Charles on the set of the Great fire

Pics by and from Mr Greenwich from flickr....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrgreenwich/13586831895/in/photostream/

 

Promo interview for GoT Se4

2 legendary stars play 'Game of Thrones' in-laws

Like every "Game of Thrones" fan, Charles Dance was gobsmacked by last season's next-to-last installment.

That episode, "Red Wedding," made good on its title with a massacre staged by the bride's father, Lord Walder Frey, who meant to settle a score with his hall of guests, and did.

"I got quite a shock!" says Dance, speaking for everyone who saw it. "It was bloody in the extreme!"

The fact that Dance was caught off-guard is notable, since he's a star of the show. Indeed, the character he plays, Lord Tywin Lannister, had a hand in the bloodshed.

But he didn't actually appear in that episode, "and when I'm not in it, to be honest with you, I don't read the script," Dance says. "I catch up on what's happening when the episode airs."

If the scale of the series is vast, the source material is no less sprawling: the five-and-counting novels by George R.R. Martin in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.

"I still have not read the books," says Dance. "They frighten me, books that thick. And, anyway, we're dealing with an adaptation. I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film is adapted from."

On-screen soon-to-be in-laws, Rigg and Dance have known and worked together for decades, including a 1997 British TV adaptation of "Rebecca." Little wonder they get on famously as they meet with a reporter at a Manhattan hotel.

The show's dozens of cast members include Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Emilia Clarke. Asked what drew him into this elite community, Dance smiles and answers, "The writing was good, the costumes are great and, eventually, the location catering was fantastic."

Tall and imperial, Dance, 67, grew up working-class in England and overcame a teenage stammer to devote himself to theater. His breakout project was the 1984 British TV hit "The Jewel in the Crown," which he followed with such films as "Michael Collins" and "Gosford Park" and the British miniseries "Bleak House," as well as lots of theater.

His first job: working as a dresser in the original West End production of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Then he landed a spot in a London repertory company with a crushing regime: "It was 16 plays in 16 weeks. 'What's my motivation?' 'Your weekly paycheck. Just learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture.'"

Learning the lines wasn't always possible, as when Dance's mind went blank during a performance of "Charley's Aunt." But he was rescued. "A co-star came onstage with a tray. 'Letter for you, sir.' And on the tray was the page I needed from the script."

Rigg and Dance are cracking up at their shared memories of starting out so long ago. But both are caught short by this inquiry: When did you know you had finally made it?

"When I could book a holiday," Dance replies after a bit of thought, "and know there was a job to come back to."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2-legendary-stars-play-game-thrones-laws

********and a pic by Mr Greenwich...on the set of The great fire

            https://twitter.com/MisterGreenwich/status/451351284210475008/photo/1

From an interview with Maisie Williams

Game of Thrones has had some big name actors on board since it began in 2011. While Sean Bean didn't last particularly long as Arya's father Ned Stark, Charles Dance has favoured better as Tywin Lannister.

"When I met Charles Dance he came up to me and said, 'Hello my name is Charlie,' and I just sat there and froze," said Williams
. "I found him intimidating at the beginning, just by the way he carries himself and commands this sort of respect. When he's on set everyone is just silent for him.
The way that he incorporates props into the scene or how he moves around the space; I learnt so much. And how natural he was in saying this dialogue that is not natural for someone of my age, you know it's not a natural way of saying things - it was really helpful just listening to him.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/game-thrones-maisie-williams-arya-stark-like-justin-bieber-1442887

Se4 Got pic....and Enemy of Man

 

Back online an advert from the past....and The One show

...for a whisky...already posted
http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/2012/05/charles-in-ad-for-sherry-brand-years.html

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7VlP-jhUIc&feature=youtu.be

****and according to this  FB page : The One Show has star Charles Dance this Monday

Excited about Game of Thrones Season 4? GoT a related costume and spare time this Monday evening? The BBC have a request:
"The One Show has Game of Thrones star Charles Dance aka Tywin Lannister on the show on Monday. To make him feel at home we’d really like as many Game of Thrones fans in costume to come to the studio.
We’re in central London by Oxford Circus tube in the BBC’s New Broadcasting House and we’re on air at 7PM – can you help? It’s going to be fun and a uniqu...e chance to get up close to one of GoT’s biggest characters and a chance to hear about Series Four!
If you’re up for some GoT fun or want more info please ring Bex on 07950 701067 or Kate on 07976 591309 or email rebecca.palmer@bbc.co.uk"

from : https://www.facebook.com/RudeDogPress1

****there's a  Got New-York premiere interview for HBO not visible in all countries :
                               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MihyPAgZcu8

From an interview with Carice van Houten

With which character do you most identify?
As a character for myself? That’s hard… I wish I could say Arya, but I’m not that cool or adventurous or tough. [Thinks for a while.] I could tell you whom I really love.

Who?
Charles Dance: Tywin Lannister. I love that character. I love his acting. There is no one acting badly in this show, at all, but he’s one of my favorites. There are just so many...
http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/carice-van-houten-interview-games-of-thrones-season-

and Rose Leslie:
‘I am currently filming The Great Fire for ITV which is a mini-series we’re shooting in London – with Charles. So we will be on screen together,’ she gushed
http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/26/rose-leslie-on-game-of-thrones-sex-scene-with-kit-harington-4679286/
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Filming commences in March 2014 for nine weeks
http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/2014/03/charles-in-casting-of-great-fire-for-itv.html





















With which character do you most identify?
As a character for myself? That’s hard… I wish I could say Arya, but I’m not that cool or adventurous or tough. [Thinks for a while.] I could tell you whom I really love.

Who?Charles Dance: Tywin Lannister. I love that character. I love his acting. There is no one acting badly in this show, at all, but he’s one of my favorites. There are just so many...
http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/carice-van-houten-interview-games-of-thrones-season-four-hbo

and Rose Leslie:
‘I am currently filming The Great Fire for ITV which is a mini-series we’re shooting in London – with Charles. So we will be on screen together,’ she gushed
http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/26/rose-leslie-on-game-of-thrones-sex-scene-with-kit-harington-4679286/
Filming commences in March 2014 for nine weeks
http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/2014/03/charles-in-casting-of-great-fire-for-itv.html

Tss ! tss !

and by Steve Poole from : http://steve-poole.com/bw/steve-poole-celebrity-photographer-4/
circa 1999...