 PM | Finish the Series Already! by Kaladrax | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:09:51 PM | Ice Zombies a' Comin' by MiserableRainGod | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:11:59 PM | Lena Headey = I need a towel by karmakitten13 | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:13:49 PM | One book a season? by The_Malachi | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:16:12 PM | Whooo Hoooo! by skycrapper | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:16:55 PM | Some of the best books ever! I
hope they don't screw it up! by Snake Foreskin | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:17:04 PM | Good news! by Frisco | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:19:21 PM | Indeed don't fuck this up by HucksterFinn | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:20:19 PM | Fuck that, Frisco. Martin is
my bitch by Cory849 | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:23:35 PM | next book? by Hedgehog000 | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:28:40 PM | Disappointment? Even a
disappointing novel from
him... by Snake Foreskin | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:32:59 PM | WINTER IS COMING!!!! by BilboRing | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:34:24 PM | Could be Bad News!!! by BilboRing | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:37:03 PM | Hedgehog000 by Cory849 | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:37:33 PM | this is gonna be awesome (for
one season) by 35MinutesAgo | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:39:30 PM | Direwolves, Wildings and
Others oh my... by skycrapper | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:42:48 PM | HBO could also pull a Dexter
eventually... by Cory849 | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:45:15 PM | RE: finishing the book series by 35MinutesAgo | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:47:26 PM | The article also has a picture
from the pilot by Big Jim | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:52:54 PM | Martin could finish the series
this week . . . by Nice Marmot | Mar 2nd, 2010 02:59:35 PM | Give Martin a Break by BilboRing | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:06:49 PM | This should be the top story
all across AICN by castor778 | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:17:16 PM | HBO knows it s nowhere near
done right? by shutupfanboy | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:17:37 PM | !!!! by Kobaal | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:20:43 PM | I agree castor by skycrapper | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:23:48 PM | Couple things by Scorchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:27:21 PM | People worry too much by bluechao | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:28:24 PM | "A Feast For Crows" was a
disappointment? by johnnyangel | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:41:49 PM | bluechao is right by castor778 | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:42:16 PM | Fucking A! by V'Shael | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:43:47 PM | And Issac Hempstead-Wright by Phoenix_torn | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:44:27 PM | Fan-ding-dong-muther-fuking-ta
stic!!! by Colin62 | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:52:03 PM | Who are these new characters? by OptimusCrime | Mar 2nd, 2010 03:52:58 PM | Ros by Phoenix_torn | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:00:19 PM | ALways pictured Lena Headley by PlayerHater_of_the_year | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:06:28 PM | Comic Book Tie in by Phoenix_torn | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:06:36 PM | The Ros character... by Scorchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:08:54 PM | Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:32:21 PM | BTW, Faraci at Chud is ragging
on the books. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:33:01 PM | The Red Wedding by ColonelFatheart | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:33:45 PM | Fuck the Red Wedding... by hatemphd | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:33:48 PM | Maybe now Martin will finish A
Dance With Dragons. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:37:03 PM | Fuck Devin Faraci by liesandpicturesofalsolies | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:46:26 PM | Faraci thinks Harry Potter is
awsome writing by skycrapper | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:47:05 PM | got to be greatest tv show
ever by antonphd | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:48:15 PM | Screenwriter David Benioff by fiester | Mar 2nd, 2010 04:56:52 PM | Oh, and Starz has picked up
The Pillars of the Earth by ColonelFatheart | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:04:07 PM | Chud is another word for
taking a shit by shutupfanboy | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:26:03 PM | possibly the coolest thing
