Game of Thrones – The Cast Is In! (or most of it, at least)

A slew of casting announcements were made this week for HBO’s “A Game of Thrones.” Here’s the cast thus far:

Tyrion Lannister - Peter Dinklage

You know him from: “The Station Agent“

Ned Stark - Sean Bean

You know him from: “The Lord of the Rings“

Catelyn Stark - Jennifer Ehle

You may know her from: “Pride and Prejudice“

Robert Baratheon - Mark Addy

You may know him from: “The Order“

Jaime Lannister - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

You may know him from: “New Amsterdam“

Daenerys Targaryen - Tamzin Merchant

You may know her from: “The Tudors“

Ser Jorah Mormont - Iain Glen

You may know him from: “Resident Evil“

Theon Greyjoy - Alfie Allen

You may know him from: “Atonement” and “The Other Boleyn Girl“
(Fun Fact: Alfie is the younger bro of Lily Allen)

Viserys Targaryen - Harry Lloyd

You may know him from: “Robin Hood“

Robb Stark - Richard Madden

Jon Snow - Kit Harrington

And some relative newcomers:

Sansa Stark – Sophie Turner

Arya Stark – Maisie Williams

Joffrey Baratheon – Jack Gleeson

There are a few casting choices that I raise an eyebrow at- mainly Jon Snow and Daenerys. I don’t want to be an obnoxious Twilight-style fangirl about this, but Kit Harrington looks just a touch on the poofy side.
I can’t help but feel that some of our Dream Cast choices were perhaps a little better. Just a little…
But in all honesty, they could film an entire cast of muppets, and I’d still watch.
Filming is scheduled to begin in October in Belfast, Northern Ireland in late October.