“Game of Thrones” does not hesitate to pay salaries to the main actors.
With the unexpected success of the 18+ drama, Game of Thrones, in the new parts of the film, the producer has spared no expense in paying the main actors.
Typically, from parts 7 and 8 of the movie (which will premiere in 2017-2018), the 5 most important characters of the TV series Game of Thrones will receive a salary of 1.1 million USD (more than 24 VND/episode). These are actors Kit Harington (as Jon Snow), Emilia Clarke (as Daenerys Targaryen), Lena Headey (as Cersei Lannister), Peter Dinklage (as Tyrion Lannister) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (as Jaime Lannister).
Up to this point, this may be a record salary for an American television series. Previously, the TV series Friends also paid a salary of 1 million USD/episode for the 9th and 10th movies in 2002-2003 after the movie was a huge success. At that time, actors Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow were the highest-paid TV actresses of all time.
Game of Thrones is currently one of the few successful television series on the American small screen. Right from the first part of the movie’s release, the movie attracted the attention of viewers, but unlike other TV dramas, where the more it comes out, the number of viewers decreases, this movie attracted great attention in many countries around the world. world.
Currently, season 7 is being worked on and season 8 is already underway. Not only that, the producer did not want to stop when the story ended. They booked writer George R.R. Martin – the author of Game of Thrones continues to write extra stories revolving around the most important and interesting characters and details to continue making more sequels.
