The author of A Song of Ice and Fire, on which the series was based, has said that the ending of his new book is “quite different” from the TV show.

Many fans were severely disappointed by the way producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss chose to wrap up the final season. It was felt as though the characters’ actions did not fit with their personalities and that certain plot points that had been hinted at did not materialize.

Martin has been writing the penultimate book in the series, The Winds of Winter, since 2010, with readers waiting impatiently for him to finish. It was due to the author’s writing pace that the HBO series surpassed the novels and decided on the characters’ fates.

In a new post on his website, entitled A Winter Garden, Martin confirmed that his novels are heading in a different direction.

“Some of the things you saw on HBO in GAME OF THRONES you will also see in THE WINDS OF WINTER (though maybe not in quite the same ways)… but much of the rest will be quite different. And really, when you think about it, this was inevitable,” he wrote. “Not all of the characters who survived until the end of GAME OF THRONES will survive until the end of A SONG OF ICE & FIRE, and not all of the characters who died on GAME OF THRONES will die in A SONG OF ICE & FIRE.”

As for the ending?

“You will need to wait until I get there. Some things will be the same. A lot will not,” the author teased.

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According to Martin, the sequel is being developed under the working title SNOW, and it’s one of the four live-action successors shows in development at HBO. He claims it’s been in development for almost as long as the others, but they kept it under the wraps until the news was leaked.

Martin detailed the project in a lengthy post on his blog and confirmed this show is Harington’s brainchild after his former co-star Emilia Clarke suggested so in a recent interview.

“It was Kit Harrington who brought the idea to us. I cannot tell you the names of the writers/ showrunners since that has not been cleared for release yet… but Kit brought them in too, his own team, and they are terrific,” wrote Martin.

Nothing is official until this show goes to series and it was previously reported it’s still in “exploratory stages”. Game of Thrones ended with Jon Snow going back to Castle Black and leading the wildlings to take back their lands beyond the Wall, so it’s likely that the sequel will pick up from there.

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Author of the GoT source novels and prequel executive producer finally provides fans some insights into the still-untitled project. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed that the Starks are in, but the Lannisters are out. 

“The Starks will definitely be there,” he said. “Obviously the White Walkers are here — or as they’re called in my books, ‘The Others’ — and that will be an aspect of it. There are things like direwolves and mammoths.”

“The Lannisters aren’t there yet, but Castlery Rock is certainly there; it’s like the Rock of Gibraltar,” he said. “It’s actually occupied by the Casterlys — for whom it’s still named after in the time of Game of Thrones.”

The show takes place roughly 5,000 years before the events in GoT and chronicles the world’s descent from the Golden Age of Heroes to the rise of the White Walkers and the near-destruction of man. 

The pilot from Jane Goldman is currently filming in Northern Ireland.

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The prequel has tapped five new series regulars to star opposite Naomi Watts; they are: Marquis Rodriquez, John Simm, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, and Dixie Egerickx.

They join previously announced Josh Whitehouse, Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, Toby Regbo, and Miranda Richardson.

The drama pilot hails from GoT co-executive producer George R.R. Martin and writer Jane Goldman. Goldman will also serve as showrunner and the two will also exec produce.

“Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour,” the logline reads. “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.”

Back in November, Martin told Entertainment Tonight, “Westeros is a very different place. There’s no King’s Landing. There’s no Iron Throne. There are no Targaryens — Valyria has hardly begun to rise yet with its dragons and the great empire that it built. We’re dealing with a different and older world and hopefully that will be part of the fun of the series.”

Production is set to start this summer.

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With the epic show based on Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire ending after its eighth season, HBO announced that a prequel would be produced.

It was confirmed in October that an idea from Kingsman: The Secret Service producer, Jane Goldman, would be going to pilot, starring Naomi Watts of The Book of Henry.

At the time, the author was so excited that he wrote on his blog: “Casting is now underway for THE LONG NIGHT, the first of the GAME OF THRONES successor series to ordered to film. HBO has just announced the first cast member: NAOMI WATTS is coming on board as one of our stars. I could not be more excited. Welcome to Westeros, Naomi.”

But after his slip of finger, Martin is saying “not so fast.”

In another post, the author has now said, “Oh, I should also mention … HBO has informed me that the Jane Goldman pilot is not (yet) titled THE LONG NIGHT. That’s is certainly the title I prefer, but for the moment the pilot is still officially UNTITLED. So… mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa. Elsewise, the pilot is coming along well, with casting falling into place. I could tell you more, but I am not supposed to. We also have a couple of other successor shows still in development, but I cannot tell you about those either. Sorry.”

