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| Game of Thrones stars reportedly sign up for seventh season | |
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| Game of Thrones looks set to return for a seventh season – netting its stars a bumper payday. | Game of Thrones looks set to return for a seventh season – netting its stars a bumper payday. |
| The Hollywood Reporter writes that the show’s lead actors have renegotiated their contracts, which only covered six seasons of the show, to include an option for a seventh. | The Hollywood Reporter writes that the show’s lead actors have renegotiated their contracts, which only covered six seasons of the show, to include an option for a seventh. |
| In return, HBO has agreed to increase their wages to a level which will make them among the most highly-paid actors on cable television. The wage increase covers seasons five, six and seven. | In return, HBO has agreed to increase their wages to a level which will make them among the most highly-paid actors on cable television. The wage increase covers seasons five, six and seven. |
| Based on the fantasy books by George RR Martin, the show its HBO’s most popular, with a worldwide fanbase. In America alone, 18.6 million people watch it across multiple platforms; in the UK, it gives Sky Atlantic more than 10 times the channel’s usual audience. | Based on the fantasy books by George RR Martin, the show its HBO’s most popular, with a worldwide fanbase. In America alone, 18.6 million people watch it across multiple platforms; in the UK, it gives Sky Atlantic more than 10 times the channel’s usual audience. |
| According to the Hollywood Reporter’s sources, the show’s stars are paid according to a tiered system. The top rank, including Lena Headey (Cersie Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), negotiated their wages collectively and will receive the biggest increases. | According to the Hollywood Reporter’s sources, the show’s stars are paid according to a tiered system. The top rank, including Lena Headey (Cersie Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), negotiated their wages collectively and will receive the biggest increases. |
| Actors including Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) are in the second tier. The third tier of regular actors will receive smaller raises. | Actors including Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) are in the second tier. The third tier of regular actors will receive smaller raises. |
| However, the show is famous for its high body count and propensity to kill off its lead characters suddenly and gruesomely. | However, the show is famous for its high body count and propensity to kill off its lead characters suddenly and gruesomely. |
| Martin is still writing the books on which the forthcoming seasons will be based – so not all the actors may make it to season seven, losing their cash along with their characters’ heads. | Martin is still writing the books on which the forthcoming seasons will be based – so not all the actors may make it to season seven, losing their cash along with their characters’ heads. |