A Sport of Thrones Film Is Apparently on the Desk

Sport of Thrones aired its final episode in 2019, however the world created by George R.R. Martin nonetheless has a significant popular culture presence. HBO’s prequel sequence Home of the Dragon has been a giant hit, with a third season presently within the works—and spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, primarily based on Martin’s “Dunk and Egg” tales, will debut in 2025. Plus, there are at all times rumors of extra Thrones-adjacent sequence to return; sometime we could even get The Winds of Winter, Martin’s long-awaited subsequent e book in his sequence. However how about this curveball: a Sport of Thrones characteristic movie?

In accordance with the Hollywood Reporter, there’s an opportunity it may certainly occur. The commerce writes, “Warner Bros. has been quietly creating not less than one movie set in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy universe … A number of sources describe the challenge as very early stage improvement, with no filmmaker, solid, or author but connected. However the firm is eager on exploring the thought of Westeros invading cinemas.” io9 has reached out to HBO/Warner Bros. and can replace this publish ought to we hear again.

THR goes on to level out this transfer would make sense within the context of the studio, which oversees HBO, taking a brand new perspective relating to the circulation between its massive and small-screen content material. The Batman spawned present HBO and Max hit The Penguin; Dune: Prophecy, which arrives on the streamer in November, is a prequel to the Denis Villeneuve Dune movies.

And particularly within the fantasy realm, Warner Bros. has a number of Lord of the Rings initiatives within the works; resulting from the complicated rights attached to J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation, the TV sequence is over on Amazon Prime Video, however Center-earth on the massive display screen continues to be WB’s area. It is smart that the studio would wish to construct upon the style by tapping deeper into Sport of Thrones, one other property with an enormous built-in fan base.

Additionally: think about the dragon egg-shaped popcorn buckets!

Whereas after all there are zero particulars past the truth that a Sport of Thrones film may doubtlessly occur, it’s nonetheless thrilling to consider. If it does come collectively, which period and nook of Westeros do you assume a characteristic movie ought to concentrate on?

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