In news that can best be described as peak Game of Thrones, the creative minds behind HBO’s juggernaut series have revealed that they tried to break a fittingly destructive record in Season 7 — by setting fire to 20 stuntmen.
“In one battle scene we set more stuntmen on fire than have ever been simultaneously set on fire,” showrunner David Benioff told Entertaiment Weekly. “Our stunt coordinator really wanted to get in the Guinness Book of World Records for this.”
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Unfortunately, Guinness apparently doesn’t keep track of officially-sanctioned arson, so we may never know if the show succeeded, but Game of Thrones stunt coordinator Rowley Irlam certainly seems to be paying attention on their behalf. Read more…
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