posted by hollywoodreporter.com on March 30th, 2012

The actor tells THR: “He wants to prove himself to everyone around him — to his family that he doesn’t see anymore, to his peers; he has huge ambition but he’s also got a big moral code within him. Those two are at war with each other.”

War may not be coming as soon as Jon Snow (Kit Harington) would like it when HBO’s Game of Thrones returns Sunday for its second season.

Following the death of his father, Ned Stark’s (Sean Bean) bastard son was last seen deserting — and being returned — to the Night’s Watch as he sought to immediately avenge the death of the man who raised him.

The following morning, when Lord Commander Jeor (James Cosmo) informs him that he’s aware of Snow’s attempt to leave the Watch, he (finally!) gives his steward more to do when the duo venture out beyond the Wall. But there’s a rub: Joffrey Lannister (Jack Gleeson) — the newly crowned king who ordered Ned’s head — isn’t on their radar.

“The whole Night’s Watch is going beyond the wall and he’s forsaking any kind of chance at revenge right now that he may get to avenge his father’s death,” Harington tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The next season, he has to forsake his family; he has to go to a different place and realize he has different priorities.”

With Jeor and Snow instead on a quest to quell the threat of the imposing Wildlings and White Walkers and find the missing First Ranger Benjen Stark (Joseph Mawle), a big part of their journeys will see the steward realize he’s being groomed for power and ultimately a commander of the Wall, Harington says Snow will go to battle internally before he takes on his family’s fight in the pending war.

“He lets his emotions get ahead of what he should be doing; he doesn’t stay under control. That’s the struggle for him in Season 2; he needs to stay calm but it’s a difficult journey for him,” he says. “He wants to prove himself to everyone around him — to his family that he doesn’t see anymore, to his peers — that he has huge ambition but he’s also got a big moral code within him. Those two are at war with each other.”

With his grieving brother Robb Stark (Richard Madden) in the North plotting revenge on the Lannisters for Ned’s beheading and a rescue plan to return his sisters, Arya (Maisie Williams) and Sansa (Sophie Turner), Harington says Snow will be isolated and disconnected from his family and will have no choice but to put Joffrey in the back of his head for a while.

“That’s hard but as far as Jon goes, he’s only moving farther away from Joffrey at the moment,” he says. “It’s hard for him to do anything while he’s going north. He’s got a bigger war with the Wildlings and people beyond the wall than he does down south right now.”

• [x036] Game of Thrones: Season 02 – Destinations of Season 2

posted by westeros.org on March 30th, 2012

Q: How was it filming in Iceland?
“It was incredible. It’s an amazing place. The people are wonderful and it’s a beautifully alien landscape. It was perfect for the lands beyond the Wall, it’s very much the landscape he’s supposed to be going into—this barren wasteland, similar to Daenerys’s journey in the red waste, though it’s a different kind of wasteland, cold rather than hot.”

Q: How cold was it?
“It was a -35C wind chill. It was so cold, that the Icelandic guys had their beards freezing into blocks of ice; you could tap them. I asked them why they didn’t shave them off, and they said no, it insulates you and keeps you warmer. I thought it surely doesn’t! It was very, very cold.”

Q: For you, is “Winter is Coming” a metaphor for the story?
“Yeah, I think so. We have this hugely long summer that everyone talks about, and “Winter is Coming”—as a metaphor—means that the world that we’re in is breaking down in a lot of ways. It’s just not about the weather!”

Q: Are you a “Winter is Coming” type of guy, or are you more glass half full?
“That’s a very good question! I can be both, actually… but I’m probably more of a “Winter is Coming” type of guy. I was brought up very much a pessimist by my father, who always said, “An optimist is a pessimist without all the facts.” So I’m probably a “Winter is Coming” kind of guy, though I try not to be.”

Q: Have you seen the memes about Jon on the web, and do you look at the fan websites?
“Yeah, yeah! I have seen some. I do follow various things on the web about the series, like Westeros, but I always try to avoid some of it so I don’t get confused about what my job is. But I have seen some of those images—they’re funny.”

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posted by vulture.com on March 31st, 2012

posted by huffingtonpost.com on March 30th, 2012

The last time we saw Jon Snow (Kit Harington), he was headed to the North with the Night’s Watch after the brutal execution of his father, and when “Game of Thrones” Season 2 premieres on Sunday, April 1, we’ll find out what exactly lies for Jon beyond The Wall.

But despite heading due North, Jon hasn’t forgotten about his family in the South. “He does want to avenge his father,” Harington told HuffPost TV. “He does want to join his brother eventually, and he wants to tie his position in the Night’s Watch into being able to do those things, to take his revenge on Joffrey (Jack Gleeson).”

