Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie has been cast in the role of Commander Lyme for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2.
Truly, Brienne of Tarth would thrive in the world of Panem. A woman who is more comfortable wearing chain mail than a pink dress, and fighting off bears instead of suitors, the stark Hunger Games dystopia would appeal greatly to the Game of Thrones character, which is perhaps why it seems so fitting that actress Gwendoline Christie has now been cast in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
As reported by Variety, the Game of Thrones actress will be replacing Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) in the role of Commander Lyme after the latter actress had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts for her Shakespeare in the Park performance in this summer’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Christie, a 6-foot-3 English thespian, will be playing one of the leaders of District 13, having previously won an old Hunger Games battle when she was reaped from District 2.
The news should be welcome by any fan of the HBO series where Christie plays Brienne, the most noble knight in all of Westeros, and also one who is beholden to the most infamous, Ser Jaime Lannister.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 will be released in November 21, 2015, one year after the Thanksgiving release of this November’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. In the more immediate future, Game of Thrones Season 4 premieres this Sunday on HBO at 9pm ET/PT.
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