Actors Who Refused Game Of Thrones Roles
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Game of Thrones is one of the TV events of the century, with a huge fan base and compelling characters. It has made the careers of many of its cast members, including Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke and others.
The show may be notorious for unexpectedly killing off its characters, but the exposure its actors get is invaluable. It’s why it’s one of the most sought-after gigs in showbiz.
However, not every actor is waiting in line to be on the show. There have been actors who were not so keen on being potentially killed off or tortured. Here are some actors who refused Game of Thrones roles.
#GameOfThrones #HBO #Actors
Tamzin Merchant | 0:00
Jennifer Ehle | 1:02
Jamie Campbell Bower | 1:35
Brian Cox | 2:08
Dominic West | 3:20
Gillian Anderson | 4:09
Jonathan Pryce | 4:53
Perdita Weeks | 5:48
Ray Stevenson | 6:35
Lily Allen | 7:22
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What other TV shows with actors refusing significant roles would you like to see us feature next?
Maybe TWD or something just as popular.
Are we supposed to know who any of these actors are
Pilot Plane yes
Looper HIMYM, The Office
Looper Vikings
Emilia Clarke almost not being Daenarys is exactly the same as Hugh Jackman almost not being Wolverine. But look at what both actors ended up being.
i love emilia as an actress but i dont think she portrays danny perfectly
the cold calculated parts of her just dont fit on emilia
Blaa Blaa you’re the only person that think that way, everyone loves Emilia as daenarys, it’s even better when you know the personality of Emilia and know how versatile she is an actress
Emila Clarke is way more replaceable than Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, she’s not even that good
@@ovotal Not everyone loves Emilia as Daenerys. You love Emilia as Daenerys, and that's fine.
@@Pilafcg emilia is great at being cold!
I was once offered a role in Game of Thrones. I turned it down because I wanted to be a nobody.
So you would be a perfect Jaqen H'ghar?
timothy hill: Ha! clever.
Cammy Lovabool stop your white privilege!
Mission accomplished
Job done Mr....
I like the fact most of the actors in GOT weren’t your mainstream faces you’ve seen around before. Most of the actors are new to me while the ones I’ve seen before they aren’t overtaking the show.
To me it’s a perfect cast.
Yes!!!! Sometimes new faces make characters that much more beleiveable, because you don't have preconceived opinions or expectations and you don't see the actors as other characters that they've played in the past.
punxie89 👍🏼
@@punxie89 Exactly. Take a look out Emilia her real personality is nothing like Danaerys. I almost thought they would act the same... I'm stupid for thinking that lol 😂
Yaaas
@@punxie89 Yeah, only LF was a very familiar face. And Sean Bean ofc. Others were mostly new to me also, makes the serie more original that way aswell.
I'm so grateful Catelyn Stark's actor is who she is, Robs death scene was iconic because of her, she portrayed the emotions incredibly.
not really. i was happy to see her go.
Exactly the only thing I would say is that she was a bit too old and average looking, it wouldnt have matter if only little finger wouldnt have keep talking about how beautiful she is and how in love he is with her especially for a very good looking person like little finger
Albert Mars lmfao what. He’s not good looking and she is very pretty. Also, he was obsessed with her so obviously he would describe her as pretty. No one else did
I don’t think I would cry the way I did at the red wedding if Catelyn Stark’s actor replaced
The first actress is an amazing actress and beautiful. The reason she was casted 😂
I honestly cannot imagine other characters replacing the current ones from the very beginning. I'm honestly glad the things the way they are.
VacivityLove Imagine the Starks are African, Lannisters are Indian, Barathrons are Arabic, Targaryens are Jewish and the Tyrrell are transgender . It would be great diversity to stop white privilege.
Lemon Cheesecake2 um yeah let's stop
VacivityLove 😭😭😭😭 I really want to be on what he is on.
lol OMG me too
you just say that because you have seen the same actors playing the same roles for over 7 years. Lol. But nobody, and least of all actors, is essential in life, and I can imagine at least half of the people mentioned here playing roles in GOT.
Who here is happy that they refused these roles??
Me man
Meeee!!!
