Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff has spoken out about the 'biggest' ever battle coming to Game of Thrones, which will be shown in the upcoming sixth season of the fantasy series.
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Chatting about director Miguel Sapochnik, he explained to EW: "Miguel did such a fantastic job with 'Hardhome' we thought we should bring him back - this time with horses. Horses are not easy, at all. And certainly in terms of numbers - number of extras, number of stuntment, number of shooting days - it's the biggest we've done."
Writer-producer Bryan Corgman added: "We've always wanted to get to a place - story-wise and budget-wise and time-wise and resource-wise - where we would be able to do a proper battle, with one army on one side, one army on another side."
Showrunner Dan Weiss also said: "We wondered, 'Why don't you see more fully fleshed-out battles in movies and TV? Then you get into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to actually shoot these things in a way that isn't just helter-skelter chaos but actually gives you a sense of battle geography and the ebb and flow, and you realise why."
Despite some huge fights in the past, the trailer for the new season shows a variety of different bust-ups with banners and armies from all over the Seven Kingdoms showcased.
Game of Thrones season 6 premieres on HBO on April 24, coming to the UK via simulcast on April 25 and shown Mondays at 9pm on Sky Atlantic from there on in.
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