since Jackson took on Lord of
the rin by AdamDiran | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:29:33 PM | Where's the Late Night ratings
update? by BoopyBeepy | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:37:26 PM | Coolest news ever reported on
AICN. FACT! by ebonic_plague | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:40:24 PM | This news made my fucking
LIFE! by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:43:08 PM | "These are the knights of
summer..." by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:52:28 PM | I guess this is awesome by Itchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 05:57:51 PM | Winter is Coming... by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:07:00 PM | BilboRing by Itchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:10:14 PM | YEAH! HELLA FUCKIN' COOL NEWS! by Stereotypical Evil Archer | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:13:53 PM | I really wanted this to get
greenlit ... by Itchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:14:31 PM | FFS, if I was Martin... by ebonic_plague | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:17:29 PM | Itchy by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:19:34 PM | This will be so fucking epic by NoQuarter | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:19:39 PM | Game of Thrones is a
reimagining of medieval
history. by Stereotypical Evil Archer | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:21:49 PM | WENCHING, WHORING, FEASTING,
KILLING... by Stereotypical Evil Archer | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:23:11 PM | Winter is coming bitches,
etc... by Ribbons | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:27:27 PM | Time to resubscribe... by Soundblaster | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:33:01 PM | Ribbons by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:39:27 PM | Cool.. by jonsnow | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:42:22 PM | HODOR! by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:48:40 PM | Fuck yea ! now cast Ray
Stevenson by smddoc | Mar 2nd, 2010 06:55:24 PM | Well Crap... by Smurfeus Maximus | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:00:06 PM | If you say so by Ribbons | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:00:22 PM | Rory McCann is the Hound by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:04:10 PM | Winter is coming by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:11:26 PM | Anyone familiar with FCC
regulation? by Soundblaster | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:15:45 PM | Just checked the cast...where
the fuck is... by MJohnson | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:21:17 PM | Time by jonsnow | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:21:20 PM | Soundblaster by bluechao | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:28:31 PM | MJohnson by bluechao | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:30:25 PM | Soundblaster by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:30:56 PM | MJohnson by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:32:49 PM | Bluechao by Soundblaster | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:55:53 PM | Gaius Baltar for Littlefinger! by Scorchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 07:58:57 PM | Pilllars of the Earth by Scorchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 08:00:39 PM | The Goat by Soundblaster | Mar 2nd, 2010 08:01:14 PM | Don't think it was ever
published by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 08:25:58 PM | Budget by bluechao | Mar 2nd, 2010 08:37:16 PM | I wasn't bitching about it ... by Itchy | Mar 2nd, 2010 08:40:36 PM | Song of Ice and Fire by Henry Fool | Mar 2nd, 2010 08:41:27 PM | Looking at that Lena
Picture... by blackmantis | Mar 2nd, 2010 09:19:24 PM | Greatest Lines Ever? by gooseud | Mar 2nd, 2010 09:30:33 PM | Jaime as a cold blooded
asshole by gooseud | Mar 2nd, 2010 09:32:43 PM | FUCK. YEAH. by RaveX | Mar 2nd, 2010 10:10:22 PM | Bluechao by Soundblaster | Mar 2nd, 2010 10:15:19 PM | Does Lena by NippleEffect | Mar 2nd, 2010 10:35:11 PM | Yes by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 10:52:06 PM | RIbbons by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 2nd, 2010 11:00:12 PM | Rutger Hauer for Tywin
Lannister by misterk360 | Mar 2nd, 2010 11:02:40 PM | Love the books, but... by TELF | Mar 2nd, 2010 11:13:00 PM | Pretty certain that Leiber's by Dingbatty | Mar 2nd, 2010 11:24:26 PM | He moved swiftly, light on his
feet, by The Goat | Mar 2nd, 2010 11:25:42 PM | re: greatest fantasy series
ever by NippleEffect | Mar 2nd, 2010 11:52:41 PM | Best thing about this
series... by Happyfat73 | Mar 3rd, 2010 12:05:36 AM | Some by Berserkr | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:25:39 AM | Lena... by Bass Ackwards | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:50:38 AM | Also, by The Goat | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:39:29 AM | @Bass Ackwards - No, her twin
