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But according to the caption, the tattoos are all for a new indie movie she’s starring in, [_Huntsville_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682780/). She’ll play a high school student named Josie involved in a relationship with a mysterious older man. It looks like Josie might be a little bit of a rebel, based on this first peek at the character. We presume Turner will be back to her ink-free self before [resuming filming on Season 7 of _Thrones_](http://time.com/4395238/game-of-thrones-season-7-delayed/?iid=sr-link1) — although it wouldn’t be too much of a surprise if the remaining Stark siblings were to pay homage to their dear departed friends Lady, Grey Wind, Summer and Shaggydog in some permanent way. 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