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Excerpts from journalist James Hibberdâs âGame of Thronesâ oral history, âFire Cannot Kill A Dragon,â have already revealed why a major character was left out of the show and how one love scene left a horse a little too excited. And the latest character reveal really came out of nowhere:
Bruce Willis was â allegedly â a âGame of Thronesâ villain.
AV Club has reviewed a copy of the book and been sharing various nuggets from it, including a story about Willis, who apparently wasnât the biggest âGame of Thronesâ fan. According to the report, the actor was responsible for some shenanigans involving the fight scene between HafĂŸĂłr JĂșlĂus Björnsson and Pedro Pascal in âThe Mountain and the Viper.â
Filming for the scene reportedly took place at the Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik, and according to Hibberdâs book, the location overlooked a âstable of yachts.â The production team reportedly struck a deal for the yachts to back off out of the shot, and everyone agreed âexcept for one person,â director Alex Graves said.
That person, according to âmultiple peopleâ who worked on âGame of Thrones,â was John McClane himself, aka Bruce Willis.
â[The yacht] circled trying to say, âFuck you, Iâm in your shot,â a couple times and we were all laughing because we were aimed away from the water at that time anyway.â Crew members called the attempted sabotage an act of âyacht rage.â
(It should be noted that Bernadette Caulfield, an executive producer, said they never actually saw Willis, and reps for the actor did not immediately return HuffPostâs request for comment.)
If anything, itâs clear that when it comes to moving your yacht for âGame of Thrones,â all men must die hard.