Behold The Massive Iron Throne as George R.R. Martin Truly Envisions It

Do you want to see how George R.R. Martin really envisions the Iron Throne looking like? As bad ass as it is on HBO's Game of Thrones, it pales in comparison to the image the author revealed via his Live Journal blog, Not A Blog.

"This Iron Throne is scary. And not at all a comfortable seat, just as Aegon intended," says Martin.

According to Martin in describing the throne here painted by artist Marc Simonetti:

"The HBO throne has become iconic. And well it might. It's a terrific design, and it has served the show very well."

"And yet, and yet... it's still not right. It's not the Iron Throne I see when I'm working on THE WINDS OF WINTER. It's not the Iron Throne I want my readers to see. The way the throne is described in the books... HUGE, hulking, black and twisted, with the steep iron stairs in front, the high seat from which the king looks DOWN on everyone in the court... my throne is a hunched beast looming over the throne room, ugly and assymetric..."

"From now on, THIS will be the reference I give to every other artist tackling a throne room scene.This Iron Throne is massive. Ugly. Assymetric. It's a throne made by blacksmiths hammering together half-melted, broken, twisted swords, wrenched from the hands of dead men or yielded up by defeated foes... a symbol of conquest... it has the steps I describe, and the height. From on top, the king dominates the throne room. And there are thousands of swords in it, not just a few."

This is the version of the throne that will be seen in the upcoming A World of Ice and Fire.

SOURCE: NOT A BLOG, Blastr

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TRAILER: 'Game of Thrones' Extended Season Three Trailer

An extended cut of the Season Three trailer for Game of Thrones has been released, showcasing a much better look at what we can expect when the series returns to HBO on March 31st.

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TRAILER: 'Game Of Thrones' Season Three

The long awaited first full trailer for Game Of Thrones third season has finally hit the web. It runs only a minute, but at least we have sixty seconds of some kick ass new footage with peeks at the new and returning cast to keep us at bay for a few more weeks until the premiere episode.

The third season of Game of Thrones is set to hit HBO on March 31 at 9PM.

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'Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage Joins Cast of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer took to Twitter (again) to announce the latest addition to his all-star Mutant cast: Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage. It is not yet known who the Emmy award winning actor will be playing, or in what era.

The film is set 11 years after X-Men: First Class, which took place in 1960s, and will feature a time travel storyline that will allow the casts of all the X-Men films to share the screen together.

What is known for sure is he will be joining the ever growing cast that so far consists of Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Sir Ian McKellen (Magneto), Sir Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman), Michael Fassbender (young Magento), James McAvoy (young Charles Xavier), Jennifer Lawrence (Mysitque) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast).

"I wrote the story for First Class and produced it so this is a chance to not do a sequel to First Class or a sequel to X-Men 3 but to do both I guess in a way," Singer revealed to ComingSoon. "In Days of Future Past the story structure is a fantastic way to do that."

Expect more casting announcements in the coming weeks. Singer has not ruled out a return for Halle Berry (Storm) or Allan Cumming (Nightcrawler) for the film. X-Men: Days of Future Past will start production in 3D in April with a targeted release date of July 18, 2014.

“I start shooting April 15th in Montreal, probably until October. It’s a big movie. It’ll be the biggest movie I’ve ever made,” Singer told Collider at the recent junket for Jack the Giant Slayer.

Officially like to welcome #PeterDinklage from #GameOfThrones to #XMEN #DaysofFuturePast Very very excited!
— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) February 14, 2013

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New 'Game Of Thrones' Season Three Preview Unleashed

The first teaser to the upcoming third season of HBO's Game of Thrones didn't give us much to talk about except that it revealed virtually nothing. Thankfully we have this new behind-the-scenes Invitation to the Set video which offers us a whole lot more into the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords.

In the brand new production video comprised of on the set footage and cast interviews, we meet some of season three's new characters including the Queen of Thorns, Olenna Redwyne (Dame Diana Rigg), Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds), Thoros of Myr (Paul Kay), Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer) and Jojen Reed (Thomas Brodie-Sangster).

Diana Rigg, who famously portayed Emma Peel in The Avengers (as in the '60s British TV show) joins the cast this season alongside surviving favorites like Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Richard Madden (Robb Stark), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Tully) and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

Game of Thrones returns to HBO on March 31st at 9PM.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season Two Finale Tonight!

The Game of Thrones Season Two finale airs tonight on HBO at 9pm. Following the non-stop action of last week's Battle of Blackwater, we have one last night to tie up the ten episode adaption of A Clash of Kings, and must now anxiously wait it our for Season Three.

Entertainment Weekly scored an exclusive preview of the twelve new characters set to appear in the flesh from George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords when the show returns to the airwaves. The book, because of it length, will be adapted over the course of both Season Three and Season Four, with each likely to consist of ten episodes each.

Tonight's episode Valar Morghulis, is also scheduled to run past it normal time slot to 10:10pm, so we get a little more bang for our buck with our final fix of Thrones for the year.

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