Game of Thrones season 7: Jim Broadbent drops MAJOR spoilers about new role
GAME OF THRONES fans are desperate to know as much as possible about the upcoming series and now Jim Broadbent has dropped some major spoilers about his character and storyline.
Game of Thrones season 7: Jim Broadbent drops MAJOR spoilers about new role
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For those who don't want to know more about his role in season seven stop reading now - spoilers ahead!
Last August it was reported that Jim had joined the cast of the HBO series, leading many fans to speculate about his role.
Now, he has revealed that he will be starring as Maester of the Citadel in Oldtown and will appear in over half of season seven.
"I'm a maester, an archmaester," he told ScreenCrush. "I'm an old professor character. I did five episodes. I did sort of one major scene in each episode."
Jim Broadbent revealed he will be playing an archmaester
Jim Broadbent has filmed scenes with John Bradley who stars as Samwell Tarly
I'm an old professor character. I did five episodes
The actor also confirmed to the publication that he shared scenes with John Bradley, who plays Samwell Tarly.
Fans of the fantasy series will remember that Sam had just arrived at the Citadel in the final episode of season six in order to become a maester himself.
While Jim did not reveal the name of his character, fans are certain that he will be playing Archmaester Marwyn.
In the novels by George R.R. Martin, which the show is based on, Marwyn is one of the few people who still believes in magic and dragons.
In the books Sam meets Marwyn when he arrives at the Citadel
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In A Feast For Crows, Sam tells Marwyn about the recent events that have taken place North of the Wall and Marwyn orders him to complete his studies so that he can return to the Night's Watch as soon as possible.
Marwyn then leaves the Citadel to meet with Daenerys Targaryen to warn her about the threat in the North.
Many believe that he could play a major part in bringing main characters together and convince them to fight against the Night King and the White Walkers.
Game of Thrones is set to return later this year.