Despite unfortunate events of special characters getting killed off the show, good news comes in the form of the gigantic ice wall used in ‘Game of Thrones’ that supposedly runs along the north border of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
“The Wall,” also known as the Night’s Watch home base, is expected to become a permanent tourist attraction in Northern Ireland, as claimed by recent reports.
Such 300-mile barrier, which is described as "cement works" that are no longer being used, overlooks the Irish Sea. Even local politicians have reportedly asked HBO to leave the set in one piece when filming on the hit fantasy drama series wraps up.
"It is a magnificent site and it would be a massive tourist attraction. The number of buses and people who stop to try and get views of it," Democratic Unionist Party parliament member Sammy Wilson stated, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
Meanwhile, ‘Game of Thrones’ season six is currently filming, and actor Kit Harington has been spotted with his co-stars hanging out in Belfast near the set still resembling his character Jon Snow, who was supposedly killed off in season five.
"I had a sit-down with [Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff], we did the Tony Soprano walk [letting an actor know they're being whacked]. And they said, ‘Look, you're gone, it's done.'... Quite honestly, I have never been told the future of things in this show, but this is the one time I have," Harington said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Former ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Jack Gleeson, known for playing the evil King Joffrey until 2014, have reportedly quizzed Harington as to how his character will end up in the TV series.
Despite firing questions at the ‘Pompeii’ star for him to tell the truth about Jon's fate, Gleeson never obtained details about the Night’s Watch Lord Commander’s future. The Trinity College alum also said he became suspicious when Harington refused to talk about his contract for the HBO hit program.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Gleeson opened up about his conversation with his 28-year-old co-star, sharing: "I remember speaking to him maybe about a year ago, after I finished, and they were resigning contracts and I kind of asked him offhand how many years was the contract for, and he was like: 'I can't tell you.’
‘Game Of Thrones’ season six is set to premiere in spring 2016; an official release date is yet to be announced.