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Game of Thrones Movie?

Last week we brought to your attention the fact that there was a battle of words and intentions going on between George R.R. Martin and HBO. To give you the short version: HBO said that although they didn't want to they would write their own conclusion to Game of Thrones if George doesn't finish book seven by the time they are ready to film series 7. George's reply was that HBO would need to do more than seven seasons (maybe a prequel season) to give him more time, but HBO said that wasn't something they'd consider. Well, the latest idea from George R.R. Martin is a movie, "It all depends on how long the main series runs," Martin told The Hollywood Reporter following the season-four premiere of the hit HBO series. "Do we run for seven years? Do we run for eight? Do we run for 10? The books get bigger and bigger (in scope). It might need a feature to tie things up, something with a feature budget, like $100 million for two hours. Those dragons get real big, you know."

My concern with this is that Martin seems to be ignoring the words of the show's writers who said that seven was always the 'goal' and the confirmation by HBO's president that 'seven is a nice long run for us'. If, as I expect, that isn't seen as an option, Martin did put forward the idea of a movie based on his Tales of Dunk and Egg being made as a movie instead. For those unfamiliar, the series currently stands as three prequel novellas, they revolve around a group of characters, including Ser Duncan the Tall, who lived in the mythical Westeros 90 years before

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the events depicted in his book series A Song of Ice and Fire, which serves as the basis for Game of Thrones. "They could be the basis for [a film]," Martin added at the post-premiere party, which was held at the only place fantasy fans can really have a party: the Museum of Natural History! For fans of the series, Martin gave some very good news on top of the possibility of the movie, saying that "I have written these three stories, and I have about a dozen more." George also confirmed that the prequel characters are the direct ancestors of some of Game of Thrones' players, but he wouldn't reveal how they relate.

Certainly, I like the idea and can see a prequel movie happening far more than I can a 'season 7 or season 8 conclusion'. We've heard this idea being thrown around before and it never seems to happen (24 for example). What has happened in the past is that movies have shown up after a series has finished: Veronica Mars is the latest one, but we've seen Firefly, Star Trek and Sex and the City all do pretty well in the past. I guess the question would be whether casual fans would be as interested in a series that doesn't feature the characters they've come to know from the show (we Factioners, of course, would!).

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