Pedro Pascal on His Brutal Game of Thrones Exit: ‘This Is Perverse’

Pedro Pascal, nan prima of nan upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps, reflected connected his character’s sadistic decease successful nan HBO bid Game of Thrones. Pascal portrayed Oberyn Martell successful Game of Thrones Season 4. Oberyn suffered a gruesome decease astatine nan hands of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson’s Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane successful Season 4 Episode 8, titled The Mountain and nan Viper.

What did Pedro Pascal opportunity astir Game of Thrones exit?

Pascal reflected connected his extended profession and nan important projects he has been portion of complete nan years during a caller question and reply pinch Vanity Fair. Game of Thrones inevitably came up during nan discussion, prompting Pascal to speak connected nan horrifying decease segment of his characteristic and really that occupation impacted his wide career.

“Oh, it’s horrible,” Pascal said astir Oberyn’s death, adding, “Those are my [Oberyn’s] teeth flying. This is perverse. That’s disgusting.” He past proceeded to explicate really that segment was filmed. “As convulsive arsenic it looks, he [Björnsson] was very mildly pressing up against my eyes. You’d deliberation his full weight would beryllium connected maine pinch that costume. I didn’t consciousness him astatine all. He held his weight. So we’re really conscionable acting there,” Pascal stated.

He explained that Björnsson had tubes moving done his costume “all nan measurement to his thumbs” to pump clone blood. Notably, Oberyn died erstwhile nan Mountain crushed his skull pinch his hands.

The SAG victor besides said that prosthetics were utilized to show his smashed look successful nan show. According to The Mandalorian star, his quality successful Game of Thrones was a “game changer” and played an important domiciled successful his success. “I still can’t judge it happened, that David Benioff, D. B. Weiss [the creators of Game of Thrones] would return this chance. They could person had whoever they wanted,” he added.

Before Game of Thrones, Pascal chiefly did theatre activity and appeared arsenic supporting characters successful various TV shows. Pascal mentioned this successful nan above-mentioned question and reply earlier noting that chap actors Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet helped him successful getting his audition successful beforehand of Benioff and Weiss.