Mee tooo
YESSS
I am happy because I didn’t have to watch the crap show
the casting is perfect. nobody could replace anybody. it sucked when daario naharis actor didn't return
The guy who replaces him was 10 times hotter and a better actor imo
Casting is only perfect because it’s what you know. In another universe you’d probably say the same
The new guy fits the part better i think. Its hard for a big guy like the first Daario to be quick footed
@@XplicitStory my point being you can't recast anybody
@@XplicitStory some say emilia clarke and kit harrington aren't great actors but they couldn't be replaced. there's some movies and shows where you could replace people and it would be just as good if not better
I can't imagine another daenerys
Because you've never seen another Daenerys.
i could. she's too short and not that pretty.
@@claus1225 really? She was beautiful in the season. Her acting skills tho are terrible
Emilia Clarke doesn't play a good Daenerys, you just know no other Daenerys.
@@cdressel53191 agree
Brian Cox is the hot girl that suddenly changes her mind about that 'unattractive' guy when she finds out he has money.
Even despite the analogy, describing Brian Cox as 'The Hot Girl' is still warped.
at least he's honest about his wish. and frankly, cox is a hell of an actor.
True, and he'd still probably decline if the money isn't right for him.
Haha... yeah... he seems like a grade A a-hole
Cox is Welsh not Scottish
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad Emilia got the part. She was born to play The Mother Of Dragons.
Domenico Pagala that woman is literal perfection. On and off set
Terrible actor tho
You are right
@@tskibrownski7711 good thing she's an actress😪
Tski Brownski no
so glad Emilia Clarke is Deanerys!
purple starlite100 agree the other one would have sucked.
Please say that again😌!!
Yeah cause i cant stand the other bitch yet alone to look at her ugly face.
It should have been Vin Diesel
@@martye9897 you aren't pretty enough to be this rude.
Check yourself before you talk shit
I’m sooo glad NONE of these ppl ended up in GoT. I’m happy with the cast as is
Stephanie Turner
Legit don’t even know most of these people who denied the roles or dropped out for weaker series/movies lol
I'm glad Melisandre is played by Carice. She is so fine! When she keeps the necklace on...
The night is full of terrors... when the necklace is off.
samuricexful she's fucking gorgeous
I'm Irish, pale redheads are just my type.
I'm from the land of fucking 38 celsius summer and I love her...
She was originally cast to play Cercei. But she couldn't because she was in the middle of shooting another movie. Later they offered her the role of Melissandre which i think fit's her even better.
6:22
She only missed one episode, but it was THE episode.
Walder Frey of the Twins. red wedding😭😭😭
Walder Frey of the Twins.
The last thing you are ever going to see is a Stark smiling down at you as you die
I absolutely love seeing accounts of fictional characters having conversations in CZcams videos with each other.
DFed324 who are you?
Arya Stark maybe "no one"
Seriously we don’t want Brian Cox if he’s just in it for the money .. hard pass
what a complete douchebag, better as it is/was
Implying stannis the mannis didn't have the same reason and played it amazingly.
He is old man and even still thinking about money.. What a scumbag.
@@billodd1207 Maybe he doesn't receive a pension and very big social security payments.
@@billodd1207 Whats even wrong with it? Like what? Just because he wants money he's already a scumbag, thats so stupid. Every people who lives in a modern life needs money if you want a decent life.
I love Emilia's character..The first time I watched GOt , Its her character that makes me watch it continously.
Same i just wanted to skip to her parts hh
Same!!!
Pas De Nom simp
I think it was the same for many many of us. She was the magnet of the show. Later on, some started to be ungrateful and call her "short". 🤔
As soon as Lily Allen's picture came up, I thought "Nah, she's bullshitting".
At least Alfie's got some integrity.
Paddy .Cook Lilly is fighting Nazi white privilege, have some respect for her.
Lemon Cheesecake2
Yeah, living in her mansion in one of the whitest areas of the country, having grown up in a posh area of London and been sent to elite private schools.
When she stops crying in front of the camera and lets a Syrian family move in with her, I might start to respect her.
Until then, she's just another champagne socialist, indulging in self-aggrandizing virtue-signalling.
Good on yer Paddy!! Lemon cheesecake clearly has "issues", & you have addressed them in a very sympathetic & understanding manner.
joanna 592
Thankyou Madam!
I do find it worrying that when people express concern about the 9th most densely populated country in Europe, taking refugees (who are already 1,000s of miles away from their persecutors) out of the 20th most densely populated country in Europe, they are branded as 'Nazis' and 'White Supremacists'.
No surprise to hear Lilly Allen was bullshitting about the role. She is batshit crazy and I doubt anyone would want her on set on such a prestigious show, even her brother.
