The highly-anticipated premiere of "Game of Thrones" season 5 is still months away, yet news about its production is on full blast as early as now.
Just this Wednesday, The Independent UK reported that the Croatian government finally gave the production crew the go signal to start filming one of the most important scenes for Cersei Lanister, played by actress Lena Headey.
Followers of George RR Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire" know that this is the moment when Cersei will have to appear in public undressed for her walk of shame.
Previously, the HBO production team members were having problems getting a permit from the city government of Dubrovnik where most of the scenes for the King's Landing were filmed. The Catholic Church of St. Nicholas was opposed to the nude scene because of "immoral" grounds.
However, TMZ reported that the city and HBO have reached an agreement allowing Headey to be filmed without clothes while walking from Stadun Street up to the Sponza Palace as long as she does not enter a church. HBO has decided that they will set up a fake church location to be consistent with the details written in the books.
Some reports say that Dubrovnik is making sure that HBO will continue filming in the city because it helped boost the economy in the region.
As far as other news, two of the major characters in the series will not be seen in season 5.
Next season, Bran Stark and his gigantic friend Hodor will be absent from GoT after wandering beyond The Wall and having an encounter with The Children.
Kristian Nairn, the actor who portrays the role of Hodor told Yahoo that he and Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran) will not return this season.
"We have a season off and we have a year's hiatus, solely because I imagine our storyline is up to the end of the books," Nairn said. "So, I get my year off now to do Rave of Thrones and gallivant all over the world."
Nairn said that this break could give him more time for his stint as a DJ.
The first episode of Game of Thrones season 5 will air in spring 2015.
