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Jamie Campbell Boweris trading Hawkins for Middle-earth.
He was also famously attached to star in aGame of Thronesspinoff alongsideNaomi Wattsbefore it was ultimatelycanceled by HBOin 2019.
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Bower reflected on the show being shuttered ina 2022 interview withEntertainment Weekly.

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Everything happens for a reason, he said at the time.
I don’t think anything happens by chance.
At the time of that spin-off not working out, of course, it’s sad.

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Of course it is."
However, he noted that when one door closes, another opens.
“This was always there,” he added, referring to hisStranger Thingsrole.

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“This was coming.
I just didn’t know.”