The cast of Game of Thrones might have to wait as long as the rest of us to find out what happens in its final season.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama, has claimed the actors are “not even going to get the script” ahead of filming, in an attempt to clamp down on the the plot leaks that have blighted the show in recent months.
This August, hackers using the name “Mr Smith” leaked the scripts for five episodes from the most recent season online. The attack followed another major leak last November, in which plot details for the season where shared on Reddit.
In recent years, the actors have been sent copies of the scripts in advance by email. But according to Coster-Waldau, for the forthcoming eighth season they will never even see their lines.
In an interview with Norwegian-Swedish TV show Skavlan, the actor claimed the cast would be fitted with concealed earpieces, which will prompt them with their dialogue one line at a time.
