A Picture of Miltos Yerolemou (left) as Syrio and Maisie Williams (right) as Arya Stark from HBO's "Game of Thrones" TV series.
A Picture of Miltos Yerolemou (left) as Syrio and Maisie Williams (right) as Arya Stark from HBO's "Game of Thrones" TV series. Facebook/GameofThrones

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) will be involved in some exciting action scenes in “Game of Thrones” season 8. In a recent interview, Williams talked about the challenges of filming, which include training with stuntmen for the action sequences.

Arya had trained to become a killing machine. Now, even though she is skilful enough to take on Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie), her true test is yet to come. The character will get her chance in the coming war against the Night King.

Williams is currently doing night shoots, the actress said in an interview with Metro. A total of 12 weeks have been planned this time around, and so far, the cast and crew have completed four weeks. The actress described the process as a “huge” task.

Williams had told People magazine that she recently took stunt classes to practice sword work, which means Arya will be in the thick of battle next year. Talking about the scale of the show, she said that when she first read the script, she felt that it was “impressive.” But when it came to the actual filming, the actress felt it was an “impossible challenge.”

Each year, the cast members face increasing pressure to perform due to the popularity of the show. This year, the pressure is palpable. Williams said that all cast members are trying to do their best to end the TV series on a high note.

“Game of Thrones” season 8 is set to premiere sometime in 2019.

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