IT IS the TV fantasy drama that has millions tuning in every week.
Games of Thrones has won an army of fans with its blood-soaked tales of the power struggle between warring families in the fictional kingdom of Westeros.
Now one of the stars of the show is in Southampton to make a film.
Ian Beattie, known for playing the brutal and sadistic Ser Meryn Trant, will be back in front of the camera as he takes a new role.
He is swapping his role of warrior and royal bodyguard to play the villain, Desmond Shaw, in The Pugilist.
The film, follows retired professional boxer William McCrae, who is forced to protect his son from a criminal gang after his son is murdered at the hands of Desmond.
The dad-of-three from Northern Ireland shot to fame in HBO's adaptation of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire which follows realm leaders struggle for control of the Iron Throne in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
The Pugilist is being filmed this month in Southampton by Solent University graduates.
And Mr Beattie has been taking selfies with fans in the city.
Patrick Coleman described the Game of Thrones star as a "gent"
Film studies alumni Jed Tune and Glen Kirby, from independent film company Jack in the Box, are leading a team of more than 100 cast and crew as they produce the film ahead of the London Film Market in October.
The team also hopes to enter The Pugilist into the American Film Market in LA in November, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Edinburgh Film Festival and festivals in Ireland.
Screenings are being planned in Southampton and London at the end of the year.
Producer Jed said: "Having Ian on set is a great commodity and attribute to the film.
"Southampton has been really good to film in and the access we have been allowed has been awesome.
"It's easy for us to come to Southampton because we know a lot of the locations and a lot of people here."
It is the second feature film the team has produced. They are currently preparing to submit their first film, Off-Piste, to film festivals this summer.
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