We’re about six weeks away from the premiere of Game of Thrones’ Season 6. I can barely contain myself. I’m actually trying to NOT think about it too much because I’ll get too excited and I won’t be able to concentrate on anything else. But we’re going to get two full months of writers, producers and cast members trying to troll the fans. Just know that. It will be interesting to see if Kit Harington even gets sent out to say words to promote the season, or if they’ll wait and allow him to speak once we’re several episodes in. Well, Kit is currently doing some promotional work for his turn on the West End stage in Doctor Faustus, and of course he answered some questions about Jon Snow. Caution: trolling ahead.

Kit Harington tells us Jon Snow will return in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6…

…as a corpse.

Yup. We caught up with Mr Harington for an interview that will run in April ahead of his lead role in the West End’s ‘Doctor Faustus’. Like fearless pros we asked him outright whether or not he’d filmed any new scenes for the sixth season of ‘Game of Thrones’, given speculation is rife as to the fate of the brooding Jon Snow and Harington has reportedly been on set in Northern Ireland. Here is what he had to say:

Kit Harington: ‘Look, I’m not in the show any more. I’m definitely not in the new series.’

Time Out: ‘So you didn’t film any new scenes?’

KH: ‘I filmed some scenes of me being dead – [jokily] it’s some of my best work.’

TO: ‘Do you know what happens in the series or have you lost your privileges?’

KH: ‘I don’t have a clue. I know how long I’m a corpse for, but I can’t tell you that!’

So, er, there you have it. There is something slightly sussed sounding about getting a big star back to a show purely to pretend to be an inanimate body – especially with the implication he may do so in a number of episodes – but at the same time he was pretty unequivocal about not being in the show any more. We’ll find out soon!

[From TimeOut London]

I love him and I hate him. I love that Kit Harington Says Words and really tries to sell this whole “Jon is dead, for realz you guys” thing. I hate him for making me doubt everything that I know to be true, which is that (SPOILER) Jon Snow has scenes with Sansa at Winterfell at some point. So… Kit Harington Says Words, Lies His Ass Off.

Here’s a new behind-the-scenes video for GoT Season 6.

Photos courtesy of HBO/Game of Thrones.