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| Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams claims she knows Jon Snow's fate | Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams claims she knows Jon Snow's fate |
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| Game of Thrones fans may not be very happy with Maisie Williams’s latest revelation about the show. | Game of Thrones fans may not be very happy with Maisie Williams’s latest revelation about the show. |
| Williams, who plays Arya Stark, has claimed that Jon Snow is definitely dead, despite reports and speculation that the character will return in season six. | Williams, who plays Arya Stark, has claimed that Jon Snow is definitely dead, despite reports and speculation that the character will return in season six. |
| Talking to Christian O’Connell on the Absolute Radio breakfast show, she said: “All the time people are asking me if Jon Snow is alive and the answer is no! He’s dead! I promise.” | Talking to Christian O’Connell on the Absolute Radio breakfast show, she said: “All the time people are asking me if Jon Snow is alive and the answer is no! He’s dead! I promise.” |
| Related: Game of Thrones's Maisie Williams: TV and film must create better roles for women than 'the hot piece' | Related: Game of Thrones's Maisie Williams: TV and film must create better roles for women than 'the hot piece' |
| The last season ended with a few cliffhangers, but the most shocking storyline was Snow, played by Kit Harington, being “killed off”. He was shown apparently dead in the blood-stained snow after being stabbed by mutinous fellow members of the Night’s Watch. | The last season ended with a few cliffhangers, but the most shocking storyline was Snow, played by Kit Harington, being “killed off”. He was shown apparently dead in the blood-stained snow after being stabbed by mutinous fellow members of the Night’s Watch. |
| Snow’s demise was not well-received by fans, and his character’s fate has been much debated. | Snow’s demise was not well-received by fans, and his character’s fate has been much debated. |
| The fact that Harington did not immediately cut his long hair shorter – and visited Belfast, where the show is filmed – prompted speculation that he was preparing to shoot more episodes. | The fact that Harington did not immediately cut his long hair shorter – and visited Belfast, where the show is filmed – prompted speculation that he was preparing to shoot more episodes. |
| Mail Online published photographs last Friday of Harington apparently on set in Belfast filming the sixth series. | Mail Online published photographs last Friday of Harington apparently on set in Belfast filming the sixth series. |
| He was shown with a woman who may be Carice van Houten, who plays the “Red Priestess”, Lady Melisandre – a character whose magical powers enable her to resurrect dead bodies. | He was shown with a woman who may be Carice van Houten, who plays the “Red Priestess”, Lady Melisandre – a character whose magical powers enable her to resurrect dead bodies. |
| Filming has also been taking place in Spain at the 13th century Castillo de Zafra in Campillo de Dueñas, according to the Watchers on the Wall fan site. | Filming has also been taking place in Spain at the 13th century Castillo de Zafra in Campillo de Dueñas, according to the Watchers on the Wall fan site. |
| The season five finale also saw Williams’s character Arya blinded after killing the sadistic paedophile Ser Meryn Trant. | The season five finale also saw Williams’s character Arya blinded after killing the sadistic paedophile Ser Meryn Trant. |
| “In the new season my character is blind, which means I’ve been wearing contacts on set, which is a good laugh,” she said. | “In the new season my character is blind, which means I’ve been wearing contacts on set, which is a good laugh,” she said. |
| As to what is in store for the rest of the cast, she said: “I’m aware of the other storylines – we’re given the full script at the beginning of each season so we can read ahead – I always flick through my story first, the suspense is too much. I have to see what I’m up to first and then what other people are up to but it’s never the same as seeing on screen – it’s nice to watch and get the full effect.” | As to what is in store for the rest of the cast, she said: “I’m aware of the other storylines – we’re given the full script at the beginning of each season so we can read ahead – I always flick through my story first, the suspense is too much. I have to see what I’m up to first and then what other people are up to but it’s never the same as seeing on screen – it’s nice to watch and get the full effect.” |
| Season six will air in the spring. | Season six will air in the spring. |
| Williams, who was born in Bristol, is to guest star in Doctor Who later this year. | Williams, who was born in Bristol, is to guest star in Doctor Who later this year. |
| The actor was in Cardiff in March to film her part in the new series of the long-running BBC sci-fi show. | |
| She said: “I’m so excited to be working on Doctor Who as it’s such a big and important part of British culture. I can’t wait to meet the cast and crew and start filming, especially as we’ll be shooting not too far from my home town.” | She said: “I’m so excited to be working on Doctor Who as it’s such a big and important part of British culture. I can’t wait to meet the cast and crew and start filming, especially as we’ll be shooting not too far from my home town.” |
| It has not yet been revealed which part she will play, but Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat said: “She is going to challenge the Doctor in very unexpected ways. | It has not yet been revealed which part she will play, but Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat said: “She is going to challenge the Doctor in very unexpected ways. |
| “This time he might just be out of his depth, and we know Maisie is going to give him exactly the right sort of hell.” | “This time he might just be out of his depth, and we know Maisie is going to give him exactly the right sort of hell.” |