According to CBS News, Ed Sheeran will be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming seventh season of ?Game of Thrones". Executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss revealed the news at a SXSW panel for the series moderated by series stars Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner on Sunday. Benioff said, ?For years, we tried to get Ed Sheeran on the show to surprise Maisie, and this year we finally did it". No details were provided about how Sheeran will be used within the show?s narrative. Sheeran had previously been offered a spot on the show around the third season but turned it down due to other commitments. It has been speculated that he would have appeared as one of the musicians at the infamous Red Wedding, a scene that featured members of Coldplay. The seventh season of ?Game of Thrones? premieres July 16th.
