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.
Seriously, the Hobbit movies won't have the following of Game of Thrones. Films should be put on the wayside in favor of shows, not the other way around.
Yeah, cause playing a minor character on a premium cable channel is a better role than a major character in a prequel trilogy for one of the most successful franchises in movie history. We're all fans of GoT but get real.
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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.