GAME OF THRONES will be recruiting a silver screen legend for its seventh season as Jim Broadbent has signed up to star in the fantasy epic.
The 67-year-old will play a "significant" role in the HBO drama, however details of his character are being kept well under wraps, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Broadbent becomes the latest actor from the Harry Potter alumni to make the move from Hogwarts to Westeros following Natalia Tena, who played Tonks in the films as well as Osha in the HBO series; David Bradley, who played Filch and Walder Frey and Ciarán Hinds, who starred Aberforth Dumbledore (Albus’ brother) and Mance Rayder.
Season seven of the record-breaking series will return at a later date than the show's annual springtime slot, arriving some time in the summer.
Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss recently confirmed there are just 13 more episodes of Game of Thrones left to come, which will be spread over the course of two seasons.
In turn, season seven will be marginally shorter than the usual 10-episode run with just seven instalments on the way in 2017, and a further six to follow in 2018.
HBO programming president Casey Bloys admitted he hoped the programme would continue for another four cycles, but assured he had the upmost faith in Benioff and Weiss.
"Yes, I think [the showrunners] have a very specific plan about the number of seasons they want to do. If I could get them to do more, I would take 10 seasons but we want to take their lead with what they could do and what the best version of the show is."
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Although, he didn't rule out the possibility of a potential spin-off series.
"We've talked about it," he said. "It's not something I'm opposed to but it has to make sense creatively. I'm not sure the guys can wrap their heads around it when they are about to start production.
"We're open to it; the guys aren't opposed to it but there's no concrete plans right now."
Game of Thrones season 7 returns to HBO and Sky Atlantic in 2017.
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