Imagine turning down GoT 🤔
You would hate yourself for years lol
Gotta imagine being offered the role first....
Its not a big deal at all, they will ride the band wagon while the show is still going and then they will go on to be nobodies again right after.
@ mark finc - emilia clarke, sophie turner, jason momoa, peter dinklage, gwendoline christie, lena headay, natalie dormer, kit harrington, iain glen and nikolaj coster-waldau will prove you wrong.
***** Just wait till the show is over. No more than 3 or 4 actors will have a relative succesfull career after, rest will go on to be nobodies like i said.
Idk who Brian Cox is but he sounds like a nightmare 😅
Marielle Cariño - that’s what I was thinking. All that old buzzard talks about is money. I get that he has bills to pay, but damn.
Brian Cox turned down GOT but acted in a stupid comedies like The Ringer, Pixels and Super Troopers! SMH! Fool!
Money is
He would have been good in thrones.fab actor
He would've played a fantastic Old Bear Mormont.
Emilia Clarke perfect to be the mother of dragons.. Love her innocent face
she has a kid face, like a growned up child
Ugh Bord... -.-
Yes, I like how she goes all hard when necessary. But vulnerable when need be about her friends. Her people were loyal to her. She was fair. Loved how she dealt with the witch.
Thank GOD! The actors in GOT are perfect for their parts
CGCentral HD for ex. Jon Snow/ kit harrington's looks make up for his sub par acting. emilia clarke's acting is worse
sir dave yeah I love Emilia Clarke but let's be honest her 1 episode of doctors and a real shit low budget Dinosaur's attack film was hardly a casting call ....and kit Harrington will become the next Orlando bloom. Goes to show going to expensive private schools with a big focus on the arts in England really does pay as it gets you in the door. How they was both emmy nominated and Titans like Liam cunningham, Iwan rheon and Alfie Allen have not.....Emilias acting will be tested now she is in westeros and will have to face off with the proper good actors instead of the below par unknowns, the hollyoaks cast offs and dothraki mumblers.
I've seen worst actors than Emilia Clark only in few japanese comedy movies. She actually killed the role. Dani was my favorite character in the books and most despised one in the series thanks to her.
it takes a special kind of actor to look bad acting opposite jai Courtney and Arnold.
Si Wakeman spot on, for me lena headey's the best female actor on the show by a landslide.
My opinion of Brian Cox just dropped a lot knowing money is all he cares about.
Michael Parker
it's all about the motherfcking money
It's all ultimately about the money, yes.
But most good actors don't only see it as a paycheck.
Michael Parker let's be honest, everyone works for money and no one would work for free. Can't blame him that much..
If money were all he cared about, he wouldn't be a good actor. He would be a thief or something.
Care to aleborate?
im pleased a famous greedy actors turned out the roles and gave chance others a chance
rebel ram, Tamzin didn’t turn down the role, she wasn’t the right choice, so they replaced her
Watching this made me sick. Cannot believe how full of themselves these actors are!
In my opinion, Emelia Clark in her GOT costume is the MOST beautiful woman ive ever seen. So perfect.
what about out of it?
So it seems Brian Cox is just a cash grabber
He's a highly established actor. There's nothing inherently wrong with asking for what you think you're worth. That's just part of the business.
Imagine if the show just happened to not do so well in the ratings when it started. GoT would be stuck paying actors like him the high salary and end up being forced to cancel.
He said that he would want to be on the show now, but strictly because because his friend Ian McShane must have gotten paid a lot, not the quality or star power of the show. That's not stating your worth, that's being a diva
Having a role on GoT would look good on any actor's resume. Not everyone who takes a job on TV is going to be a mega fan. Some actors take jobs because they love a show, some take it because they know it'll be good for their career. Who cares, as long as they put on a good performance? Why is everyone acting as if wanting to get paid is somehow inherently bad?
It's obviously not "wrong" to want to get paid for doing his job, that's how employment works lol... it's just kind of dickish for money to be the *only* factor swaying his decisions. The quote was out of context, but by the way it was presented, his tone seemed pretty demanding (especially when D&D don't need him and probably don't care that much).
Half of these people I've never heard of.
More than half of these people i've never heard of... But it goes the same for the actual actors, until GoT that is.
that's why it hurt so bad for them. 90% of the current GoT cast were unknown to most people when season 1 came out, but look at them now.
That's because many of them are pretty young. Though many of them were quite popular, like Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (though I have to admit I needed to look him up to spell that), Lena Headey, Sean Bean, Mark Addy, and Charles Dance. They had all been fairly well known beforehand because they had spent so many years in cinema already.
rockthestrand like I said in another comment it's a bunch of fucking nobody's that went nowhere with the exception of Brian Cox and Gillian Anderson at least she had a good reason to turn it down
Exactly
Emilia Clarke is Daenarys Targaryen, she was born for that role. I could not imagine anyone else.
I hope she gets killed soon. She's sickening
@@danny2971 I don't like her either (as a character). When she started executing people who didn't bend the knee, she became a bitch in my eyes
@@derpherpula592 Stare at the mirror and you will see a dog
Emilia Clark was PERFECT for Daenerys
Nope
Yup😍😍😍
Krimfrok yes
omg I'm so glad that Emilia is Dany
Yea, would have been a totally different show with Tamzin as Daenerys.
Nursery
Why? She's terrible
thanks god that actress didn't play Daenerys
She is a pretty good actress, but i agree for some reason i can not believe that Merchant would be able to pull of those grand speeches.
Emilia Clarke is horrible at this role since S2/3
Don't know the originally planned actress but chances are high she could act better than Clarke.
Lol idiots and clitriders Emilia Clarke is fucking terrible at the role
Emilia is the best
Emilia is gorgeous and plays the part perfectly. Tamzin looks like a friggin alien.
I'm glad they made good actors instead of just using people who are over confident and not as good of actors as they think lol
faizant15 Emilia is a fine actress
@@H_F2023 what is wrong with her
Catelyn Stark some of her facial expressions don’t reflect what she is supposed to be felling.
@@BubbleChicken3350 how so? do you have an example? I think she is a great actress.
@@H_F2023 I think Emilia wonderfully portrayed Daenerys
The people who refused this opportunity made the biggest mistake of their life
Just saying
No...they did not want to have any ´potential suspect actors´near themselves...
Maybe not, maybe if they took the role they migth fooked up the whole show and then got wouldn't be the success is now, instead of getting all the money and fame.
their*
True, especially those that were struggling to stand on their feet in the industry.
No they made the best decision of their life.
I don't think they're gonna want him if he's still talking money first
I was offered a part as John Snow... if only I had known...
Interstellar Lapis & the CCCP then you would still know nothing
You know nothing, Interstellar Lapis & the CCCP.
Blackwatch > Nightwatch?
I was offered a role as Jamie Lannister
I lead the dothraky whore in real life
Honestly, Emilia has an air of innocence and strength no other actress could have had 😂
Jamie Campbell... 😍😍😍
She could have played cersei and you would still symphatize with her.
I think emilia clarke's aura is the reason why people are having trouble accepting daenerys "suddenly" becoming the mad queen in the series finale when daenerys had been steadily walking that path since the day she killed drogo.
@@realitybites629 I think more people would accept her as the "mad queen" if the change wasn't so drastic and rushed. The thing about Dany was she was rushless toward her enemies, but not innocents. But you do have a point. Another thing is, Emilia was never told of her characters dark turn until the last minute. She originally played Dany as a strong virtuous leader, and there was never any indication that the audience wasn't meant to interpret her that way until season 8. Knowing that her character was meant to eventually go crazy, I kind of wish they'd cast Merchant. She has more of a crazy, creepy, inbred look whereas Emilia has an innocent ethereal beauty.
@@Tuffaluffskee to be honest, i dont really see daenerys turning into a mad queen like aerys II as most people do.
Aerys II turned mad and wanted to burn his own people so he can turn into a dragon. Daenerys, at least to my point of view, learned from all the betrayals not to trust anyone anymore but herself and her people that was faithful to her, which were her dothraki and unsullied. She learned the art of war and turned into a real dothraki Warlord. The thing that made her seem mad was the Dragon because it was a weapon of mass destruction. Its Like the atomic bomb that the united states dropped in hiroshima to finally end the war.
Jamie Campbell is confirmed to be in the prequel.
@@Tuffaluffskee Emilia is perfect, they casted the other girl in the unaired pilot it was soo bad , it was thrown into the garbage
Tamzin in The Tudors did really portrayed the character with pure innocence which I felt what George saw as a young naive Dany. Plus seeing her in Salem made me think she can actually transform to a Dany as a powerful leader eventually. She would’ve nailed it.
