Recently, a casting call was released, letting us know which characters are going to be featured in the fifth season of Game of Thrones. From the looks of things, we're going to be treated to a lot more of the Martells, the Dorne family that Prince Oberyn hails from. So if you enjoyed his run on the show, you can look forward to a deeper development of where he comes from; his brother, daughters, and nephew will all be featured on the show. Since the production team as a whole is remarkably good with casting, we know that we don't have a ton to worry about when it comes to which actors they're going to hire to work on the esteemed series. But still, we have our own ideas of who would be absolutely perfect to play some of the characters that we read about in the books. There are some seriously interesting characters coming up, and their success on the show will have a huge impact. So there's the age old question before the casting directors right now: do they go with big name actors, or do they try to discover an unknown who completely matches the character? For the most part, they seem to have been striking a happy medium between the two so far. But what will season 5 bring?
Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.
