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Game of Thrones Season 5: First Poster, Clip!

Winter is not coming. As millions of irritated Americans know by now, winter is here . But dragons are definitely coming to Game of Thrones Season 5; fully grown, dangerous dragons that we’re afraid Daenerys won’t even be able to control. Along those lines, check out the first official poster for the return of this epic drama… and someone tell Tyrion to run! It appears as if everyone’s favorite diminutive Westeros resident is on a ship in this image, which makes sense. When we last saw Tyrion, he had put multiple arrows into the chest of his toilet-bound father (ummm…. SPOILER ALERT!) and went on the lam. Does this poster tease imminent death for Tyrion? George R.R. Martin did recently tease a handful of shocking deaths to come. They will even take book followers by surprise. HBO has also released the first clip from  Game of Thrones Season 5 . It features Jon Snow and Mance: Game of Thrones Season 5 Clip Game of Thrones Season 5 will take viewers to Dorne for the first time and premiere on Sunday, April 12. It’s safe to say we’re excited. 13 Game of Thrones Stars in Earlier Roles 1. Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister View Photo These days, Peter Dinklage is best known as fan-favorite Tyrion Lannister. 2. Peter Dinklage in Elf View Photo But you might also remember him as the rage-fueled children’s author in the beloved Will Ferrell film Elf. 3. Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell View Attachment Diana Rigg plays shrewd Tyrell family matriarch on Game of Thrones. 4. Diana Rigg in The Avengers View Attachment But GoT fans of a certain age might remember Ms. Rigg from the 1960s British spy series, The Avengers. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 5. Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister View Photo Charles Dance owns the role of the sinister Lannister patriarch. 6. Charles Dance in Last Action Hero View Attachment But you might also remember him as the equally evil Benedict in the 1993 Schwarzenegger film, Last Action Hero. 7. Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell View Photo Pascal was brilliant as the vengeful Prince Oberyn. 8. Pedro Pascal on Buffy the Vampire Slayer View Attachment But you might also remember him from his brief role on the cultishly adored TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 9. Natalia Tena as Osha View Attachment Natalia Tena turns in a wildly charismatic performance as Osha on GoT. 10. Natalia Tena in the Harry Potter Series View Attachment But you may also remember her as quirky witch Tonks from the Harry Potter films. 11. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister View Photo Lena Headey is perfectly cast as the wicked Queen Cersei. 12. Lena Headey in 300 View Attachment And she’s no stranger to playing royalty. Headey played Queen Gorgo in the 2006 film 300, as well as in its recent sequel. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 13. Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon View Photo Gleeson masterfully made the world hate his guts as Joffrey Baratheon. 14. Jack Gleeson in Batman Begins View Attachment But he was far less evil when he played the role of “Adorable Little Boy” in Batman Begins. 15. Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle View Attachment Glover nails the part of dottering Maester Pycelle on GoT 16. Julian Glover in the Empire Strikes Back View Attachment But he first earned his nerd stripes playing General Veers in the Empire Strikes Back. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 17. Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed View Photo Thomas Brodie-Sangster plays the clairvoyant Jojen Reed on Game of Thrones. 18. Thomas Brodie-Sangster in Love Actually View Attachment But rom-com fans may remember him as Liam Neeson’s precocious son in Love Actually 19. Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell View Photo Before she ever married King Joffrey, Natalie Dormer had plenty of practice playing a queen. 20. Natalie Dormer on The Tudors View Attachment Natalie portrayed Hevry VIII’s wife Anne Boleyn on the Showtime series The Tudors. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 21. Aiden Gillen as Littlefinger View Photo Aiden Gillen was scheming his way through violent terrain long before he reached King’s Landing. 22. Aiden Gillen on The Wire View Attachment He was just as cunning (but way less shady) on HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire. 23. Sean Bean as Ned Stark View Attachment Sean Bean’s Ned Stark was the central protagonist of GoT until he, um…lost his head at the end of season one. 24. Sean Bean in The Accused View Attachment Bean played a decidedly different role on the BBC legal drama The Accused. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 25. Rose Leslie as Ygritte View Photo Rose Leslie played lovelorn Wildling Ygritte on GoT. 26. Rose Leslie on Downton Abbey View Attachment If you weren’t aware that Rose also starred on Downton Abbey, well then we hate to say it…but you know nothing, Jon Snow. The End. Up Next: ” 13 Game of Thrones Stars in Earlier Roles .” We’ll be redirecting you shortly…

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‘Your Highness’ Isn’t A ‘Spoof,’ Danny McBride And James Franco Say

‘What was interesting about the movie was making a fantasy action movie and then figuring out how to make it a comedy,’ McBride says. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Ryan J. Downey Danny McBride Photo: MTV News For all the nonsensical zaniness, toilet humor and general buffoonery audiences can expect when heading to see the Danny McBride/ James Franco buddy comedy “Your Highness” this weekend, it’s always nice to know that the stars and filmmakers involved have methods to their madness. When MTV News caught up with chief mischief-makers McBride and Franco while promoting their R-rated action comedy, we asked them to explain the film’s varying tones and cross-genre references. “It was important for us to skip the spoof aspect of this,” said McBride, who plays the bumbling slacker Thadeous. “That would be the easy way out, and to us, the challenge and what was interesting about the movie was making a legitimate fantasy action movie and then figuring out how to make it a comedy without blowing the fantasy out of the water and still keeping that.” Franco, who plays Thadeous’ more respectable brother Fabious, added that it wasn’t just about getting the tone right. “I think one of the things [director] David Gordon Green is a master at is mixing different elements on all levels,” he said. “You have a great comedic actor like Danny McBride and then you’ll have these well-respected British stage actors — Toby Jones and Charles Dance — and he’ll mix them all together in this world, [along with] incredible CG-created creatures and a puppet for a different creature,” he said. “So to mix all those different elements into one world is something I think David does that is very, very fresh.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Your Highness.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos Rough Cut: ‘Your Highness’

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