Max von Sydow Cast in Game of Thrones Season 6

By Maryann Yin 

got logoMax von Sydow, a two-time Oscar nominee, has been cast in Game of Thrones. In the past, von Sydow has acted in several book-based projects including Shutter Island, The Exorcist, and Robin Hood.

Entertainment Weekly reports that von Sydow will play the Three-Eyed Raven. This character serves as the “mystical tutor of Bran Stark, who was briefly seen in the season 4 finale (where the character was portrayed by a different actor).”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Isaac Hempstead Wright (the actor who plays Bran Stark) did not appear at all in season 5. Earlier this summer, Wright confirmed in an interview with the Irish Examiner that he will return to reprise the role for season 6. (via Yahoo!)