Chris Martin successfully gains the support of cast members namely Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau for the proposed musical, only to be turned down by George R. R. Martin.
- May 22, 2015
AceShowbiz -
The full story behind the making of Coldplay's "Game of Thrones: The Musical" is revealed in a 12-minute sketch that aired during NBC's Red Nose Day. Apparently most of the cast members initially thought it was a bad idea until Kit Harington came and saved the day.
The Jon Snow depicter and his co-stars including Rose Leslie, Mark Addy, Alfie Allen and more started joining Chris Martin for practices. Then more actors like Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Peter Dinklage also supported the project.
But Martin's project faced a major setback when the book author George R. R. Martin refused to give a seal of approval. The British musician wasn't disappointed though, as he quickly came up with idea for musical version of other popular works like "Downton Abbey", "Breaking Bad" and "Taken" movie starring Liam Neeson, who is narrating the video.
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant appeared in another funny sketch, which revealed their "real" voices. Jodie Foster said Roberts "has what I describe as a distinctive voice," which was revealed to be deep and masculine. "It's a prizefighter, it's Barry White, it's the lowest voice, gravelly voice I have ever heard," Roberts' "Pretty Woman" co-star Richard Gere also testified.
Grant, meanwhile, didn't even have an English accent. Roberts later claimed that Daniel Craig's real voice wasn't like what people heard in his movies as "he sounds just like a little girl."
Other stars supporting the fundraiser included Seth Meyers and Jane Krakowski who served as hosts, Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski, Chris Hemsworth, Zac Efron, Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rose Byrne, Anna Kendrick, Robert Pattinson, One Direction and Elizabeth Banks among others.
