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Iwan Rheon of Game of Thrones joins MEFCC 2019 list of celebrities

Filipino fans who are hooked to the Game of Thrones series will surely be familiar with Ramsay Bolton played by Iwan Rheon – who has now been officially confirmed to be part of the upcoming Middle East Film and Comic Con 2019 happening this April 11-13 at the Dubai World Trade Centre!

In 2013, Rheon was cast as the villainous psychopath Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones. In the DVD commentary for the series’ third season, producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss mentioned that Rheon previously auditioned for the role of Jon Snow in the first season, but lost to Kit Harington, with whom Rheon maintains a close friendship. Due to the vile nature of Bolton’s character Rheon said that Bolton deserved his gruesome death in the series, in which he was eaten alive by dogs. He also portrays Ash Weston in the ITV sitcom Vicious.

Rheon joins the list of celebrities who will be mingling with fans for an awesome weekend at the Middle East Film and Comic Con including Katie Cassidy – the “Black Canary”at DC’s ‘Arrow’, Luke Cage star Mike Colter, Ross Marquand from The Walking Dead, Voice Actress Tara Strong, as well as global Filipina professional cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao.

Middle East Film & Comic Con returns on April 11-13, 2019. at Dubai World Trade Centre. Tickets are now on sale at Platinumlist.net, Virgin Megastores online and all Virgin Megastores.

A limited number of VIP tickets are now on sale – book early to guarantee access: www.mefcc.com.

 

 

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