14ccKemistk Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 We have seen lately that most of the big characters are making some sort of Game of Thrones promotion: Interviews, fan events, visiting premiers etc, etc. We see Kit, Natalie, Peter, Lena, Emelia, Nikolai, Carice, Liam et. al. all over the place. Actors even keep coming to events long after they are dead in the show! But - where is Stephen Dillane and how can one explain his absence? Of the starring cast, he is the only one that never shows up, anywhere. Why is this? Is it because:1) Stephen hates fandom and promotion events and is personally bothered by attention outside of the actual production?2) Dan and Dave (and/or HBO) personally don't like Stephen and thinks he does not deserve to promote the show?3) Dan and Dave (and/or HBO) thinks that the Stannis character is dull, boring and has no fans anyway so that it is better to do promotion with the popular characters? ooooooor, is it because...... 4) Stannis is the eventual winner in the game of thrones, and HBO wants to keep him in the shadows as far as possible and minimise attension on him, thereby making his eventual victory more of a surprise? I'm kind of hoping for 4) since that would be awesome by HBO and awesome since Stannis IS the rightful king. But I think that the real explanation leans more towards 1) or anyone of the others. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterRaven Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Probably just doesn't like the spotlight. Other characters like Tyrion, Jon and Daenerys are probably pretty important to the story as well and the actors/actresses who play them make appearances all the time. Also, nobody can stop him from attending the events if he's invited and I'm almost certain he's been invited to different conventions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I find it hard to believe the man hates the group of people who are his fans. Perhaps he doesn't enjoy the spotlight or perhaps the man just wants some quiet time off between seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's the real life Stannis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbob Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I think He stated that he prefers not to do too many interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeParking Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's the real life Stannis It is kind of unnerving how true this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's the BEST method actor :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartseverus Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's the BEST method actor :dunno: JonCon, please clear your mailbox. Peeps urgently trying to reach you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 JonCon, please clear your mailbox. Peeps urgently trying to reach you! done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It's 1. IIRC in an interview for the Tunnel he said he's not big on doing promoting and is happy to leave it to the rest of the cast. Carice also said something like he'd be the last person on earth to get twitter, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It's 1. IIRC in an interview for the Tunnel he said he's not big on doing promoting and is happy to leave it to the rest of the cast. Carice also said something like he'd be the last person on earth to get twitter, so there's that.I imagine he gritted his teeth when he said that. You know you have a good interview with him when he only threatens to behead you twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stannisismyking Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He really isn't a "promo" kind of guy so I would with answer (1) :D He did a fair bit of promo work (by his standards) for The Tunnel but interviews on other projects have been few and far between. He also comes across as a bit of a curmudgeon in most of his interviews! re: (2) and (3) I've posted this before but re: D&D hating Stannis... (x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14ccKemistk Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Yeah, probably it's mostly due to the character of Dillane.But maybe HBO is extra fine with this being the case for Stannis IF he actually is the GoT "winner". His absence from promotion kind of makes people forget about the character a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Harbors Wrath Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Someone on here once said that it seems like "he hates being Stannis almost as much as Stannis does", I'm sure that's not true but it's amusing none the less. I'm sure he's just not a fan of the spotlight...but could the stars have aligned any more perfectly to cast him for this role? D&D choices with him aren't always my favorite...but Dillane nails everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stannisismyking Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I've read a couple of interviews where he says that acting on GoT is very technical and likens it to being a cog in the machine. I can see him thinking more favourably of the role now that he's actually in the thick of the action rather than filming scenes around the Painted Table (I've also posted that gifset before but it's definitely relevant!). I think he may be ambivalent about acting a lot of the time and I wonder does he ever regret that he signed on to do something like this. Even if it's not a huge time suck in his year he's still been committed to it for four years now ...and X years longer?! I remember seeing a Tweet from his son where he was saying "dad's talking about chucking it all in again". Oooops. Would never have discovered the wonder that is Stephen Dillane without GoT and I'm sure I love the show about 632% more because of his presence. Thanks Nina Gold! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beric175 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's backstage, getting his grumpy cat face ready for season 5 :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbold Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Jesus christ you sound like someone out of a gossip magazine, planting these idea on people's minds. This is how silly rumours are spead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aFeastForDragons Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 There is no Stephen Dillane, there is only Stannis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Maybe he's just busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj4iy Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's a private man and doesn't like to do interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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