Just makes me want to watch the original pilot
I could imagine any of the characters being played as someone else EXCEPT for Daenerys. Emilia was made for that role
Are you nuts? Tyrion?
@@Icenfyre peter dinklage got the part since the beginning
@@alebelen4255 ik. But imagine another actor? You cant right?
jon? ser davos? cercei?
Cersei, Dany & Jon Snow is the trinity main character to the show in my opinion. whoever rejected it early on, big mistake.
And Tyrion
Arya stark is azhor ahai
blurdreamer Jon, Daenerys, Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion were the protagonists and also had the biggest salaries.
@@rjstar809 No shes not and she can easily be replaced and I'm saying this as an Arya fan. People like Tyrion, Jon, Ned, and Daenerys made the show what it is now. Everyone else is easily replaceable
I can't be absolutely mad about Dominic West and Gillian Anderson's family stuff but... GODDAMN MCNULTY AND SCULLY.
I really don't see Gillian as the Melisandre. I have a serious issue believing that Scully would be willing to disrobe and push a Stannis-shaped smoke monster out of her whispering eye.
Just a hunch...
Im so happy she got nowhere near that part.You just get the feeling she would of made problems for them in the background
ZeroSum23. I agree. People are not usually hired for their hair color anyway. Half the women on GoT wear wigs. I could see Gillian as Cersei though.
Agreed Melisandre is supposed to be massive and Gillian is tiny in person.
Gillian would be a GREAT addition to the show, but Im glad she didn't take whatever role she was offered bc everyone is very well cast IMO.
Cersei and Melisandra especially!
Give Gillian something else :D
Hmm, suddenly I'm not such a fan of Brian Cox.
Meh, I don't even who he is, but that is just actors being actors.
You may not know him, but Brian is a respected actor with a long career. Key word here: PILOT. Producers usually have little money for pilots (I know because I work in film) and pay everyone involved in those pilots very low salaries, so it's 90% possible that what they wanted to pay Brian was too low and he simply needed to pay his rent. Can you blame the man for having to make a living??? You don't work for free yourself.
doesn't take a lot of googling; ''Scottish actor Brian Cox has an estimated net worth of $8 million.''
don't think he needs any more money to pay his rent !
lol he isn't struggling to pay rent. If you watch interviews of him, he is clearly a self-important pompous snot. He even describes himself as legendary. *eye roll* And as an "actor with a long career" he knows damn well that pilots are just the start-up and not the locked in salary, but he wasn't willing to take the risk because he's too legendary and important to only make $50K for a measly pilot. He's greedy, nothing more.
Kaylasa JaguarStar .... it's funny that you claim to work in films and would even bother to comment on a CZcams channel. it's even funnier when you said he's gotta "pay his rent". puh-lease! he continuously talked about the pay while the other actors had enough class not to.
I can’t imagine any other person for any of these characters. They all fit so well, especially Kalisee. 🐉
I'm so happy that those actors/actresses turned down the parts they were offered initially! The ones who ended up on the show are the best and I can't imagine anyone could do their part any better! Everything turned out just perfect!
i mean honestly we’d all be saying the same about Emilia because we are used to her lol. It’s like asking for a replacement as a family member we don’t know what could’ve happen. With a different actor the show just might’ve been cancelled by now haha
Bet they regret refusing so much now.. I ain't sorry for them tho
Not of all them refused by money or bitching issues. Some just take responsability for the family case.
Can you imagine the gut wrenching feeling Tamzin Merchant feels everytime she sees Emilia Clarke ride on back of Drogon? She has probably got to be the most regretful out of everyone due to Daenerys being such a power house on the show and basically a world-wide icon. That would have been not only a career but a life changing role for her. Would have been a totally different show though with Tamzin as Daenerys. I could picture her playing Dany in season 1 but after that when it requires the actor to portray strength, i can't really see it, it would have been a totally different show with her as Daenerys.
Gemma Whelan is amazing as Yara/Asha
viberunner ew, she's too fugly for my taste
Eeew no, her character was supposed to be sexy in the books, and that lgbt fanservice they made with her in the last season made me dislike her even more (doesn't happen in the original story either)
Ugh... she's butt ugly though. If his sister in real life wasn't his actual sister but played his sister in the show, it would have been a lot better because they actually look alike and plus it wouldn't be weird for him to touch her since they wouldn't actually be related. Personally I think they could've chosen someone wayyyy better looking than Gemma. That's just my opinion.
unimportantFact she is too white
+A.A.M. it's not lgbt fanservice. It's more like shifting bisexual scenes from the book to her, if you are refering to the books you should remember both Daenerys ans Cersei had sex scenes with women there. Since they didn't in the show, they made Yara bisexual instead. Her flirting with Daenerys goes along with Daenerys having sec with her handmaiden.
