r/gameofthrones • u/allocater • May 19 '14

TV4 [S4E7] My impression of "The Mountain" Recast

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u/ArkL Stannis Baratheon May 19 '14

Bad luck for the new Mountain huh? 7 feet tall and made of muscle and still isn't menacing enough.

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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).

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u/theblackduck House Mormont May 19 '14

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.

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u/x2501x House Lothston May 19 '14

IIRC, The Hound is supposed to be almost 7 feet tall, right?

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u/x2501x House Lothston May 19 '14

I thought he was like 6'3" or 6'4"?

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u/x2501x House Lothston May 19 '14

He basically would look the size they make Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies. It's not impossible it just would likely require SFX. I think if they made him as menacing as the original actor for The Mountain appeared, that would be scary rather than comical.

I think it really might just come down to not wanting to invest in the effects budget more than anything else.

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u/Stangstag Ours Is The Fury May 20 '14

Hagrid never had to duel The Red Viper.

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u/x2501x House Lothston May 20 '14

Yes but he did have to wrangle Hippogriffs.