Game of Thrones season 7: Jim Broadbent reveals which 'significant' character he'll play
It won't be an Ian McShane-style one-episode appearance, either
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Jim Broadbent has revealed which “significant” character he'll play in Game of Thrones season seven despite the series wishing to keep his identity under wraps - and his identity is exactly who fans were expecting.
Upon the British actor's casting, fan sites scoured George RR Martin's novels for hints on who he'd play settling on Maester Marwyn, a character strongly associated with Samwell Tarly and possibly Daenerys further down the line. It turns out they were spot on.
Screencrush was the one to benefit from unashamedly asking Broadbent a question he was likely the avoid giving an answer to - and at first he did. But he couldn't resist himself: “I'm an old professor character,” he said, elaborating: “I did five episodes. I did sort of one major scene in each episode.”
This is quite a big deal considering the penultimate season of Thrones consists of seven episodes. Broadbent even went on to confirm he shares the majority of screentime with Tarly (John Bradley), a character whom we last left waiting for the archmaester to arrive in the Citadel of Oldtown.
In the book series, Marwyn is thought to be on his way to Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) which would suggest his character's fate will be discovered by viewers of the series ahead of readers.
Naturally, HBO has declined to comment on Broadbent's comments.
Game of Thrones season seven is returning this summer with Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos) letting slip the release date is likely scheduled for July. Two brand new promos have been released teasing what's ahead for newly-crowned Queen Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey).
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments