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  • The pilot will employ some CGI, for backgrounds, the story's "direwolves" a mixture of real animals and CGI and dragon eggs.

    Archive 2010-01-01 2010

  • Early on, the young Starks adopt a motherless pack of direwolves, and you will even come to care about these fiercely protective beasts as forces of evil converge to test the Starks' resolve.

    Roush Review: Grim Thrones Is a Crowning Achievement 2011

  • If the Windsors cracked less champagne off the sides of ships and rode around less often in Range Rovers clutching corgi dogs and instead stayed in a castle surrounded by a pack of snarling killer direwolves saying, "Come and have a go, France, if you reckon yourselves," I'd be the fullest throated monarchist of all.

    Grace Dent's TV OD: Game Of Thrones 2011

  • Hanh: I love that aspect and it's something that's been argued in the books — that somehow the direwolves' fates are tied to the Stark children's fates.

    Houses Collide: A Discussion of Game of Thrones, Episode 2 2011

  • As far as CGI direwolves are concerned, I'd prefer to see real animals in most of the shots.

    For sale: one direwolf pup 2010

  • Lauren yeah, they had to be used as the newborn direwolves in the snow. the one in the picture only looks about 2 months old, so that would put them at about the right age for when they were filming.

    For sale: one direwolf pup 2010

  • Think of it as "The Tudors" with dragons, magic and uncannily intelligent direwolves.

    'Game of Thrones': HBO premieres third teaser trailer Liz Kelly 2010

  • WinterIsComing sales: Some have speculated that these may have been the pups used for the "direwolves in the snow" scene, as they seem pretty young.

    For sale: one direwolf pup 2010

  • Fingers crossed for malamutes or malamute mixes for growing or maybe even adult direwolves.

    For sale: one direwolf pup 2010

  • Rumours that the direwolves have been cast with four Norwegian wolves, although they could be for another production altogether so I'd take that one with a pinch of salt for now.

    More GAME OF THRONES news Adam Whitehead 2009

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