Glad the role went to Emilia
All the actors who eventually played the characters were really perfect. I am so glad they were chosen.
To be fair, I love the actress who eventually played Catelyn, but the original one looked more like the books described.
Lambeflores A 12 year old?
she's not 12 in the books.
The one that was cast always looked like Sean Bean's mother more than his wife.
Fun Guy Sean Bean is haggard af lol. Besides wasn't Cat suppose to be a bit older? She was supposed to marry his older brother before he was killed. It was a political marriage between two houses but they really made it work.
Lambeflores Nah the Catlyn they picked is trash. She sounds like a gutter wench who chain smokes daily.
Actual brother and sister playing brother and sister in a incestuos scene? How sick is that???!!! Even for GoT, LoL
Kafka Moore oh, ok, what a relief
Somebody needs to tell Lily Allen cameos are for truly famous people. Its like "Lily who?"
Lily the Liar
Yeah she talks a lot of shit.
I still don't get what's actually wrong with Incest when there isn't any reproduction.
Would be amazing if they ever release the original pilot in a set.
I think any sister would have refused to play Yara with her real brother lily did right
Her brother said she was lying...I kinda think he's right.
She lied tho LOL
she's full of sh!t.
I am soooo glad Tamzin Merchant did NOT take the role!!
But *Johny Karibou* did NOT like Emilia Clarke for the role.
Saitama you can't deny that iconic face of hers .
Me too, she was good in the Tudors, but too skinny for Danearys. Emilia is a real woman, curvy & tiny ! She's only 5'2"!
If she was cast you'd be saying the same thing about Emillia. It's all about conditioning.
Saaame. I hated her in the Tudors. -_-
Conclusion: the parenting will kill your career
Well, you see, raising a kid is one of the greate... (baby starts crying uncontrollably)
I’m sorry I have to go. My son just woke up.
Career will kill your parenting
Emilia is the same as Hugh Jackman, they werent the original actors for their characters, they are both replacement actors for a char the originally casted actors dropped out from.
Both Emilia and Hugh became the embodiment of the characters they play.
I’m honestly so glad they all left. Everyone who got the final cast fits so perfect and was such a good call it was just meant to be
Tamzin Merchant was fabulous on Salem
Halsey Robert she is too white, it's white privilege!
Lemon Cheesecake2 Most stupid shit I've read today..
alliz
Brian cox sounds like a guy that dosn't want to do anything unless he gets shit tons of money from it
MrMastrmonstr most actors and actress are like that. If I got the opportunity I wouldn't turn it down to be fair and I'm trying to be an actor
He deserves it. I'd say most of the actors on the show suck ass. His performances would raise the bar for these actors.
in short: Greedy bastard.
So glad our 🐲Queen is Emilia Clarke &
Carice van Houten as Melisandre-Red Priestess
Would have loved to see Jennifer Ehle as Catelyn Stark. She still has an amazing career and just got another Tony nom this year.
Tamzin Merchant is good (loved her in Tudors and Salem) but I can't see her as Daenerys.
you should really change your profile picture, that dude was a fucked up piece of shit who should have never been born.
who's dat?
Ed Sheeran was awesome.
Lot's of lame excuses in there. No one can be honest, I thought it was garbage oops I f****d up.
People in the movie and tv industries sign contracts months and sometimes even years in advance. If there's a scheduling conflict between roles, you go with the one for which you've already signed a contract so you don't get sued. Tamsin Merchant (so I've read), Jamie Campbell Bower, and Gillian Anderson all had other roles that conflicted with the filming schedule, and Jennifer Ehle had a new baby she didn't want to be away from for months at a time. The title of the video is a bit misleading, as some of these people were unable to accept the roles, which is not the same flat out refusing.
Theon's real life sis had valid reason
Naveed, you're right...she was never asked in the first place.
Dimitris Ionas you don't need to expect something to be GarbAGe to refuse it ..
Agree! Why can't they admit it lol
As a very elderly person I can tell you I too have made so very bad choices .. but never when it came to putting my family first. I deeply respect those who've chosen to care for their loved ones before glorification. And, as for those who chose to be a part of GOT.. good for you!
