Ian McShane Drops A Very Interesting Hint About His Mysterious GAME OF THRONES Role
We may know Ian McShane is a part of the Game Of Thrones season six cast, but what we don't know is who he's playing. In a recent interview, McShane dropped a hint and revealed an interesting connection between his character and one of the departed. Come check it out!
Ian McShane (John Wick) joining the cast of Game Of Thrones season six certainly came as a bit of a surprise, especially considering that he's one of the bigger names to ever join the cast. Rumors have circulated for months regarding who he may be playing with Randyll Tarly and Aeron Greyjoy being early favorites, however, those early rumors were all quickly debunked when an Entertainment Weekly report revealed that his character had a relatively small amount of screen time, but was of the utmost importance.
In a recent interview with Pop Goes The News, McShane corroborated the EW report saying: "It's a one-off episode, that's why I did it," and then was coerced into sharing one vague hint about his mystery role: "I am responsible for bringing somebody back that you think you’re never going to see again. I’ll leave it at that." Now, the obvious answer here is, of course, Jon Snow, but with Melisandre rumored to be a part of his resurrection as well as a variety of other factors, it's more likely than not that the 73-year-old McShane is referring to someone else.
Watchers On The Wall, using the books as a guide, offered their most educated guess and said that he may be referring to either the Hound or Lady Stoneheart, who are both characters we haven't seen in quite sometime. Adding fuel to the fire, Rory McCann (Hot Fuzz), who played Sandor Clegane, was recently spotted in Belfast at a hotel frequented by the Game Of Thrones cast and Michelle Fairley (24: Live Another Day), who played Catelyn Stark, has been long-rumored to be in Belfast at a variety of points throughout the season six shooting schedule.
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