Watch Jason Momoa's Original GAME OF THRONES Audition

Before Jason Momoa was cast as Aquaman, he was Khal Drogo on the first season of HBO's critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. A clip of his intense audition for what became his breakout role has gone viral after news of his Aquaman casting. Come check it out!

By RohanPatel - Oct 20, 2014 07:10 AM EST

Filed Under: Game of Thrones

Source: Time

Jason Momoa, who will make his debut as Aquaman in 2016's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, gave a more than memorable performance as the intense Khal Drogo on the first season of HBO's critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. A clip of his original auditon for the role has surfaced. The brief clip shows that Momoa landed the role after performing the haka, a traditional dance of New Zealand's Maori people, during his audition. Although, the clip has been online since 2012, official confirmation of his Aquaman casting has caused the clip to go viral in recent days. Check it out for yourself below!

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26 Comments

SuperCat - 10/20/2014, 7:43 AM

ALegendaryPanda - 10/20/2014, 7:44 AM

Well.... that was something!

EhMaybeSays - 10/20/2014, 7:47 AM

I've seen better attempts at the haka.

McGee - 10/20/2014, 7:57 AM

....Michael Cera was robbed.

sKeemAn - 10/20/2014, 8:03 AM

That looked like a tribal dance more than an audition.

mbembet - 10/20/2014, 8:09 AM

they shoud've cast neil patrick harris for aquaman

Starfox - 10/20/2014, 8:11 AM

"they shoud've cast neil patrick harris for aquaman"

said no one ever.

dnno1 - 10/20/2014, 8:14 AM

So he did the Maori Haka dance as his audition?

marvelstudios - 10/20/2014, 8:20 AM

Lol love the Haka. Always fun to watch in Union or League games involving the Kiwis.

pintoman - 10/20/2014, 8:33 AM

This man really likes himself.

Cyrusthecitrus - 10/20/2014, 8:50 AM

Interesting, he said at Oz Comic Con he wouldn't show it to anyone as it's very sacred. I couldn't imagine him being pleased about this getting leaked.

And this was his actual audition by the way, he said so himself. Apparently the script contained a very weak dialogue initially for his character, so he wanted to try and convey the tribal persona of what his Drogo could be like using the Haka.

Dedpool - 10/20/2014, 8:54 AM

Nice! Great intensity. And it came through in his performance as Khal Drogo. Anytime I see this dance performed it give s me goosebumps.

Also his audition for Conan was beast as well. I reallt hope he gets to do cool things as Aquaman. And I hope they make him close to his New 52 version where he's just a beast. The clip from "Throne of Atlantis" just hinted at what he can take.

SageMode - 10/20/2014, 9:17 AM

So all this dude does is a Haka dance and he gets the role? Lol.

imkennypowers - 10/20/2014, 9:51 AM

@mbembet NPH as Aquaman made me laugh so hard.

Seriously, thank you for that!

mbembet - 10/20/2014, 12:11 PM

@KennyPowersEsq hey dc/wb said it's all about diversity right? and NPH would make a perfect aquaman!

imkennypowers - 10/20/2014, 12:30 PM

@mbembet
I'm for diversity. I love the idea of a Polynesian-Atlantean Aquaman, as Momoa mentioned, Polynesian gods are tied to water. This makes the character's connection to water more special/significant because it's spiritual/religious. Rather than a blonde haired, blue eyed, American marine biologist.

As for NPH, I wouldn't mind if he appears in a DC movie at some point.

Talontd - 10/20/2014, 1:25 PM

This is the pic right here...Aquaman looks BOSS!!!

Deschain99 - 10/20/2014, 1:49 PM

nicccee

MrBender - 10/20/2014, 2:41 PM

This sequel for Conan the Barbarian is going to be great!

Donovan - 10/20/2014, 3:46 PM

@Talontd ...now we're talking...

MrBender - 10/20/2014, 4:41 PM

This is the Rock's audition tape to play Black Adam.

Watch Jason Momoa's Original GAME OF THRONES Audition

Before Jason Momoa was cast as Aquaman, he was Khal Drogo on the first season of HBO's critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. A clip of his intense audition for what became his breakout role has gone viral after news of his Aquaman casting. Come check it out!

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