is her brother by V'Shael | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:53:20 AM | Sounds a little like KINGS by David Cloverfield | Mar 3rd, 2010 06:04:47 AM | David Benioff is the only
thing worrying me here... by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2010 06:43:03 AM | Since Kings was freakin
awesome by gooseud | Mar 3rd, 2010 07:11:20 AM | The Gap series by gooseud | Mar 3rd, 2010 07:12:43 AM | BiggusDickus!?! by The Goat | Mar 3rd, 2010 07:33:10 AM | Bill Nighy for Tywin
Lannister! by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 07:58:40 AM | Now it begins. by ICantBelieveIRegistered | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:03:03 AM | Berserkr by BilboRing | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:22:24 AM | Itchy by BilboRing | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:25:45 AM | Dany does have limited
interaction with Westeros by skycrapper | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:27:25 AM | Alan Dale... by Scotious | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:28:47 AM | Thank you! by Sailor Rip | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:37:58 AM | Penny's father from Lost by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:47:56 AM | No way this lasts more than
one season... by Jaydog7777 | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:48:42 AM | Soem characters are safe... by Sailor Rip | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:51:12 AM | HBO by Scotious | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:52:04 AM | Still glowing over this news by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 3rd, 2010 09:10:53 AM | This Will Destroy Rome by BilboRing | Mar 3rd, 2010 09:12:15 AM | Sailor Rip by BilboRing | Mar 3rd, 2010 09:14:06 AM | blackmantis by Sonny_Williams | Mar 3rd, 2010 09:32:53 AM | Alan Dale would be perfect for
Tywin by ides | Mar 3rd, 2010 09:49:21 AM | Roy Dotrice should be Walder
Frey by skycrapper | Mar 3rd, 2010 10:05:27 AM | Sticking 'em with the pointy
end. (mild spoiler) by johnnyangel | Mar 3rd, 2010 10:30:19 AM | Nightmare on Elm St Director
wants The Boys! by JackSlater4 | Mar 3rd, 2010 10:53:13 AM | Maybe HBO will get some
Sopranos... by chiwrtr72 | Mar 3rd, 2010 11:27:22 AM | Alan Dale would indeed be a
fine Tywin. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 11:33:30 AM | Sean Bean by Charinger | Mar 3rd, 2010 11:37:33 AM | Alan Dale and Bill Nighy are
good by misterk360 | Mar 3rd, 2010 11:56:34 AM | Can someone please explain
just WTF this is? by Toe Jam | Mar 3rd, 2010 12:02:46 PM | Toe Jam, it is only
superficially like Lord of the
Rings. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 12:13:49 PM | Oh, and dragons. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 12:15:24 PM | BilboRing by Sailor Rip | Mar 3rd, 2010 12:34:49 PM | Bran by PlayerHater_of_the_year | Mar 3rd, 2010 12:35:29 PM | The things we do for love... by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:10:53 PM | Nobody is safe. (spoilers) by AdamDiran | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:28:36 PM | AdamDiran (hypothetical
spoiler) by johnnyangel | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:32:15 PM | And furthermore (more
hypothetical spoilers) by johnnyangel | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:34:23 PM | (answer) What is A Game of
Thrones by AdamDiran | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:38:38 PM | one of my favorite quotes by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:38:41 PM | Spoiler response to
Johnnyangel by AdamDiran | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:40:58 PM | Heath Ledger would have been a
great... by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:45:54 PM | Not Renaissance Italy by Scotious | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:47:05 PM | I don't see Bill Nighy as
Tywin by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:47:17 PM | johnnyangel (spoiler) by Scotious | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:49:50 PM | johnnyangel (spoiler) by Scotious | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:49:54 PM | Blondes and Brunettes by ebonic_plague | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:53:18 PM | Jon Snow is Ned's Son by BilboRing | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:55:39 PM | And my favorite quote has to
be Tyrion... by ebonic_plague | Mar 3rd, 2010 01:56:16 PM | Mostly based on War of The
Roses by BilboRing | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:01:31 PM | Another Good quote by skycrapper | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:06:10 PM | I see where Leno beat
