HBO announces a ton of casting for season 5 of Game of Thrones

Game of Throne

Another hour, another announcement coming from Comic Con that I wasn’t there to see. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that a whole lot of Game of Thrones casting was just revealed, including the Sand Snakes, Oberyn Martell’s awesomely hot-blooded bastard daughters. Let’s take a look:

First up is Keisha Castle-Hughes, an Oscar nominee for Whale Rider, as Obara Sand, who “considers herself a warrior” and “wield[s] a spear and a whip.”

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We also have Jessica Henwick (from a bunch of British shows like Silk and North by Northamptonshire) as Nymeria Sand, who is “elegant, refined, and beautiful.”

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And Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (Italian films like Loon Lake and Out of the Blue) as Tyene Sand, who “is known to have skills in herbcraft and poison.”

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(All character descriptions come from A Wiki of Ice and Fire.)

Some other major announcements are the casting of Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean) as the High Sparrow, Alexander Siddig (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) as Doran Martell, and DeObia Oparei as Aero Hotah. Check out the video below to see the new cast members introducing themselves.

http://youtu.be/WH2ri8RhSnw

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