A Game of Thrones Movie Is Apparently On The Table

Game of Thrones aired its final episode in 2019, but the world created by George RR Martin still has a huge presence in pop culture. A former HBO series The House of the Beast has been such a huge hit, there’s a third season currently in the works—and a spinoff Knight of the Seven Kingdomsbased on Martin’s “Dunk and Egg” stories, will debut in 2025. Also, there are always rumors of more. Thrones-next series to come; one day we may find out The Winds of WinterMartin’s next book in his long-awaited series. But what about this curveball: a Game of Thrones feature film?

According to the Hollywood Reporter, there’s a chance it could actually happen. The trade writes, “Warner Bros. has been quietly developing at least one film based on George RR Martin’s popular fiction … Multiple sources describe the project as early-stage development, with no filmmaker, cast, or writer yet attached. But the company is serious about considering the idea of ​​Westeros invading cinemas. ” io9 reached out to HBO/Warner Bros. and will update this post if asked.

THR continues to point out that this move will make sense in the context of the studio, which oversees HBO, taking a new perspective on the flow between big and small screen content. Batman released HBO’s current and Max hit The Penguin; Dune: Prophecyarriving on the streamer in November, is a prequel to Denis Villeneuve A mound films.

And especially in the realm of fantasy, Warner Bros. has a lot The Lord of the Rings projects in the works; due to complex rights attached to JRR Tolkien’s creation, the TV series ended on Amazon Prime Video, but Middle-earth on the big screen is still a WB domain. It makes sense that a studio would want to build on the genre by going deeper into it Game of Thronesanother site with a large built-in fan base.

Also: Think dragon egg-shaped popcorn buckets!

Although there are details of it except a Game of Thrones the movie he can that might happen, it’s still fun to think about. If it does come together, what era and corner of Westeros do you think the feature film should focus on?

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