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Game Of Thrones: The Long Night. Not going forward (p3)

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:50 am
by Monkey Man
Game Of Thrones: The Long Night. Coming to HBO.

As production is wrapping on the final installment of mega hit Game Of Thrones, HBO has given a pilot green light to a GOT prequel series project from hot feature writer Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman) and author/GOT co-executive producer George R.R. Martin.

Created by Goldman & Martin and written by Goldman based on a story by her and Martin, the untitled project takes the prequel concept to a new level as it is set thousands of years before the events of Game Of Thrones. The series is described as chronicling “the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’ history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend… it’s not the story we think we know.”

Goldman will serve as showrunner and will executive produce alongside Martin as well as fellow GOT co-executive producer Vince Gerardis and Damages and Bloodline co-creator/exec producer Daniel Zelman. As previously announced, GOT creators/exec producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have no involvement in the potential offshoots.

The Goldman/Martin project was one of five GOT prequels HBO had put in development, signing deals with five writers to join Martin in the development and writing of five spinoffs of the blockbuster fantasy series, which don’t feature GOT characters. The other four scribes are Max Borenstein, Brian Helgeland, Carly Wray and Bryan Cogman. I hear that another of the scripts could get a green light though there is no rush or pressure to do so.

HBO had been looking to launch a GOT prequel series in 2020, putting distance between it and the 2019 finale of GOT.

https://deadline.com/2018/06/game-of-th ... 202406524/

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:55 am
by Hypes
Will this not just feature loads of dragons taking up the budget?

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:44 pm
by Grumpy David
Setting it thousands of years before the Game of Thrones timeline seems a bit pointless, I would have preferred seeing the events leading up to The Mad King etc.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:57 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
Hyperion wrote:Will this not just feature loads of dragons taking up the budget?


This was my thinking as it also sounds like it should feature children of the forest, white walkers, the undead and other mythical things. The concerns for hbo of recent years has been about the ever increasing budget for GOT so I'm surprised they are going down this route.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:59 pm
by Ironhide
The adventures of Dunk and Egg or Robert's rebellion would have made more sense.

I'm not overly excited about this but I'll probably watch it.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:44 pm
by Buffalo
Kick-Ass and Kingsman, eh? Such pedigree in the writing staff :dread:

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:54 pm
by Photek
Grumpy David wrote:Setting it thousands of years before the Game of Thrones timeline seems a bit pointless, I would have preferred seeing the events leading up to The Mad King etc.

This. I really don’t see the point of it being so far back.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:57 pm
by Robbo-92
It'll be a decent setting I imagine but it's not what I'd have picked. I'd have gone for something like Aegons Landing/Conquest or The Dance of the Dragons.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:04 pm
by Pedz
Another show where I just look up the tiddies online and ignore the show due to it likely being gooseberry fool... like GoT.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:05 pm
by Photek
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Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:07 pm
by Tomous
Buffalo wrote:Kick-Ass and Kingsman, eh? Such pedigree in the writing staff :dread:


Kick-Ass and Kingsman are great movies.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:08 pm
by Pedz
Nah, I'm serious, watched 2 seasons of GoT and was shocked that people liked it so much. Boring as feck, bar the tiddies.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:10 pm
by Tomous
Monkey Man wrote:The Goldman/Martin project was one of five GOT prequels HBO had put in development, signing deals with five writers to join Martin in the development and writing of five spinoffs of the blockbuster fantasy series, which don’t feature GOT characters. The other four scribes are Max Borenstein, Brian Helgeland, Carly Wray and Bryan Cogman. I hear that another of the scripts could get a green light though there is no rush or pressure to do so.


No wonder he hasn't finished that book yet.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:20 pm
by Robbo-92
If they're going to do plenty more Game of Thrones (which they probably will) I hope they do standalone series based on various other stories exploring the history of the world rather than 4 seasons on one story for example.

Anyway I'm going to say (I think I'm in the right era) that this series will end with Brandon Stark building the wall.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:26 pm
by Moggy
Pedz wrote:Nah, I'm serious, watched 2 seasons of GoT and was shocked that people liked it so much. Boring as feck, bar the tiddies.


But you saw a thread about a GoT prequel and thought “Oooo I better read that!”? :?

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:28 pm
by Pedz
Moggy wrote:
Pedz wrote:Nah, I'm serious, watched 2 seasons of GoT and was shocked that people liked it so much. Boring as feck, bar the tiddies.


But you saw a thread about a GoT prequel and thought “Oooo I better read that!”? :?


Why not? 99% of people here do it, why the strawberry float can't I?

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:52 pm
by Moggy
Pedz wrote:
Moggy wrote:
Pedz wrote:Nah, I'm serious, watched 2 seasons of GoT and was shocked that people liked it so much. Boring as feck, bar the tiddies.


But you saw a thread about a GoT prequel and thought “Oooo I better read that!”? :?


Why not? 99% of people here do it, why the strawberry float can't I?


Where did I say you couldn’t?

It’s just weird. Like the people that comment on news stories with “I DUNT CARE!!”. So why read and then bother to comment? :lol:

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:56 pm
by Pedz
Moggy wrote:
Pedz wrote:
Moggy wrote:
Pedz wrote:Nah, I'm serious, watched 2 seasons of GoT and was shocked that people liked it so much. Boring as feck, bar the tiddies.


But you saw a thread about a GoT prequel and thought “Oooo I better read that!”? :?


Why not? 99% of people here do it, why the strawberry float can't I?


Where did I say you couldn’t?

It’s just weird. Like the people that comment on news stories with “I DUNT CARE!!”. So why read and then bother to comment? :lol:


Again why not? What is wrong with reading something and then saying that I was not a fan of GoT and have no real interest in this. I didn't realise that posts were only meant to be showing how much people love the show.

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:59 pm
by Photek
I can’t imgur on my phone. :fp:

Re: Game Of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Pilot Order

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:59 pm
by Photek
:shifty: