Ed Sheeran to guest star on Game of Thrones season 7
LOS ANGELES — Game of Thrones is welcoming an unlikely guest star in Season 7: Ed Sheeran.
British singer Ed Sheeran performs during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 12, 2017. Photo: AP
LOS ANGELES — Game of Thrones is welcoming an unlikely guest star in Season 7: Ed Sheeran.
The news was announced Sunday (March 12) at SXSW by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss on a panel with Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner.
“For years, we tried to get Ed Sheeran on the show to surprise Maisie, and this year we finally did it,” Benioff said during a panel at the Austin, Texas festival, nodding to Williams who is a big fan of the musician.
No other details on Sheeran’s character or storyline were revealed, but when Variety reached out to HBO for further clarification, a spokesperson for the network did confirm he’ll be guest-starring, simply saying, “He has a role. No more details.”
After the showrunners talked about Sheeran, Turner quipped, “I’m still waiting on Bieber”, referring to Justin Bieber, to which Weiss replied, joking, “You’re waiting on Biebs? Season 9.”
Game of Thrones Season 7 premieres on July 16. VARIETY.COM/REUTERS
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