Oops.

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According to Martin, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss made the call to end the series.

“David and Dan have been saying for like five seasons that seven seasons is all they would go,” the 69-year-old author told reporters at the Primetime Emmys red carpet on Monday. “We got them to go to eight but not any more than that. There was a period like five years ago when they were saying seven seasons and I was saying 10 seasons and they won, they’re the ones actually working on it.”

While there are several spinoff series based on Game of Thrones in works at the moment, George R. R. Martin ruled out the possibility that any of them will be based on the original characters.

“I know all of the actors, as great as they are, all the actors are anxious to get on and play other roles,” – Martin added. “They don’t want to spend their entire lives playing one role, and that’s fine, that’s great, we had such an amazing cast.”

The final season of Game of Thrones is scheduled to premiere during the first half of 2019 but the exact date is still to be determined. Also, the eighth season will only have six episodes.

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“No, winter is not coming… not in 2018, at least,” Martin wrote on his website. “You’re going to have to keep waiting for THE WINDS OF WINTER. “

The author did, however, announced a new book set in the world of Westeros. Titled Fire & Blood, the book will focus on the history of Targaryens and is scheduled for release on November 20th.

“This first volume covers all the Targaryen kings from Aegon I (the Conquerer) to the regency of Aegon III (the Dragonbane), along with their wives, wars, siblings, children, friends, rivals, laws, travels, and sundry other matters.” Martin also added a second volume  is planned and will come “a few years down the pike.”

FIRE & BLOOD, the history of the Targaryens, will be releasing in hardcover on November 20! Read more about it in my blog post: https://t.co/Y6kdsfEds9 #FireandBlood pic.twitter.com/URFJRzGA9r

— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) April 25, 2018

George R.R. Martin released A Game of Thrones, the first book in A Song of Ice and Fire series, in 1996. Four more novels followed, with the last one being A Dance with Dragons released in 2011. Martin initially planned for The Winds of Winter to be the last entry in the series, but later changed his mind announcing the seventh book, A Dream of Spring.

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The author of A Song of Ice and Fire, on which the series was based, has said that the ending of his new book is “quite different” from the TV show.

Many fans were severely disappointed by the way producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss chose to wrap up the final season. It was felt as though the characters’ actions did not fit with their personalities and that certain plot points that had been hinted at did not materialize.

Martin has been writing the penultimate book in the series, The Winds of Winter, since 2010, with readers waiting impatiently for him to finish. It was due to the author’s writing pace that the HBO series surpassed the novels and decided on the characters’ fates.

In a new post on his website, entitled A Winter Garden, Martin confirmed that his novels are heading in a different direction.

“Some of the things you saw on HBO in GAME OF THRONES you will also see in THE WINDS OF WINTER (though maybe not in quite the same ways)… but much of the rest will be quite different. And really, when you think about it, this was inevitable,” he wrote. “Not all of the characters who survived until the end of GAME OF THRONES will survive until the end of A SONG OF ICE & FIRE, and not all of the characters who died on GAME OF THRONES will die in A SONG OF ICE & FIRE.”

As for the ending?

“You will need to wait until I get there. Some things will be the same. A lot will not,” the author teased.

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According to Martin, the sequel is being developed under the working title SNOW, and it’s one of the four live-action successors shows in development at HBO. He claims it’s been in development for almost as long as the others, but they kept it under the wraps until the news was leaked.

Martin detailed the project in a lengthy post on his blog and confirmed this show is Harington’s brainchild after his former co-star Emilia Clarke suggested so in a recent interview.

“It was Kit Harrington who brought the idea to us. I cannot tell you the names of the writers/ showrunners since that has not been cleared for release yet… but Kit brought them in too, his own team, and they are terrific,” wrote Martin.

Nothing is official until this show goes to series and it was previously reported it’s still in “exploratory stages”. Game of Thrones ended with Jon Snow going back to Castle Black and leading the wildlings to take back their lands beyond the Wall, so it’s likely that the sequel will pick up from there.

The post George R.R. Martin Confirms Jon Snow “Game of Thrones” Sequel, Says It Was Kit Harrington’s Idea appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Author of the GoT source novels and prequel executive producer finally provides fans some insights into the still-untitled project. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed that the Starks are in, but the Lannisters are out. 

“The Starks will definitely be there,” he said. “Obviously the White Walkers are here — or as they’re called in my books, ‘The Others’ — and that will be an aspect of it. There are things like direwolves and mammoths.”

