Recreation 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 at the moment within the works—and spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based mostly 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 Recreation of Thrones function movie?
Based on the Hollywood Reporter, there’s an opportunity it might certainly occur. The commerce writes, “Warner Bros. has been quietly creating at the very least one movie set in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy universe … A number of sources describe the venture as very early stage growth, with no filmmaker, solid, or author but hooked up. 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 standpoint concerning the move between its large 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 tasks within the works; as a result of 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 large 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 Recreation of Thrones, one other property with an enormous built-in fan base.
Additionally: think about the dragon egg-shaped popcorn buckets!
Whereas in fact there are zero particulars past the truth that a Recreation of Thrones film might probably occur, it’s nonetheless thrilling to consider. If it does come collectively, which period and nook of Westeros do you suppose a function movie ought to deal with?
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