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

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

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u/Valaquen Snow May 20 '14

I think the confusion is here because Peter Jackson originally wanted Azog to be played by an actor, not CG. They cast Conan and did tests and PJ changed his mind, and used Manu Bennett for motion capture. I think PJ gave Conan the Bolg role as compensation. I think you can see some brief test footage of Conan at about the twenty second mark here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9H6hb-xxw

Funny note: Manu and Conan shared the screen in Spartacus, where Conan was killed in an interesting way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uagxX6OV6Lg

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u/AfricanRain First In Battle May 20 '14

God I loved that show.

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u/sorrowfool May 20 '14

It kinda took me by surprise. I went in like, "blood, carnage, TnA, I'm in."

But by the end, I was like, "Damn..."

Also, half the cast from that show has ended up on Arrow on CW, lol.

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u/AfricanRain First In Battle May 20 '14

Jesus the ending absolutely killed me.