Game of Thrones fans are scrambling online to get a first look at the new trailer of season five of the hit TV series.
The two-minute clip was supposed to be exclusively revealed to those who paid for tickets for a special HBO IMAX event.
But despite the best efforts of the cinema household guard, the trailer was secretly filmed and posted online.
All the favourites from the series make an appearance including Jaime and Cersei Lannister, Arya and Sansa Stark, Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, Petyr ‘Littlefinger’ Baelish, Jorah Mormont, Melisandre, Margaery and Olenna Tyrell, as well as Tyrion Lannister with a new bearded look.
Some new characters also appear including Nymeria Sand (Jessica Henwick), one of the eight bastard daughters of Oberynn Martell (Pedro Pascal), who was killed at the end of season four.
One of the trailer’s tantalising opening shots shows her prowess with a whip as she splits a barrel off a man’s head.
The clip shows Lord Varys (Conleth Hill) with Tyrion – played by Peter Dinklage – now fleeing Westeros after escaping jail and murdering his father, as they arrive in Essos across the Narrow Sea.
Soundtracked to a version of “Heroes,” the David Bowie song, the clip featured several characters making bold statements, and lots of reveals about the new season, including a possible tagline — “Justice has a price.”
