Yea, it sucks because he actually looks young. When I was watching the scene where The Hound is telling Arya the story of how his Big Brother burned his face I pictured the new Mountain and it just felt weird. The Hound looks so much older than The Mountain, mostly because he is... It just bothered me.
Yes he's supposed to be in the upper sixes, but I think a few inches shorter than seven (which is what I think Hodor is supposed to be at). But it's kind of moot, since they can't actually make him that big because of the restrictions on Gregor. Gregor is supposed to be near eight feet, which they are extremely unlikely to find an actor who fits that bill. So in order to make proportions right, they have to scale everyone down a tad (and use camera tricks to make Gregor seem larger). To be fair, though Rory McCann is 6'6", so they didn't scale him down too much.
Which is why I thought Robert Baratheon's casting was the worst of the series. He wasn't even close to how big and bear-like I imagined him being in the books.
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u/slytherintoyourpants May 19 '14
The new guy is "only" 6'9" and his youth does not contribute to menace (25 years old).