Diana Rigg returns, Game of Thrones filming in the Mournes, and titanic studios expand 

We have a mixed bag of news for readers today! Let’s get right to it.

Based on the observations of this local, it appears that

is now filming season five around the Mournes. The show has filmed in the Mournes several times over the past few years, most notably when Daenerys enters Vaes Dothrak in season 1, and last year’s scene when Arya and the Hound encounter a Riverlands farmer and his young daughter.

Game Of Thrones fan? They’ll be filming in the Mournes tomorrow if you want to catch a glimpse.

Titanic Quarter has been granted approval for their plans to extend their Belfast studios. TQ is home to Paint Hall, where

films much of every season. The £14m studio expansion was proposed last year, and will almost double the existing space. The BBC reports that

is causing the demand for additional space in the city. They also note that the expansion will have some environmentally-friendly technology including roof-mounted solar panels.

, and there’s indication that we’ll see Olenna Tyrell in the fifth season. The Festival writer notes when sharing the dame’s love of gaming on breaks, “Once the Fringe is behind her, she’ll be heading to Dubrovnik for more filming, as well as passing on some crucial down-time skills to her younger co-stars.” Rigg caps off the interview by saying, “I’m really grateful for

. It’s something wonderful to happen to an actress of my age and Dubrovnik is astonishingly beautiful.“

George R.R. Martin appeared on BBC Radio’s Front Row yesterday, discussing his inspirations for

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Interesting If Diana Rigg is indeed returning. I can’t see in what capacity. Didn’t she explicitly say she was returning to Highgarden in the show? Unless they show Highgarden (doubtful) what would be her reason for returning to the capital? I hope it’s not a case of shoehorning the character in just to use a brilliant actress. Of course, the report may just be wrong.

Although having said that, I guess it would make sense for her to attend Tywin’s funeral maybe…? Did she in the books?

I think Lady Olenna might replace characters from the tyrell’s in King’s Landing to add more people to the plot without introducing new characters.

King’s Landing gets severely emptied out of main characters at this point. It makes sense to have Olenna there to bounce Cersei and Margaery off of. I would imagine in storyline terms, she’d be there for

either Tywin’s funeral or Tommen’s wedding to Margaery. I think in the books, she doesn’t leave until after the wedding either.

She did. Actually, she doesn’t come back to Highgarden at all until after another incoming wedding. I imagine in the show she’ll be there

for the funeral (a bit too soon, maybe), certainly the wedding, and maybe instead of going back to Highgarden again (as she does in the books, although there it’s for the first time), she stays to deal with Margeary’s troubles, instead of just Mace being there.

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