It is known that there will be a massive battle scene in Game of Thrones Season 8, and now one of the actors who fights in it has described what it was like working on it.
John Bradley, who plays Samwell Tarly in the fantasy series, told Entertainment Weekly that director Miguel Sapochnik has a “forensic sense of detail.” As you may remember, Sapochnik also directed the Battle of the Bastards Season 6 epic fight sequence.
“[Director Miguel Sapochnik] has such a forensic sense of detail the way he can see the point of view of all these different characters in his head and know what each individual beat meansto them. It’s so inspiring,” Bradley said.
Bradley also shared an anecdote from filming the sequence. He said he got carried away while shooting the sequence and did things himself as an actor that Sam probably wouldn’t have.
“When doing these huge fight sequences, you get carried away sometimes. You want to make yourself look as good as possible. Miguel said to me, ‘I know that you want to show you’re quite good at this. But remember your character. Sam’s not that good at this,” Bradley said. “You have to play him because that’s what’s going to be truthful. So stop being so good!”
Go to EW to read the full interview.
The battle scene from Season 8 sees living characters like Sam, Jon Snow, Daenerys, Sansa, Arya, Brienne, and others fighting against the Night King as his army; it’s the showdown that’s been teased since the show started years ago. The battle is reportedly the “longest consecutive battle sequence ever committed to film,” eclipsing the 40-minute Helm’s Deep battle scene from The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers.
Filming the episode took 11 weeks of night shoots. According to a report, up to 750 people worked all night for almost three months in sub-freezing temperatures and enduring cold rain, mud, and heavy wind.
Game of Thrones returns for its eighth and final season April 14 on HBO.
from GameSpot – All Content https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-of-thrones-actor-talks-about-season-8s-massiv/1100-6466118/
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