After Kristian Nairn revealed that his character, Hodor, wasn’t going to be appearing in the fifth season of Game Of Thrones, speculation ran rampant that Hodor’s consistent companion on the show, Bran Stark, would not be appearing either.

However, in a new video interview from On Demand Entertainment, pointed out to us by commenter “O’Toole,” Isaac Hempstead-Wright directly says that he’s filming the next season of Game Of Thrones as his next project.

Video below, as well as some mild speculation….





The video starts as promotion for Hempstead-Wright’s new film, The Boxtrolls. Discussion of his Game Of Thrones role starts about three minutes in, and the “What’s next for you?” question appears at the very end. No mention is made of Hodor’s lack of presence, which is unsurprising, especially if it was the interview was filmed before yesterday.

If Bran is appearing in Season 5, but Hodor is not, then it’s likely that we’ll be seeing Bran’s magical training more than his physical presence in over the course of the season. (This isn’t a spoiler; the show is well off from Bran’s story on the page at this point.)