Kit Harington in 'Game of Thrones’. File image.
Warner Bros is reportedly developing a new “Game of Thrones” film, marking the franchise's first venture onto the big screen.
While still in the early stages with no confirmed cast or director, the project signals an exciting expansion of George R.R. Martin's beloved fantasy universe beyond television.
The fantasy drama, which is also known as “GoT”, ran for eight seasons from 2011 to 2019, becoming a global hit.
It centred on nine families waging war against each other to gain control over the mythical land of Westeros. Meanwhile, a force is rising after millennia and threatens the existence of living men.
Starring the likes of Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage and Kit Harington, among several others, it was created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO.
The show is an adaptation of “A Song of Ice and Fire”, a series of fantasy novels by Martin”, the first of which is “A Game of Thrones.”
“The Hollywood Reporter” added that series showrunners, Benioff and Weiss, wanted to conclude the series with three feature films instead of its 2019 finale.
However, HBO resisted the idea, wanting to preserve the prestige series as an HBO property.
Meanwhile, in 2022, the television network launched the hit prequel series “House of the Dragon”, with its second season recently airing.
They also plan to release the prequel series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” next year.
Meanwhile, “Deadline” has added that a third spin-off based on Harington’s character, Jon Snow was previously in the works but is no longer moving forward.
“It’s off the table,” the actor told “Screen Rant” in 2023, adding that the reason for the cancellation was that the creative team "couldn't find the right story to tell".
Martin also recently added that leadership changes at HBO and Max’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, have impacted development decisions for the “Game of Thrones” universe.
"All the changes at HBO Max have impacted us, certainly," “E! News” reportedly that he wrote in a December 2022 blog post.
They added that some of the rest of his post read: "Some [projects] are moving faster than others, as is always the case with development.
“A couple have been shelved, but I would not agree that they are dead. You can take something off the shelf as easily as you can put it on the shelf."
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