Ben H'gahr Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 http://winteriscoming.net/2015/07/07/clarke-wants-a-schwarzenegger-cameo-for-season-6/ ... assuming that they do film the Tower of Joy scene, I think Arnie would be an excellent Gerold Hightower.He might be a little too old but still a good choice. What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon's counsel Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Eh, as much as I love Arnie and think that in theory he would be a great physical match for Hightower (a bit too old for the Hightower of the books, but that's not really a problem), having him on the show would be a massive distraction. The part would have to be non-speaking as his accent would be out of place, and if it was non-speaking then his fleeting presence on the show would be even weirder. Personally the only way I could see Arnie fitting in (and even this is a long shot) is as some sort of Essosi sellsword commander (maybe Lorathi, since in the show Tom Wlasicha's accent has established that the Lorathi accent is similar to the German accent, which itself isn't disimilar to the Austrian accent). But no such character exists in the books and creating one for the show just so you could have Arnie on-screen would be putting the cart waaaayy in front of the horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H'gahr Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 You are right - well, voiceover could be a solution maybe?^^ just like in "Herkules in NY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Inchpractice Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 http://winteriscoming.net/2015/07/07/clarke-wants-a-schwarzenegger-cameo-for-season-6/ ... assuming that they do film the Tower of Joy scene, I think Arnie would be an excellent Gerold Hightower. He might be a little too old but still a good choice. What are your thoughts? I think this is an exellent idea. People forget his Hamlet these days. Excellent performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVc5TaPpe8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H'gahr Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Concerning the accent: He has a (very intensive!) Styrian Accent, which is again very distinct from a German accent like we know it from Hollywood WW2-films or an Eastern German accent like Mr. Wlaschiha speaks. That's like saying somebody from Maine (or let's say Glasgow) and somebody from Georgia (or let's say Bristol) have the same accent.I think it would be fun to see Arnold saying "the Kingsguard does not flee". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Clegane's head Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 They dubbed the Mountain, the new dude sounds nordic as fuck so they had to dub him over with the S2 mountain actor. They could dub Arnie too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H'gahr Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Yeah, the Mountain actor also speaks terrible English (saw a Vice documentary about Strongmen in Iceland in which he appeared). I think with a dubbing Arnie's accent ain't no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H'gahr Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Another suggestion: Sam Worthington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Clegane's head Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Jeor Mormont's actor would have nailed this role too, dude's built like a bull while over 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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