How devoted are fans of “Game Of Thrones”? They literally watched a block of ice melt last week online, before the first teaser for season seven dropped. There are only a precious number of episodes of the hit show left before it’s all over and devotees are going to have to savor every moment — even if they include Ed Sheeran.
Yep, the hitmaking pop star will make an appearance during season seven. Don’t worry, it will probably just be a (distracting?) cameo, not unlike previous guest turns by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, Will Champion from Coldplay, Sigur Rós, and Mastodon. Still, Sheeran has a level of stardom and recognition far beyond all those artists combined, but then again, he could be caked in makeup for all we know.
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“For years we were trying to get Ed Sheeran on the show to surprise Maisie [Williams, who’s a big fan] and this year we finally did it,” series co-producer/writer David Benioff said. I guess another bucket list dream crossed off the list.
Meanwhile, it’s also been revealed that season eight will run a scant six episodes. So luxuriate in the nine episode long, “Game Of Thrones” season seven, but the sand in the hourglass is going to quickly diminish from here on out. [EW/Uproxx]