Game Of Thrones fans should steel themselves for more moments like the Red Wedding in the final season.
David Nutter directed the legendary The Rains Of Castamere episode in season three which saw Robb Stark, his wife Talisa and Catelyn Stark murdered by an unholy Frey/Bolton alliance on Tywin Lannister’s orders.
And he’s got more carnage in store.
When asked by Metro.co.uk if fans should expect something similarly shocking in season eight, he replied: ‘The short answer is – yes!’
He also spoke about the intense battle scenes coming up and admitted they have been ‘incredibly exhausting’ for him as a director in the past.
David said: ‘I can’t say that it’s more draining or less draining to be the director of the episode, but I will say that we’re all in the same boat, actors and director, when it comes to really bringing our “A game” to the fore.
‘Battle scenes are just incredibly exhausting for all concerned.
‘Having said that, they are, at the same time, sometimes tedious – because there’s so much minute detail to deal with, from both an acting and directing standpoint.
‘Horses, armaments, special effects are all vying for our attention and energy, in a lot of cases, and it’s true that it’s exhausting trying to lasso all of these elements into a coherent whole.’
Meanwhile showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss recently admitted that the final season won’t be for everyone.
Weiss told Entertainment Weekly: ‘We want people to love it. It matters a lot to us. We’ve spent 11 years doing this.
‘We also know no matter what we do, even if it’s the optimal version, that a certain number of people will hate the best of all possible versions.
‘There is no version where everybody says, “I have to admit, I agree with every other person on the planet that this is the perfect way to do this” — that’s an impossible reality that doesn’t exist.’
Game Of Thrones returns 14 April on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV.
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