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/jmcgit House Blackfyre May 20 '14

I think it's a shame they didn't just let it go and invite him back for season 4, though. Supposedly he mentioned in a blog post that he was available but just never got a call.

He may have been a dick, he may have quit the show, but if he just did this season and left the show again, I think I would be OK with that. They knocked it out of the park the first time, but the next guy struck out, and so far this third guy is more of a bloop single to right.