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"Game of Thrones" has recast a role as it's entering the production for season 6. Veteran actor Max von Sydow, who has appeared in films like "The Exorcist", "Minority Report" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", will play the Three-Eyed Raven in the upcoming installment of the hit series.

The Three-Eyed Raven is Bran Stark's mysterious tutor who usually appears in his dreams. The character was briefly seen in the fourth season finale when Bran finally met his mentor. The character was portrayed by Struan Rodger in the episode.

The recasting comes after it was confirmed that Bran would return in season 6, after being absent in the whole season 5. Executive producer David Benioff hinted that the show would pick up Bran's storyline after he has been trained by the Three-Eyed Raven for a while.

"He's now entering a training period which is going to take quite some time, much of which isn't particularly cinematic. So rather than being stuck in a cave for a year, we figured it would be interesting to leave him out for a little bit, so when you see him again....," Benioff said.

Sydow joins Ian McShane who was recently added to the cast of "Game of Thrones" for season 6 to play a mystery role.