The Corlys Velaryon actor shares his reaction with EW’s West of Westeros podcast.
“We have this English phrase ‘gutted,'” Toussaint tells EW on theWest of Westerospodcast.
“I was like, ‘Oh no!’

Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon on ‘House of the Dragon’.Ollie Upton/HBO
Ryan rang me, because I’ve been shooting something in Belgium.
And it’s Miguel’s decision.
So I was disappointed.”
Condal, who co-createdHouse of the DragonwithThronesarchitectGeorge R.R.
Martin, will now be the sole showrunner in season 2.
This is before, obviously, we knew.
“Of course, he had to direct and do his own bits, obviously his own episodes.
“I think the world’s his oyster, because he’s so incredibly talented.”
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