Jason Momoa says he was ‘in debt’, ‘starving’ after ‘Game of Thrones’

Jason Momoa is arguably one of the biggest movie stars on the planet – when you’re the lead character in a billion dollar movie that’s really not in dispute – but the actor says in a short story. InStyle interview that ten years ago, things were a little riskier back in the days of his groundbreaking role in ‘Game of Thrones’.

Momoa had acted regularly since the 90s, including a long stint on “Stargate Atlantis”. But it was his turn as Khal Drogo on the 2011 first season of “Game of Thrones” that made him a name for people outside the genre space. The trap? His character was killed off in the penultimate episode, long before the show became the 2010s defining monster hit – and of course, he finished his scenes before the show even aired.

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Which meant he didn’t collect any money at the end of the job. “I mean, we were starving after Game of Thrones,” Momoa told InStyle. “I couldn’t find a job. It is very difficult when you have babies and you are completely in debt.

Fortunately, everything worked. “Game of Thrones” led to a stable film work and he was ultimately cast as Aquaman in the Warner Bros. movie franchise. based on DC Comics. And of course, his solo film, “Aquaman,” of 2018 grossed $ 1.1 billion. He will then be seen in the upcoming film adaptation of “Dune” and, as InStyle notes, his schedule is full until 2024.