No one could replace Emilia Clarke. She is the mother of dragons.
Yara greyjoy actress is prefect - keep lilly out.
I'm nearly 100% sure Alfie Allen said that she wasn't offered the role at all. Lily Allen's the type of person who likes her name in the papers I call bullshit on the GoT producers actually wanting to incorporate real life incest for an inside joke.
"keep Lily Allen out" .... of everything!
Jason and Justine Bateman did a sexually awkward scene on Arrested Development. I'm sure a significant portion of the audience was in on that joke tho. The Allens aren't famous enough for something like that to work
A pop singer casting on GoT? LOL, doubt it.
Theon seems like he will screw anything that moves including his ugly sister. Granted he didn't know she was his ugly sister at the time, however the horse faced pig he screwed on the boat ride home backs up my theory. Both of them are chicks you wouldn't want anyone to know you screwed.
The only one of these that I would've been interested in was Gillian Anderson. As a huge X-Files fan, it was hard to see her as anything other than Dana Scully until I watched Hannibal. Would've been cool to see her on GoT.
Couldn't imagine anyone else in most of the major roles. Emily Clarke and Lena Headey in particular. Both were alluring and mercurial and wonderful.
They smelled the season 8 trap
🤪🤣🤣🤣they sure did!
😂
I have to say, Dominic West would've been better as Mance Rayder. Ciaran Hinds just didn't fit the part very well.
Captain Oblivious , I agree. Dominic West would have been better.
Let's call it destiny
The cast is good as it is :)
These actor's are fantastic no others would have been good enough. I've loved every minute.
So she turned down the Dragon Queen role🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 talk about a BAD MOVE
IonlyROBwhite DrugDealers, Tamzin didn’t turn it down, the writer told her to leave because she wasn’t good enough
Yeah... Because the unaired pilot was so horrible it seems. That's why she was recasted.
I'd do it for free
can't take this robot voice anymore
i'm so glad Emilia got the part of GOT, she was very suitable to play Daenerys, Khaleesi and Mother of Dragons.
Love u so much Emilia!!
I’m so glad Emilia was cast and the other person left! She’s stunning and so serene as Dany ❤️ same with Cat, so glad no one else did that role.
So all Brian Cox cares about is the pay-day. If you have lots of money, I will be there
noveltybobel loool so true!
Exactly my takeaway from that. He doesn't want to play a part for the chance to be a part of an amazing TV series but because they can pay more now than they could before.
Brian Cox is a greedy cunt.
I agree with everyone's comments here!
The shear boldness of Brian Cox-SUCKER to say that GoT couldn't pay him enough $$ is just a bitch thing to say.
Ammonia in the grand scheme of things, almost no one is important, although this of course is subject-able to point of view. But we are not that important in all of the universe, it doesn’t matter if you are an actor, a doctor or a scientist. Everyone dies and everyone will be forgotten. Nothing you do now will change that for you or anyone else. It’s the sad truth of our existence.
I'm happy Emilia got the job. she is perfect for khaleesi.
HER NAME IS DAENERYS TARGARYEN!
miralas hush up.
The main problem is. Shes not a khaleesi anymore. If she still had that title then fine call her that. (yes she call herself khaleesi of the great grass sea) but legally has no right to the title. Theres also the fact that its the same as saying '998th commander of the nights watch' instead of jon snow. It sound dumb
Even if she was still a Khaleesi it still wouldn't be her name. If you are going to use Khaleesi to refer to her then say the Khaleesi.
who the fuck cares its a fictional character
Tamzin Merchant didn't refuse the role -- she was replaced because the pilot was poorly received in an early screening.
Thank God Tamzin passed it up cause I dont think I would love Dany as much cause emilia is so much more attractive!
I'd pay GOT to let me be on the show that actor who was so greedy doesn't deserve to be in a show like GOT
its not about being greedy, imagine yourself in their shoes, they look at so many scripts and pilots that fail and become nothing, they dont really know what success it will have, and making decisions based on other roles they are offered and looking at, some more money, others less money, what might be fun to do, or extend your skill, and sometimes what the role pays can speak to what success it may have, as it speaks to its overall budget, which plays a big part in success in hollywood, not all the time, but most the time.
You're also not a prolific actor who doesn't typically work for scale anymore.
