Brand new semi-baseless casting rumors out of Belfast hype the idea that Conor McGregor, UFC wrestling star, could be the next stunt cast on Game of Thrones. According to Belfast Live, “sources” are claiming that McGregor is actually even already cast.
“He was headhunted as it were by HBO, as one of the Game of Thrones directors is a huge UFC fan. They believed that he would be a perfect fit for the show.”
Considering the sort of antics that happen on Game of Thrones, “headhunted” might not be the best choice of words. (Technically no one’s died of being headhunted on GoT yet, but we really shouldn’t be going around giving them ideas.
Exactly what McGregor would be doing on the show is not exactly clear, though one might assume that his experience fighting with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, who plays the Mountain, would be one avenue. See gratuitous reposting of a YouTube of said fight below.
It’s not 100% far fetched that McGregor could conceivably appear on the show–this isn’t quite the obvious game of telephone that brought us those hilariously bizarre rumors of casting 90 year old Angela Lansbury. After all, The show has done stunt casting of minor celebrities that David Benioff and Dan Weiss are big into, like Coldplay’s Will Champion, who was one of the musicians playing “The Rains of Castamere” in the episode of the same name, and Sigur Rós played Joffrey’s wedding the next year.
Furthermore, Benioff and Weiss have appeared on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, so we know they’re fans. But to be honest, I’m filing this one under the same segment of Rumorville that last year insisted Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran were “already confirmed to be cast in Season 6,” neither of which were true.
Via http://winteriscoming.net/2016/12/05/conor-mcgregor-going-to-be-on-game-of-thrones/
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