Actor Steve Toussaint was as shocked as anyone to learn that “House of the Dragon” co-creator Miguel Sapochnik quit his role as showrunner after just two episodes of the HBO series aired to audiences. The personnel shakeup — which sees Sapochnik continuing with the series in a limited capacity as executive producer, while co-creator Ryan J. Condal takes on the job of showrunning solo — shocked “Game of Thrones” fans between Season 1 episodes “The Rogue Prince” and “Second of His Name.”
“We have this English phrase ‘gutted’ and I was like, ‘Oh no,’” Toussaint, who plays Lord Corlys Velaryon (aka the “Sea Snake”), said in an interview on Entertainment Weekly’s “West of Westeros” podcast. “Ryan rang me, because I’ve been shooting something in Belgium. And so, I got a call from Ryan one night, just saying, ‘Listen, this is about to break. I want you to know what’s happening...
“We have this English phrase ‘gutted’ and I was like, ‘Oh no,’” Toussaint, who plays Lord Corlys Velaryon (aka the “Sea Snake”), said in an interview on Entertainment Weekly’s “West of Westeros” podcast. “Ryan rang me, because I’ve been shooting something in Belgium. And so, I got a call from Ryan one night, just saying, ‘Listen, this is about to break. I want you to know what’s happening...
- 9/5/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
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