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 serious popular culture presence. HBO’s prequel collection Home of the Dragon has been an enormous hit, with a third season at present 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 collection to come back; sometime we might even get The Winds of Winter, Martin’s long-awaited subsequent e book in his collection. However how about this curveball: a Sport of Thrones characteristic movie?

In line with the Hollywood Reporter, there’s an opportunity it might 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 mission as very early stage growth, with no filmmaker, solid, or author but connected. However the firm is eager on exploring the concept 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 circulation between its huge 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 collection is over on Amazon Prime Video, however Center-earth on the massive display remains to be WB’s area. It is smart that the studio would need 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 might 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 deal with?

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