world game of Thrones It may end up on the big screen.
Warner Bros. has been quietly developing at least one movie set in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy universe. hollywood reporter Already learned.
Multiple sources say the project is in the very early stages of development and no filmmakers, actors or writers have yet been identified. But the company is keen to explore the idea of Westeros invading cinemas.
The move could represent a shift in the company’s strategy for the property. Producer of the original show game of Thrones It’s no secret that the show (David Benioff and Dan Weiss) wanted to end the series with three feature films, rather than a final season in 2019. Martin was also keen on the idea of a movie, the author told hollywood reporter As early as 2014, this concept was proposed. But for a long time, HBO strongly resisted the idea, preferring to keep the famous series as an HBO property.
However, there have been numerous changes in the company’s executive ranks since the original series ended (HBO is now led by Casey Bloys, and the studio is led by Mike De Luca Luca) and Pam Abdy), and changes in the film and TV landscape – including a growing willingness to move film properties to the small screen and back again. Matt Reeves’ box office success batman Launch of critically acclaimed HBO spin-off series PenguinMax is coming Dune: Prophecy Following the success of Denis Villeneuve’s two films, HBO is set to adapt J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels into a TV series, and Warner Bros. is developing a new series Lord of the Rings Even if Amazon launches a movie ring of power TV show. In short: the idea that a genre property must be a movie or TV show is so outdated that it’s no surprise game of Thrones Could be the next cross-media property.
HBO to launch hit prequel series in 2022 Dragon Housewhich recently aired its second season. The network also has an upcoming prequel series knight of the seven kingdoms Planned for 2025. One tantalizingly unexplored territory remains for storylines set after the original series, as all follow-up projects filmed to date are prequels.
game of Thrones Content from the show has previously been occasionally released in theaters, and HBO has previously given limited screenings of key episodes of the original series nationwide to help promote the show.
— Kim Masters contributed to this report.
