Game of Thrones prequel pilot ordered by HBO (Update: Cancelled)

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Game of Thrones Prequel Series with Naomi Watts Is Dead - IGN

‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel With Naomi Watts Dead At HBO – Deadline
Showrunner Goldman has been emailing the cast and crew of the project to tell them that the pilot is dead, we hear. The development has not been confirmed by HBO.

The prequel, created by the Kingsman scribe and George R. R. Martin, takes places thousands of years before the wars, romances and dragons of the Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington-led GoT that wrapped up its blockbuster eight season run earlier this year. Weaving in issues of race, power, intrigue and White Walkers, the Goldman-run prequel was given the green light back in June of 2018.

It was picked among several GOT prequel scripts that had been commissioned by HBO. While the pilot, carrying heavy corporate expectations, was in editing, HBO in September gave an unofficial pilot green light to a second prequel project from Martin and Ryan Condal, which is set 300 years before the events in Game of Thrones and tracks the beginning of the end for House Targaryen.

Word of the pilot, penned by Goldman and directed by S.J. Clarkson, not going forward comes after a lengthy post-production and rumors about issues during filming in Northern Ireland.

That is not altogether unheard of for a production of such scope — hardcore fans of the Emmy-winning mothership series will recollect that the $10 million pilot for the David Benioff and D.B. Weiss-created show had a rocky road too. The duo and others have admitted that the original GoT pilot was a mess that required to be almost entirely re-shot at great expense before HBO execs would give the go-ahead to take the project to series.

News of the prequel’s demise comes as HBO owner WarnerMedia hopes to blow some dragon fire of its own today with an investors day presentation of its HBO Max streaming service on the Warner Bros lot in Burbank.

Set to launch next spring, the AT&T-owned media company’s latest foray into the streaming wars has its eyes set on a prize almost as large as the conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. With AppleTV+ premiering on November 1 and Disney+ on November to crowd the space already occupied by Netflix, Amazon and the Disney controlled Hulu, plus NBCUniversal’s Peacock on the horizon for 2020 too, AT&T CEO Randell Stephenson declared yesterday that he sees big numbers for HBO Max in such a tight landscape.

The telecom conglomerate boss said in a forecast issued Monday that HBO Max aims to have 50 million U.S. subscribers in its first five years. A desire for more Game of Thrones likely is partially fueling that ambition.
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Benipuff and Wack's Season 8 strikes again.
 
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fukk HBO for this one.

Seriously

This prequel was going to be the only thing that could wash the taste of D&D's fukk up out of my mouth. A prequel to expand on the mythology of Westeros that was ignored on the show. A prequel to make the White Walker's story not seem like such a waste of time.

And they cancel it. WTF

I can't wait until Watchmen ends so I can cancel my HBO Now permanently.

GOT is now dead to me. I don't care about a Targ prequel. Cancel that one too, PLEASE

All our hope is with George now. God help us.
 
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MidniteJay said:
Yeah, I thought they had a cast and everything. :patrice:
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Yep


Tasha And said:
:blessed:

Now they can do Fire and Blood:banderas:
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Meanwhile, HBO is expected to move forward with another Game of Thrones prequel project, this one that would trace the glory days of House Targaryen. The project has earned an official pilot order at HBO. The spinoff is co-created by GoT book author George R.R. Martin and Colony creator Ryan J. Condal, and is set 300 years before the original Thrones series, chronicling “the beginning of the end for House Targaryen.” Martin’s companion book Fire & Blood serves as a template for the new series.

The new project is actually a reworking of the rejected spinoff concept from Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman, which officially got the axe back in April. (Cogman is now serving as a consultant on Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings adaptation.)

Game of Thrones Spinoff Shock: HBO Passes on 'Troubled' Prequel Project
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#Targset :wow:
 
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Adam3000 said:
fukk HBO for this one.

Seriously

This prequel was going to be the only thing that could wash the taste of D&D's fukk up out of my mouth. A prequel to expand on the mythology of Westeros that was ignored on the show. A prequel to make the White Walker's story not seem like such a waste of time.

And they cancel it. WTF

I can't wait until Watchmen ends so I can cancel my HBO Now permanently.

GOT is now dead to me. I don't care about a Targ prequel. Cancel that one too, PLEASE

All our hope is with George now. God help us.
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They must be going all in on FIRE & BLOOD. They probably were fearful, the series too place too far back. They want a connection the major houses all fans know and love.
 
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