HBO’s “House of the Dragon” needed to swap the sibling actors who played Ser Arryk Cargyll and Ser Erryk Cargyll after Elliott Tittensor contracted COVID-19 right before filming the season finale.
Director Greg Yaitane said that Elliott Tittensor — who played Erryk Cargyll — contracted the virus and the production turned to his brother in a desperate try to film an important scene, exclusively reports Entertainment Weekly.
Within the show, Arryk sides with Aegon II Targaryen while his brother Elliott’s Erryk sides with Rhaenyra Targaryen and delivers the crown to the princess and swears fealty to her.
“There’s that scene, that big scene where Corlys [Steve Toussaint] comes down they usually’re putting the markers on the table and the messenger is available in,” said Yaitane on West of Westeros podcast.
“It was a shot over two days after which one got COVID,” he adds. “[Elliott] got COVID, so we swapped him out along with his brother.”
“That may’ve killed us” if Luke hadn’t been capable of step in. “We were nearly to do all Emma’s coverage and he’s standing right next to [them].”
HBO’s “House of the Dragon” needed to swap the sibling actors who played Ser Arryk Cargyll and Ser Erryk Cargyll after Elliott Tittensor contracted COVID-19 right before filming the season finale.
Director Greg Yaitane said that Elliott Tittensor — who played Erryk Cargyll — contracted the virus and the production turned to his brother in a desperate try to film an important scene, exclusively reports Entertainment Weekly.
Within the show, Arryk sides with Aegon II Targaryen while his brother Elliott’s Erryk sides with Rhaenyra Targaryen and delivers the crown to the princess and swears fealty to her.
“There’s that scene, that big scene where Corlys [Steve Toussaint] comes down they usually’re putting the markers on the table and the messenger is available in,” said Yaitane on West of Westeros podcast.
“It was a shot over two days after which one got COVID,” he adds. “[Elliott] got COVID, so we swapped him out along with his brother.”
“That may’ve killed us” if Luke hadn’t been capable of step in. “We were nearly to do all Emma’s coverage and he’s standing right next to [them].”
