Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner reveal HBO show's most expensive death
GAME OF THRONES stars Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner revealed the most expensive death scene cost the show "a small fortune".
Game of Thrones stars Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner revealed the most expensive death scene
Game of Thrones announces season 7 start date
During a panel at SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, Sophie, 21, and Maisie, 19, took to the stage alongside Game of Thrones show runners David Benioff and Dan Weiss to give fans some sneaky teasers about the upcoming season seven.
It was revealed that Meryn Trant's (played by Ian Beattie) gruesome season five death at the hands of Arya Stark (Williams) was the most expensive in the history of the HBO drama epic.
The grisly death saw Arya stab the evil knight in the eyes and slit his throat.
"She couldn't really poke out his eyes," David said, explaining why it had cost so much to film.
Sophie and Maisie revealed that Meryn Trant's gruesome death cost a small fortune
The were joined by Game of Thrones co-creators David Bienoff and Dan Weiss at SXSW festival
The creators later announced that chart-topper Ed Sheeran would be making a cameo appearance in the much anticipated seventh season, which is set to launch on July 17 in the UK.
David said that Maisie is a huge fan of the Shape Of You hitmaker, adding: "For years we tried to get Ed Sheeran on the show to surprise Maisie and this year we finally did it."
They also revealed that the final season, which is expected to air in 2018, will have just six episodes instead of the usual 10.
They also announced that Ed Sheeran would be making an appearance in the upcoming penultimate season
Game of Thrones season seven is set to air in July
David hinted that there might be a spin-off show on the cards when Game of Thrones ends, but said he and Dan would not be heading it up.
The rousing teaser for the eagerly-awaited season seven, which sent fans into a frenzy when it dropped last week, teased the onset of a Great War.
In it, Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) says: "There's only war that matters - The Great War. And it is here."
Game of Thrones returns to HBO on July 16 and will air in the UK on Sky Atlantic on July 17.