Ed Sheeran: His rise from sofa-surfer to music superstar –
Game of Thrones producers have confirmed, Ed Sheeran, will make a cameo appearance in the seventh series of the show.
Speaking at the SXSW film festival in Texas, David Benioff and Dan Weiss said they’d been trying to book him for a while.
Ed also confirmed the news as reports started to appear online by tweeting “guess the cat’s out the bag”, It’s not clear what role he’ll have in the show.
The panel at SXSW also featured stars Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.
It was suggested that the Ed Sheeran booking was made as a surprise for Maisie because she’s a big fan of the singer.
Ed’s not the first musician to appear in Game of Thrones, previous musical cameos have included members of Coldplay, Mastodon, Of Monsters and Men, and Sigur Ros.
Sheeran, 26, seemed to confirm the news by posting a link on Twitter to a news story about his casting, and writing: “Guess the cat’s out the bag …”
Speaking at a panel discussion, Benioff and Weiss said they had been pursuing Sheeran for some time because Game Of Thrones actor Maisie Williams was a fan.
“For years, we tried to get Ed Sheeran on the show to surprise Maisie, and this year we finally did it,” Benioff said.
Further details on Sheeran’s role were not given.
The star would not be the first musician to make a cameo in the show – Coldplay’s Will Champion and Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody have appeared in previous episodes.
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