Fans of the book series know that Jon meets a Wildling — a name for the free people who live beyond The Wall — named Ygritte (Rose Leslie) and Harington can confirm that Jon and Ygritte meet in Season 2. “I found the whole storyline between Jon and Ygritte to be very exciting. It’s kind of like Jon’s been so kept away from women — and so has Kit,” Harington said with a laugh.

HuffPost TV caught up with Harington to talk in depth about the Night’s Watch, avenging his father’s death, the beautiful Wildling Ygritte and more about the highly anticipated new season of “Game of Thrones.”

At the end of Season 1, we see Jon continue on with the Night’s Watch instead of going back to his family after his father’s death. Does this mean that Jon is 100 percent loyal the Night’s Watch?
In Jon’s head, he is very loyal to the Night’s Watch. To forsake his family, his brothers and sisters down South and after all that’s happened in the first season, his position now lies with the Night’s Watch. He has to be 100 percent loyal to them because if it was anything less, he would have gone South.

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Legendary posted a piece of “Seventh Son’s” concept art some days ago. As we reported earlier the film has already started filming in Vancouver and we hope more stuff related to the film will come out soon.

• [x001] Movies: The Seventh Son - Concept Art

Here’s the official plot description of the film.

In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once more. Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) is a knight who had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch, Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), centuries ago. But now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning her followers of every incarnation, Mother Malkin is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory.

In a deadly reunion, Gregory comes face to face with the evil he always feared would someday return. Now he has only until the next full moon to do what usually takes years: train his new apprentice, Tom Ward (Ben Barnes) to fight a dark magic unlike any other. Man’s only hope lies in the seventh son of a seventh son.

• [x012] Game of Thrones: Season 02 – Trailer – “Nowhere To Hide”

Fantasy starring Jeff Bridges & Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington.

The production company and studio behind The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel has commenced filming on their new fantasy epic The Seventh Son, based on the book The Spook’s Apprentice. The cast includes Oscar winner Jeff Bridges and Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington. The press release follows:

Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ fantasy action adventure “Seventh Son.” Shooting began on March 19, under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Sergei Bodrov, director of the Oscar-nominated foreign language films “Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan” and “Prisoner of the Mountains.” “Seventh Son” stars Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart,” “Iron Man”), Oscar nominee Julianne Moore (“Far From Heaven,” “The Hours”), and Ben Barnes (“The Chronicles of Narnia” films).

In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once more. Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) is a knight who had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch, Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), centuries ago. But now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning her followers of every incarnation, Mother Malkin is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory.

In a deadly reunion, Gregory comes face to face with the evil he always feared would someday return. Now he has only until the next full moon to do what usually takes years: train his new apprentice, Tom Ward (Ben Barnes) to fight a dark magic unlike any other. Man’s only hope lies in the seventh son of a seventh son.

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On the Set: Game of Thrones Roars Back for a Bloody Season 2

It’s late October and rain is pelting the windows of a small Belfast bar. Peter Dinklage is sharing a drink with his Game of Thrones costars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Kit Harington. Dinklage could use the drink. He’s just come from shooting an emotional scene for Episode 8 in which his character, clever imp Tyrion Lannister, bursts into his chamber calling out for the sequestered prostitute and love-of-his-life, Shae. He doesn’t see her and the thought of her possible fate shakes him to the core. His eyes search the room. His voice quavers.

It’s easy to see why Dinklage won an Emmy — one of many awards snagged by the HBO drama during its freshman year. And he’s also at the center of Season 2, which draws largely from George R.R. Martin’s second best seller, A Clash of Kings. In it, civil war rages as various factions vie for the throne, now occupied by teen tyrant Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), crowned after his father Robert’s death last season. Word has begun to spread that Joff might be the result of incest between his mother, Cersei (Lena Headey), and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister (Coster-Waldau). Using that to their advantage, a slew of would-be rulers makes a play for his seat. Along the way, lives are lost, hearts are broken, and alliances are betrayed.  

“It’s a battle atmosphere where everyone’s fighting for power,” says executive producer David Benioff. “The stakes have gotten much higher.” The same can be said for the series. With sprawling special effects (fire-breathing dragons!), epic war sequences (the legendary Battle of Blackwater) and a host of new characters (hello, Melisandre!), it’s a good thing the show’s budget is what executive producer Dan Weiss calls one of the most generous in television.

huge thanks to Kelly for the scans

• [x007] Scans in 2012 – April 2nd: TV Guide

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