Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner may not have a future as moderators, but they were asking the tough questions during the “Game of Thrones” SXSW panel Sunday afternoon. The two actors were on hand to lead a discussion with showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, tackling everything from Season 1 to the final six episodes.
But it was an innocent inquiry that produced one of the most surprising admissions of the hour-long conversation. They asked which “Game of Thrones” family best represented each of the creators, and, at first, Benioff and Weiss played coy, saying they didn’t want to pick the Starks because it was too “obvious.” They eventually said they’d be the Lannisters, and Turner pushed back.
“You don’t want to go mainstream?” Turner asked, referencing the Starks’ popularity.
“We want to win,” Weiss quickly responded.
There was a brief pause as the crowd buzzed, and then Turner asked,...
But it was an innocent inquiry that produced one of the most surprising admissions of the hour-long conversation. They asked which “Game of Thrones” family best represented each of the creators, and, at first, Benioff and Weiss played coy, saying they didn’t want to pick the Starks because it was too “obvious.” They eventually said they’d be the Lannisters, and Turner pushed back.
“You don’t want to go mainstream?” Turner asked, referencing the Starks’ popularity.
“We want to win,” Weiss quickly responded.
There was a brief pause as the crowd buzzed, and then Turner asked,...
- 3/12/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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