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 The event for the television hit kicked off with a humorous
blooper reel of cast members messing up their lines or falling
over while filming dramatic moments of season four, aptly
taglined "All Men Must Die," where many of the characters faced
grueling challenges, and in some cases, gruesome deaths.
Stars including Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Pedro Pascal and
Maisie Williams joined the HBO show's creators David Benioff and
D.B. Weiss, and George R.R. Martin, the author of the book
series "A Song of Ice and Fire," on which the show is based.
Death was an inevitable part of the panel, given that the show
has become known for killing off its major characters in each
season, in gory and devastating manners. Williams, who plays fan
favorite Arya Stark, said that death was an ongoing concern for
her and her character.
"Some of us roughly know what happens in the books to our
characters, but I know David and Dan (Weiss) have killed
characters still alive in books and vice versa, so I just suck
up to David and Dan," the actress quipped.
"The key for the actors is to never ask for a raise," Martin
added with a laugh.
The fantasy drama set on fictional continents has become the
most-watched show on Time Warner Inc's cable network HBO,
drawing an average gross audience of 18.4 million viewers over
season four and growing a loyal fanbase.
The panel was handed over to fans, dressed up as "Game of
Thrones" characters such as Jon Snow and Arya Stark, who asked
the cast everything from filming in harsh conditions to male
nudity. Harington skirted the latter issue with the hopes of not
having "to get my kit off next season."
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Pascal, Rose Leslie and Rory McCann discussed their respective
character deaths, and Martin talked about getting into the mindset
of his characters.
"I'm quite different from the characters - I've never been an exiled
princess, a dwarf or an 8-year-old girl, but the common humanity
unites all these characters," Martin said.
The show, which shoots in locations all over the world, is known for
its explicit content and Benioff and Weiss said the controversial
plotlines did cause them to lose a filming location on one occasion.
New characters introduced for season five, which will be traveling
to Dorne, the city from which Prince Oberyn Martell hails, include
Oberyn's older brother Doran, played by Alexander Siddig, and
Doran's son Trystane, played by Toby Sebastian.
Nell Tiger Free will play Myrcella Baratheon, who is betrothed to
Trystane, and Jonathan Pryce will play the pious beacon of hope High
Sparrow, which the audience received with screams of excitement.
(Editing by Mary Milliken and Andrew Hay)
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