The documentary “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch” took fans inside the Herculean effort to film the final season of the megahit HBO series.
Jeanie Finlay, director of “The Last Watch,” spoke with Variety about how she became involved with the documentary, how much access she was given on set, and how longtime series extra Andrew McClay stood out among a cast of hundreds of extras.
Read the full interview below.
Whose idea was this documentary?
Two years ago, an Irish producer I know called me and said, ‘HBO is going to call. Take the call.’ So I spoke to three guys from the HBO New York office who said they were interested in a documentary on the final season and how would I approach it. This is my eighth feature documentary, so I just talked about my practice and how I would go about it. A few weeks later,...
Jeanie Finlay, director of “The Last Watch,” spoke with Variety about how she became involved with the documentary, how much access she was given on set, and how longtime series extra Andrew McClay stood out among a cast of hundreds of extras.
Read the full interview below.
Whose idea was this documentary?
Two years ago, an Irish producer I know called me and said, ‘HBO is going to call. Take the call.’ So I spoke to three guys from the HBO New York office who said they were interested in a documentary on the final season and how would I approach it. This is my eighth feature documentary, so I just talked about my practice and how I would go about it. A few weeks later,...
- 6/3/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Game of Thrones” fans who tuned into “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch” on May 26 — the Sunday after the HBO fantasy epic’s series finale — to find out more about stars like Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Maisie Williams probably didn’t get what they were hoping for, as the two-hour final season doc focused on a different set of stars.
And that’s because documentary filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and “GoT” executive producer Bernie Caulfield wanted to introduce viewers to the “unsung heroes” of Westeros that made their favorite show a possibility over the years, including Andrew McClay (an extra who played a Stark guard for several seasons), Del Reid (the head of the show’s snow department) Leigh McCrum, (the set’s coffee van manager), Vladimir Furdik (stuntman-turned-Night King) Sarah and Barrie Gower (the prosthetics team) and Naomi Liston (the series’ location manager...
And that’s because documentary filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and “GoT” executive producer Bernie Caulfield wanted to introduce viewers to the “unsung heroes” of Westeros that made their favorite show a possibility over the years, including Andrew McClay (an extra who played a Stark guard for several seasons), Del Reid (the head of the show’s snow department) Leigh McCrum, (the set’s coffee van manager), Vladimir Furdik (stuntman-turned-Night King) Sarah and Barrie Gower (the prosthetics team) and Naomi Liston (the series’ location manager...
- 6/3/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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