Neil Marshall On GAME OF THRONES "...Butcher Them Brutally"

Neil Marshall On GAME OF THRONES "...Butcher Them Brutally"

Neil Marshall, the director behind the epic Battle of the Blackwater discusses the Red Wedding and teases a similar episode in Season 4 of HBO's Game of Thrones. Marshall also picks who among George R.R. Martin's cast of characters he'd ultimately like to see win the Iron Throne.

By MarkJulian - Oct 31, 2013 02:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: Flicks and the City


"I wouldn't doubt it [of there being a Red Wedding-like episode in Season 4]. I think that's one of the key things of Game of Thrones, which is to take characters that you loved for three of four years and then butcher them brutally. Yeah, there's a bit of drama and tragedy in my episode so I'm sure there is for the rest of the season as well."

Marshall directs episode nine of the ten episodes that comprise season 4. And as always, the penultimate episode of each season of Game of Thrones is the one that has the most action, biggest budget and shocking twists.

Game of Thrones season 4


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Running Time: 60 minutes
Release Date: Spring 2014 (Season 4)
TV Rating: TV-MA for sex & nudity, violence & gore, profanity, alchohol/drugs/smoking and frightening/intense scenes
Starring: Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Iain Glen, Aidan Gillen, Harry Lloyd, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Jack Gleeson, Rory McCann, Peter Dinklage, Pedro Pascal,
Creators: David Benioff (series), D. B. Weiss (series), George R. R. Martin (novels)
Written by: David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin

"Season 4 of Game of Thrones was formally commissioned by HBO on April 2, 2013 after viewer ratings showed a substantial increase between the second and third season openers. Due to the sheer length of the third novel, which is roughly 1.5 times the size of the first novel, the events of "A Storm of Swords" was split between season 3 and the upcoming season 4. However, Season 4 may also contain some material from the fourth and fifth books as some of those events happen concurrently to events taking place in "A Storm of Swords." In the wake of the Red Wedding, how does the North pick up the pieces and with their greatest enemy seemingly crushed, where does that leave the Lannisters. Daenerys Targaryen now has an army but is she ready to take back her homeland. Does Jon Snow turn south to seek revenge or remember his duty along the Wall?"
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