When a series goes on long enough, it's strange to look back and see how far the cast has come over the years. The best example of this is the Harry Potter films, in which we saw Ron, Hermione, and Harry having adventures from the age of 11 all the way to their late teens. Seeing child actors age that way fosters a strong connection between the audience and the characters, giving us even more reason to care.
The same goes for
. The hit HBO show started back in 2011, and in the following seven years we have seen the younger members of the cast age quite a bit. Seeing how adorable Arya looked in the first episode is one thing, but wait until you compare Bran to his younger self - the difference is monumental.
You can see a similar transformation take place with Sansa Stark, Bran and Arya's older sister. As she miraculously survived numerous ordeals, from King Joffrey's torment to Ramsay Bolton's sadism, she is now going to make it to the
of the show, which is due to air at some point in 2019.
Going through hardship like this has hardened the character, so as she has visibly aged from a timid young girl to a powerful woman, she has also matured and become a good leader.
But, if you thought that the transformation that Sansa underwent on screen is the end of it, you're in for a surprise.
, the actress who plays Lady Stark, looks quite a bit different in real life. Not one to be typecast in a certain role, she has also expanded her filmography beyond the fantasy realm of Westeros, even headlining the next X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix, which is set to be released at the end of this year.
The 21-year-old is also starring in a new movie called Huntsville,
in which she plays a high school student who develops a questionable relationship with an older man. Some promotional shots have been released of the movie, and the woman we knew as Sansa Stark is looking a lot different:
Across the released photos, she can be seen in her natural blonde rather than the red hair we often see her with in Game of Thrones, as well as sporting some tattoos. Not exactly what you would expect from the Lady of Winterfell.
Based on a 2014 Black List script by Anthony Ragnone, the film has been completed and is set to be released in March 2018.
This will likely tide over fans hoping to see Turner on screen in the long wait until the final season of Game of Thrones.
"It's exciting. Shooting these scenes, knowing how it ends now, finally, after years and years of being kept in anticipation. We're shooting all of our final scenes," she said. "It's getting incredibly emotional. It's very real now."
Regardless, it looks like this movie will see Turner take on an entirely new role from what we're used to seeing her in.
