When his reign on Game of Thrones came to an end, Jack Gleeson reportedly "quit" Hollywood, turning down big roles and paychecks to found a theater company with his friends.
According to the London Evening Standard, the theater will soon put on a puppet-based show called Bears in Space, starring Gleeson and his friends.
The Soho Theater website describes Bears in Space as an 80-minute play about "two cosmonaut bears on a spaceship hurtling toward the impossibly distant limits of the universe, and the villainous beings who chase them."
"My real interest is in creating something from the ground up. I never say never to anything, but for the time being I get far more fulfillment from being part of a project that I have helped create and have more of a stake in," Gleeson told the London Evening Standard. "I don’t really see this as acting — it’s more like a fun project with friends."
Our new art design for Bears In Space, designed by Jody Barker-Rockett. Coming to @projectarts and @FollowTheCow soon pic.twitter.com/AO4oEScbuq— Collapsing Horse (@CollapsingHorse) June 16, 2014
Choosing friends and fun over money and power is pretty much the exact opposite of what Joffrey would do. Good job, Gleeson, you are the anti-Joffrey.