Nate Moore on 'Survivor' season 49. Robert Voets/CBS (C)2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Superheroes couldn't save Nate Moore on Survivor. The veteran Marvel producer, whose credits include Black Panther and Captain America: Civil War, saw his game snapped out of existence this week when season 49's former Uli tribemates Jawan Pitts and Sage Ahrens-Nichols blindsided him at tribal council. Despite Uli appearing to hold the numbers after the merge, the duo flipped, sending Moore to the jury in a move worthy of a Marvel-style heel turn. For someone used to orchestrating cinematic shocks behind the scenes, Moore suddenly found himself on the receiving end of one, and fans were left stunned as the season's power balance shifted. Related Stories Business Paramount Cuts Another Deal With TKO for Streaming Rights to 'Unleash the Beast' PBR Tour TV TV Ratings: '60 Minutes' Trump Interview Draws 14 Million Viewers Did Moore ever tell anyone about his Marvel history? What was his reaction when host Jeff Probst mentioned that Survivor 50 spots were "still up for grabs?" In an exclusive conversation with The Hollywood Reporter below, Moore discusses his experience and what it's like to get blindsided on Survivor. *** Nate, what happened? I thought the vibes were fire, but your exit was cinema and not in a good way. Not in a good way. Look, we knew this was the pivotal vote. We knew there was a chance this would happen because when we merged, I had a conversation with Sage that you didn't see where she told me Shannon told her they were outside the four. I knew if Sage knew that Jawan knew, and we had some work to do. We tried to rebuild that Uli bond, and my pitch to them was about numbers: "We have a solid six. If you come with us, we will get top six. If you flip, you're going to be in a seven alliance of a lot of different people. I was closer to Sage than I was with Jawan and I knew that Rizo, Savannah and Sophie had gotten closer. There's a chance you could work together as we get down the line." I thought that would hold them. I knew Alex was never going to vote for us, but I thought we'd have won six to five. Before tribal, the last conversation I had was with Savannah. I said to her, "Either me or you are going to catch some votes," because we both knew they weren't going to vote for Rizo. They were so scared of that idol and any blowback. If you watch the show, you see that for the first four votes I wasn't surprised, because I knew we were going to get votes. The fifth vote was a confirmation that Alex had flipped, which I kind of knew. Six, I realized six means seven. Six means I lost Sage and Jawan. And it was a choice they made that I understand. Do I agree with it? Obviously not. I'm here. But I didn't feel betrayed emotionally because I understood what they were thinking. Whose flip were you more surprised by: Jawan or Sage? We knew they were a tight two. They're both eccentric characters, and I do think even though we never said there was a core four, they felt the vibes. I knew my relationship with Sage was probably better than with Jawan, which I think surprised some people, but Sage and I are not dissimilar. Large groups make us nervous, we bonded over that. And because we'd had that conversation, I guess I would be more surprised about Sage. Survivor fans love a good blindside. What's it feel like for someone who experiences it? It feels a little out-of-body. I've seen every episode of the show and every episode of the Australian version so many times. You go, "If that were to happen, here's what I would do." Instead I was like, "Where's my torch?" You're thinking about it almost as if you're controlling an avatar in a video game. "I have to go get my torch. I have to walk over here. I have kids. I can't say anything crazy. I have to just take it on the chin and be a good sport." But the emotional part of your head is like, "F- these guys." Sorry. "Screw these guys. I'm so mad." Then you walk down this really long path and have to give your final words, and you're so exhausted. It feels like you were on a rollercoaster, and it didn't just pull in. It just stopped halfway. Then you're like, "What do I do now?" You don't know what to do with yourself. It's incredibly surreal, and I'm not sure I was 100 percent there. Then you go shower and get some food, and it doesn't feel all that bad, to be honest. Nate Moore with Savannah Louie on Survivor season 49. Robert Voets/CBS (C)2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Let's go back to the beginning of what happened last episode. Did you buy the story Jawan and Sage were selling about Shannon "losing her mind?" Not 100 percent. My experience with Shannon on Uli was even different than a lot of viewers experienced watching the show. She was certainly not as hi