With the much-anticipated third series of Game Of Thrones about to start production, the announcement of many new faces has left the fans excited for the premiere.

Included in the 14 cast members are Avengers star, Dianna Rigg who will play matriarch Olenna Tyrell on the hit Sky Atlantic show.
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This week has seen the annual Comic-Con event in San Diego attracting enormous crowds of celebrities and press as news about the USA’s top shows does the rounds…

And today, the PA reveal that British actress Diana Rigg, who’s 73 and who formerly starred in cult drama The Avengers, has been cast in HBO’s hit drama Game of Thrones in the role of Olenna Tyrell, who’s also known as the Queen of Thorns.

Other additions to the cast include Mackenzie Crook as wildling raider Orell, Clive Russell as Bryndon ‘Blackfish’ Tully, Nathalie Emannuel as slave translator Missandei, Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr, Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon and Tara Fitzgerald as her mother, Selyse… Read more & comment »