Game of Thrones Was Almost a Skins Reboot

As someone who has watched this season of Game of Thrones and zero others (I know), I have come to understand the characters in a few ways: 1) Cultural osmosis, i.e, what has incidentally seeped into my head over the last 20 years I’ve been forced to listen to conversations about the Starks and the Neds and the Winterfells; 2) What I have extracted from my boyfriend during the show (Who is that? Which relative did he fuck? etc.); and 3) How many people in the cast were formerly on a show I actually watched and loved, Skins. 

By my count, the number is two: Cassie (Hannah Murray) is a brunette who got knocked up by the chap who loves books and should probably be dead after that big battle; and Chris (Joe Dempsie), who boned/loves Arya and used to live in a furnace making weapons until he got promoted to being some sort of lord.

Now, it turns out there might have been another Skins addition to the cast: Nicholas Hoult (aka Tony) auditioned to play Jon Snow, a man who can’t ride a dragon for shit but has to be king for technical reasons that I think mostly pertain to having a penis. According to Page Six:

“I think I auditioned for Jon Snow,” Nicholas Hoult told Page Six at Montclair Film Festival’s screening of his new film “Tolkien.” “I remember it because I was filming ‘Clash of the Titans’ at the time, so I had long hair extensions. They gave me a ponytail and also a very patchy fake tan. So I remember being like, ‘This is probably not what they’re hoping for,’ and it obviously wasn’t.”

Had Hoult actually been given the role, it would have changed the course of history, in that...I would have actually watched Game of Thrones.

[Page Six]

I know hating on Anne Hathaway is passé and unnecessary, but there remains something about her affect that makes me want to give her a little bop on the head, sort of like I do with my cat when she’s being a jerk about something. This video encapsulates those feelings.

Give me a break, those outfits were totally planned. Regardless, RuPaul is perfect, as always.

• Harry Styles pierced his ear specifically for the Met Gala. [Just Jared]
• Brooke Shields has nothing to do with this eyebrow pencil! [TMZ]
• I guess don’t ever make George Clooney the godparent of your child! [Us Weekly]