The "Game of Thrones" casts did not only receive a hefty pay for the series' 7th season, but for the 8th as well. It was recently announced that the "Game of Thrones" main casts will be receiving more than $500,000 per episode for "Game of Thrones'" upcoming seasons.
The "Game of Thrones" actors and actresses Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), will be having a massive increase. It was mentioned by The Hollywood Reporter that the hefty price increase was due HBO's deal as part of the casts contract which they signed in 2014 when the series' first came about.
It was then noted that the five stars mentioned above are considered to be part of Hollywood's highest paid actors and actresses. The stars may have a secured contract, but these does not give then the guarantee that their characters will get to live. When HBO was asked about the huge pay increase however, they declined to give a comment in regards with the matter.
Fans would have to expect additional loss as the show runners mentioned that two other "Game of Thrones" character will soon be removed from the series. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss mentioned that some character will soon reach the "finish line."
They then added that the production crew only has about 70 to 75 hours to wrap up the 6th season. No additional insights were given, and it is still uncertain as to how many episodes season 7 and 8 will be having.
As for the latest update, Watchers of the Wall released spoiler photos for "Game of Thrones" 6th season, most of which are for the finale. Fans will get to have a sneak peek as they get to expect what could potentially happen on the finale.
