HBO continues to add Westeros residents to its “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot, announcing the addition of five more actors.
The new cast members are Marquis Rodriguez, John Simm, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, Dixie Egerickx, which brings the cast list for the untitled prequel to 16.
No character details are currently available for any of these parts on the prequel pilot, which is currently untitled (unless you are going by Martin’s recent blog post) and set to go into production this summer. However, lead Naomi Watts has been cast as a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret.
Along with Watts, the cast includes “Harry Potter” alum Miranda Richardson, Josh Whitehouse, Naomi Ackie (who will next appear in J.J.