'Game of Thrones' season 7 plot rumors, news: Dubrovnik photos feature Queensguard, Gold Cloaks

(Facebook/GameofThrones)"Game of Thrones" will premiere in summer 2017.

Eagle-eyed "Game of Thrones" fans all know by now that Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Hafthor Bjornsson were in Dubrovnik, Croatia, last week for the filming of season 7. New photos have recently surfaced sans the actors.

According to Watchers on the Wall, Headey, Coster-Waldau, and Bjornsson were only on the set for one day, which means they don't really have a lot of scenes in Dubrovnik. It should be noted that the beautiful city has been used as the set for King's Landing before and it looks like season 7 will be no different. However, given the length of time the actors spent in the city, it doesn't seem like the place will be featured as much.

But the "Game of Thrones" news site also notes that filming continued on for a few more days after the actors left the city. The scenes filmed included extras dressed as Gold Cloaks and Queensguards. 

Now that it's the holiday season, production for "Game of Thrones" is taking a break before resuming once again in the new year. Filming has concluded in both Croatia and Spain — the latter of which was the location of a three-week shoot involving a huge battle sequence. Meanwhile, filming in Belfast is expected to wrap within the week.

It can be recalled that Joseph Mawle was spotted in Northern Ireland recently, which means fans may see the return of the undead Benjen Stark. The last time Benjen was featured, he helped Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) and Meera (Ellie Kendrick) escape. Mawle was seen with Kristofer Hivju and Iain Glen, who respectively play Tormund Giantsbane and Jorah Mormont. The three of them may be involved in a scene set in Wolf Hill Quarry, along with Kit Harington's Jon Snow and Rory McCann's Sandor Clegane.

"Game of Thrones" season 7 is expected to premiere later than usual — with a summer 2017 release.

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