“The Lannisters aren’t there yet, but Castlery Rock is certainly there; it’s like the Rock of Gibraltar,” he said. “It’s actually occupied by the Casterlys — for whom it’s still named after in the time of Game of Thrones.”

The show takes place roughly 5,000 years before the events in GoT and chronicles the world’s descent from the Golden Age of Heroes to the rise of the White Walkers and the near-destruction of man. 

The pilot from Jane Goldman is currently filming in Northern Ireland.

The post George R.R. Martin Reveals New Facts About “Game of Thrones” Prequel appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The prequel has tapped five new series regulars to star opposite Naomi Watts; they are: Marquis Rodriquez, John Simm, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, and Dixie Egerickx.

They join previously announced Josh Whitehouse, Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, Toby Regbo, and Miranda Richardson.

The drama pilot hails from GoT co-executive producer George R.R. Martin and writer Jane Goldman. Goldman will also serve as showrunner and the two will also exec produce.

“Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour,” the logline reads. “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.”

Back in November, Martin told Entertainment Tonight, “Westeros is a very different place. There’s no King’s Landing. There’s no Iron Throne. There are no Targaryens — Valyria has hardly begun to rise yet with its dragons and the great empire that it built. We’re dealing with a different and older world and hopefully that will be part of the fun of the series.”

Production is set to start this summer.

The post “Game of Thrones” Prequel Casts Five More Series Regulars appeared first on EverydayKoala.

With the epic show based on Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire ending after its eighth season, HBO announced that a prequel would be produced.

It was confirmed in October that an idea from Kingsman: The Secret Service producer, Jane Goldman, would be going to pilot, starring Naomi Watts of The Book of Henry.

At the time, the author was so excited that he wrote on his blog: “Casting is now underway for THE LONG NIGHT, the first of the GAME OF THRONES successor series to ordered to film. HBO has just announced the first cast member: NAOMI WATTS is coming on board as one of our stars. I could not be more excited. Welcome to Westeros, Naomi.”

But after his slip of finger, Martin is saying “not so fast.”

In another post, the author has now said, “Oh, I should also mention … HBO has informed me that the Jane Goldman pilot is not (yet) titled THE LONG NIGHT. That’s is certainly the title I prefer, but for the moment the pilot is still officially UNTITLED. So… mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa. Elsewise, the pilot is coming along well, with casting falling into place. I could tell you more, but I am not supposed to. We also have a couple of other successor shows still in development, but I cannot tell you about those either. Sorry.”

Oops.

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According to Martin, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss made the call to end the series.

“David and Dan have been saying for like five seasons that seven seasons is all they would go,” the 69-year-old author told reporters at the Primetime Emmys red carpet on Monday. “We got them to go to eight but not any more than that. There was a period like five years ago when they were saying seven seasons and I was saying 10 seasons and they won, they’re the ones actually working on it.”

While there are several spinoff series based on Game of Thrones in works at the moment, George R. R. Martin ruled out the possibility that any of them will be based on the original characters.

“I know all of the actors, as great as they are, all the actors are anxious to get on and play other roles,” – Martin added. “They don’t want to spend their entire lives playing one role, and that’s fine, that’s great, we had such an amazing cast.”

The final season of Game of Thrones is scheduled to premiere during the first half of 2019 but the exact date is still to be determined. Also, the eighth season will only have six episodes.

The post George R. R. Martin: “GoT” Could Have Gone on For More Seasons appeared first on EverydayKoala.

“No, winter is not coming… not in 2018, at least,” Martin wrote on his website. “You’re going to have to keep waiting for THE WINDS OF WINTER. “

The author did, however, announced a new book set in the world of Westeros. Titled Fire & Blood, the book will focus on the history of Targaryens and is scheduled for release on November 20th.

“This first volume covers all the Targaryen kings from Aegon I (the Conquerer) to the regency of Aegon III (the Dragonbane), along with their wives, wars, siblings, children, friends, rivals, laws, travels, and sundry other matters.” Martin also added a second volume  is planned and will come “a few years down the pike.”

FIRE & BLOOD, the history of the Targaryens, will be releasing in hardcover on November 20! Read more about it in my blog post: https://t.co/Y6kdsfEds9 #FireandBlood pic.twitter.com/URFJRzGA9r

— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) April 25, 2018

George R.R. Martin released A Game of Thrones, the first book in A Song of Ice and Fire series, in 1996. Four more novels followed, with the last one being A Dance with Dragons released in 2011. Martin initially planned for The Winds of Winter to be the last entry in the series, but later changed his mind announcing the seventh book, A Dream of Spring.

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