Letterman... by eustisclay | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:07:32 PM | Yaaaay Sean Bean by Jaka | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:20:43 PM | Destroy Rome? by Jaka | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:22:31 PM | The Conquest of Astapor by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 02:31:27 PM | Another great scene by gooseud | Mar 3rd, 2010 03:29:23 PM | Bran isnt the most boring by gooseud | Mar 3rd, 2010 03:30:48 PM | Bilbo (spoilers) by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 3rd, 2010 03:32:09 PM | Bunch of stuff: by bluechao | Mar 3rd, 2010 03:38:33 PM | SpawnofAchilles by Ribbons | Mar 3rd, 2010 03:46:50 PM | Yes, Spielbergo, that is
Astapor. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 03:58:29 PM | Peter Dinklage. by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:00:32 PM | Song of Fire and Ice
(spoilers) by Barron34 | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:03:02 PM | More Song of Fire and Ice
(spoilers) by Barron34 | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:21:10 PM | Series has to end with... by skycrapper | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:27:43 PM | A Feast for Crows by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:28:28 PM | Skycrapper ... by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:29:54 PM | Jon Snow by skycrapper | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:36:22 PM | Who knows, though? by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:38:23 PM | More 'bout the Budget by bluechao | Mar 3rd, 2010 04:49:46 PM | The Goat... by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2010 05:14:27 PM | Anyway... by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2010 05:15:05 PM | A Song of Ice and Fire by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 3rd, 2010 05:17:12 PM | SantiagoAndDunbar by ColonelFatheart | Mar 3rd, 2010 05:25:19 PM | Bran is around because... by RyanMurray | Mar 3rd, 2010 05:31:20 PM | Bran by bluechao | Mar 3rd, 2010 06:49:00 PM | Hodor! by BiggusDickus | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:36:35 PM | Possible theories by shutupfanboy | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:38:14 PM | Y'all have inspired me to
check out the books by Jaka | Mar 3rd, 2010 08:52:25 PM | As long as Lena gets boofed by NippleEffect | Mar 3rd, 2010 09:33:10 PM | Actually Tyrion's best line is by Anino | Mar 4th, 2010 12:24:36 AM | ugh... Cant wait to not see
this..... by sns | Mar 4th, 2010 12:41:28 AM | Jaka by TELF | Mar 4th, 2010 12:46:06 AM | Morgan Freeman gotta Eat! by NippleEffect | Mar 4th, 2010 12:56:15 AM | Though all men do despise
us... by Left_Hand_Lucas_Codd | Mar 4th, 2010 02:06:23 AM | shutupfanboy... by BiggusDickus | Mar 4th, 2010 06:58:31 AM | Bluechao by Soundblaster | Mar 4th, 2010 07:33:33 AM | Anino, the funniest part by gooseud | Mar 4th, 2010 07:52:11 AM | Tyrion's quotes are just
awsome by skycrapper | Mar 4th, 2010 08:14:12 AM | SO MANY THEORIES by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 08:35:27 AM | As for Bran and Sansa by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 08:40:05 AM | Again With Jon by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 08:46:31 AM | Ribbons by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 4th, 2010 08:52:15 AM | The dragon has three heads by Scorchy | Mar 4th, 2010 08:52:21 AM | I don't find any of the
chapters boring... by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 4th, 2010 08:57:32 AM | Heads of the Dragon by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 09:01:38 AM | I am wrong about Dany by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 09:03:47 AM | Jon Snow by gooseud | Mar 4th, 2010 09:07:11 AM | Eveyrone has read the Hedge
Knight series, right? by gooseud | Mar 4th, 2010 09:08:39 AM | Snow came pretty damn close
(spoilers) by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 4th, 2010 09:13:56 AM | gooseud How does HK shed light
on SoIaF? by SpawnofAchilles | Mar 4th, 2010 09:16:28 AM | But what if/when the wall
comes down? by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 10:26:04 AM | Personally by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 4th, 2010 10:48:25 AM | Well... by SantiagoAndDunbar | Mar 4th, 2010 12:42:30 PM | points to note by spacechampion | Mar 4th, 2010 01:16:32 PM | This talkback is surprisingly
full of comments by SirGaryColeman | Mar 4th, 2010 01:24:58 PM | Agree about Tyrion. by BilboRing | Mar 4th, 2010 02:13:26 PM | Winter is coming!!! With
Lena! YEAH!! by IAmYourFather | Mar 4th, 2010 02:22:26 PM | I will get HBO just for this
series by Scorchy | Mar 4th, 2010 06:24:26 PM | Roberts Rebellion and other
stuff by bluechao | Mar 4th, 2010 07:07:22 PM | Evidence for/against Jon being
a Targaryen. by Venardhi | Mar 4th, 2010 07:53:19 PM | Coldhands could also be Lord
Bloodraven by Scorchy | Mar 5th, 2010 08:46:21 PM | Song of IF great, but does HBO
have Ace up sleeve? by DreamSeasonBobby | Mar 13th, 2010 07:05:27 PM | test by quicksilver80 | Jun 23rd, 2010 11:44:12 AM | by quicksilver80 | Jun 23rd, 2010 11:44:47 AM | te by quicksilver80 | Jun 23rd, 2010 11:45:39 AM | Are you testing you r
spelling? by Orcus | Jun 23rd, 2010 02:49:00 PM |
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