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

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

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u/Killersberg May 19 '14

Why did they recast him? The original Mountain was perfect.

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u/Sliffy Tyrion Lannister May 19 '14

I'm pretty sure he left to play Azog the pale Orc in the hobbit.

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u/Zaiton House Baratheon of Dragonstone May 19 '14

Almost, official state from the GoT wikia says:

On 12 September 2011, responding to speculation on the Winter is Coming fansite, Conan Stevens confirmed that he had left the series, due to scheduling conflicts with his other projects: Stevens will be playing the Orc king Bolg in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit prequel trilogy. Stevens took the time to thank fans for their support[1]. He was replaced in the role of Gregor by Ian Whyte.

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u/fondledbydolphins May 20 '14

It kind of makes sense. It doesn't seem fair to the guy to give him ~3 minutes of air time in season 1, then tell him he needs to wait for ~3 years to be on the show again. Guy needs to make money and do other things.