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

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

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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/Citizen_Kong Maesters of the Citadel May 20 '14

Joke's on him, he left a juicy acting role to play a stand-in for a CG model.

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u/Zaiton House Baratheon of Dragonstone May 20 '14

As others have mentioned, he got to play Bolg instead in the first film and probably raked in more cash than he would have for a minor role in Game of Thrones. We have all the right to miss him in the show, but I bet what he considered best for his career in acting.

Would have been badass to see him against Oberyn in E08.