Gwendoline Christie wants to play Brienne of Tarth again in a Game of Thrones spin-off
How about a rom-com with Tormund?
By Justin Harp
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While some of the cast of Game of Thrones have scoffed at the idea of taking part in one of HBO's planned spin-offs, Gwendoline Christie is more than ready to enlist.
Both Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke recently ruled themselves out of having anything to do with the five pilots currently in the works, choosing instead to walk away when Game of Thrones ends next season.
Gwendoline Christie seems much more willing, largely because she sees potential for "so many storylines" to explore other sides of her character Brienne of Tarth.
"I'd always consider [returning] for that particular character," she told Newsweek. "Because that character is very dear to me.
"[She's] a tender woman, and an unusual woman. I've been so overwhelmed by the response to that character; it isn't just women that approach me, it's men, and people from all sorts of different backgrounds who somehow feel an affinity to Brienne and what she represents.
"I'd like to see more of that and I'd love to continue exploring it."
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We hate to be a downer after such an exciting answer (especially the idea of a star-crossed love story between Brienne and Tormund), but a Brienne spin-off seems unlikely at this stage.
Author George R.R. Martin, who is once again directly involved in the development process, has previously revealed that all five spin-offs are prequels set many years before the events of Game of Thrones.
The five projects have writing teams in place already too, so we'd suspect Gwendoline Christie would already know if there were plans for The Adventures of Brienne.
We'll have to get our fill of the noble knight when Game of Thrones finally returns to HBO for its seventh season in the US on July 16, simulcast in the early hours of July 17 on Sky Atlantic in the UK. Watch a trailer below:
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