Consider it like this... you're someone who makes 100k a year for your job and someone asks you to do it for 25k.... do you stop making 100k a year for that lesser paying job, in the off-chance that it will eventually get back up to what you normally make? Or do you keep doing your job at a rate you have already worked yourself up to?
Sure, at this point, he probably has more than enough money to retire completely... but scripts/directors/casting etc have to be pretty compelling to bring higher profile actors on when the budget is very low.
John West IV actors do that all the time. Even working for free at times. Acting is not a salary job. A show that was just starting out ( season 7 is 3 times more expensive than season 1 per episode) is the perfect example of the type of high potential show actors would do that for, and if their agent had any sense.
not if they dont need to, and honestly the pilot apparently was a massive flop, people were fired, things were changed.....its a red flag for anyone that gets consistent work anyway. and John West had a point, regardless of acting being a salary job or not, in ANY work related experience you need to know your value and stand to that value to be successful, and sometimes you might miss opportunities, but your also never short of any, so who cares.....many of these actors have plenty of work and will continue to have it. Plus i like the unknown talent that shines anyway, its good for these peoples careers that took their place, and good for us, we get new personalities in hollywood from things like this.
Justin Jacobs name brand actors are a different breed than 99% of actors. they are most often a strict monetary investment for big budget studio projects. To get the true artistic, experimental roles at that level, which rarely happens, they have to LOVE the material, and most often will have to make a sacrifice (only exceptions being they produce such projects thrmselves or shamelessly whore themselves out ala Channing Tatum for Gambit, Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool). Cox had no love or passion for the material hence no will to take a cut
I was once offered a role on Game of Thrones but I had to turn it down because I took and arrow to the knee.
Should've taken an English class too.
"oh hey, he did a typo and put a 'd' to 'an', let's write a useless and obnoxious comment about that."
Great use of that meme :D
BEND THE KNEE
You have just won the internet.
thank God ,emilia took that role ..she does it well more than any other person
Everyone says how stupid people are to pass on these rolls but it's so hard to tell before it actually hits.
We never hear of people who passed on rolls that were so bad they killed careers. It's hit or miss
Roles not rolls.
Ray Stevenson could have made a good Euron Greyjoy.
MrGeorgFTW He is too white
He'd be better as Victarion in my opinion. Also nice profile pic, Ocean Machine rules :D
Actually, according to IMDB, Tamzin was recast by the producers who said that she didn't fit the role. I remember bc George R. R. Martin said she did a good job she just didn't suit the character. So I guess she didn't really drop the role or not want to be on the show
It seemed to have happened the way it needed to happen. I'm satisfied with the end casting.
Bet they’re all regretting that decision. I wouldn’t have it any other way though, Clarke is an amazing actress ❣️✊
Pretty much sums up most well known actors today - they want a massive bag of cash before they grace our screens with their incredible presence. I think GoT is 10x better because pretty much all of them didn't come from the clique big time group - they had to work really hard and give it their all to prove themselves upping their game each season as it kept getting larger audiences. Sophie Turner (Sansa) for example was pretty bad in season 1, a bit wooden but now she seems like a mature grown up actress.
Says it all really about these egotistical types on our screens. So glad all the actors are who they are today and not the same old faces appearing again.
Haha Brian Cox done fucked up!
I would have loved to see Ian McShane more in GOT. I love his acting.
Lily Allen's "supposed" response just killed me 😂
Emilia Clarke is way too gorgeous and perfect 😍😍😍 thank God she played Daenerys.
Other than Tamzin Merchant as Khaleesi/ Dany I don't think it has been much of a loss for the Actors, but this one is big and thankfully otherwise the world wouldn't have found the hidden gem Emilia Clarke the pint sized beauty.
I'm glad somebody turned down the role of Dany.. Emilia Clarke was perfect for it! 😁😍😍
Shane Oyeah, she didn’t turn it down, she was forced to leave becuase she was thought not good enough.....
The actual cast is just amazing and they are all so perfect
the only role Lilly Allen could play in game of thrones would be Hodor.
IM YODELING
No.. Hodor is too good.
David Butler Wtf no Kristian Nairn is an awesome hodor
SHESHEEN it's hold the door hold door hodor
Ayy
Thank goodness the Tuder girl didn't play Dani, it wouldn't have been the same without Clarke.
NOBODY could have made a better Khaleesi than Emelia Clarke.
Tamzin Merchant could have cast as one of Gilly's sister-mother-aunt-cousin-niece roll. Or even a White Walker. But NEVER for the Dragon Mother!!