'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Threatened by 'Low-Lifers' With Drones, Star Says

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Forget flying dragons, HBO’s fantasy mega-hit is turning into a “Game of Drones.”

“Game of Thrones” star Liam Cunningham is fed up with fans trying to uncover spoilers about the drama’s upcoming seventh season.

In an interview for RTE’s “The Works Presents,” Cunningham, who plays Davos Seaworth on the series, slammed viewers who have started flying drones over the set in attempts to secretly record the filming, dubbing them “low-lifers.”

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“In Spain, we were being live-streamed while we were filming, from drones,” he continued. “Everything we’ve done has been infiltrated, which is terrible.”

In the interview, which aired on Tuesday, Cunningham explained that the slow drip of spoilers and leaks ruins the fun of watching and experiencing the show once it’s presented as a finished product.

“I’ve seen these cynical critics go, ‘Oh my God, did you see that last week?’ and suddenly the inner child comes out in them because they’ve been outwitted, and they love it,” he said. “It’s what we pay for. I like it as well, when I am reading the scripts I go, ‘Oh you’ve gotta be s—-ing me,’ and I love that.”

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Spoiler-seeking drones have become an increasingly common issue for movies and TV shows.

Last year, footage of the “Wonder Woman” set was captured by an Italian drone and uploaded online. And “The Walking Dead” had to work overtime to prevent fans from spoiling the identity of Negan’s victim ahead of the Season 7 premiere.

“Game of Thrones” will have to fight back against spoilers a little bit longer this year, as Season 7 won’t premiere until July 16. HBO pushed the show back into the summer in order to accommodate the show’s shooting schedule and new winter setting.

'Game of Thrones' Season 7: Everything We Know So Far (Photos)

"Game of Thrones" Season 7 is imminent, and there's still a lot we don't know. But here are a few things we do know...
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The premiere date
With a "watching ice melt" fan event, HBO revealed "Game of Thrones" will return on Sunday, July 16.
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More reunions are coming
“It’s coming to a conclusion and people are forming alliances with other characters, maybe that they’ve seen before, maybe that they haven’t," Sansa Stark actress Sophie Turner told TheWrap. "There are definitely a few reunions happening this season — or unions.”
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The number of episodes
Unlike the 10-episode seasons of the past, Season 7 will consist of only seven episodes. And Season 8 - the final season - will have even less: Six episodes to end it all.
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Ed Sheeran will make a cameo
It will probably be blink-and-you-miss it, but Taylor Swift's BFF will make an appearance - and it was arranged as a surprise for superfan Maisie Williams during filming.
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The new tagline
"Fear is for the winter" is a callback to Season 1, and certainly promises the season that's been predicted to come to Westeros for seven years now.
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It will focus on core characters
There are "less characters coming in" this season, said Jon Snow actor Kit Harington in a recent interview. "They’re focusing in on the existing ones, and there are lots of people who cross paths, and that’s something that I think the audience has been waiting for for a long time."
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There are some new cast members
Jim Broadbent is the biggest name to join Season 7, while Freddie Stroma's role, Dickon Tarly, has been recast. Sam's older brother will now be played by Tom Hopper.
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Bigger dragons are coming
“The dragons this year are the size of 747s,” director Matt Shankman told Entertainment Weekly. “Drogon is the biggest of the bunch — his flame is 30-feet in diameter!”
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At long last: a meeting (spoiler!)
A paparazzi photo appears to show Jon Snow approaching Daenerys Targaryen. So, unless it's for a piece of promotional material -- or a fake-out -- the titular "song of ice and fire" is about to begin for real, at last.
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The directors
Series vets Alan Taylor, Jeremy Podeswa and Mark Mylod are all returning to direct episodes, while Matt Shakman, best known for directing a plethora of episodes of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," is stepping behind the "GoT" cameras for the first time.
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A fan favorite returns?
Arya's pal Gandry hasn't been seen since Season 3, rowing off into the distance. But could he finally be returning? According to ever-reliable fan airport sightings, yes.
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