HBO affirms {that a} rumored prequel to Recreation of Thrones is in growth and will even get a significant theatrical launch. This may be “Aegon’s Conquest,” following King Aegon I Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros, establishing the Targaryen dynasty. That is roughly 300 years earlier than Recreation of Thrones, which depicts Aegon’s descendant Daenerys’ (Emilia Clarke) try and reclaim the Iron Throne.
A brand new story from The Hollywood Reporter reveals that “One other [planned project] is predicated on King Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros and is being developed by HBO as a potential drama collection and by the Warner Bros. movie workforce as a mammoth Dune-sized characteristic movie.” The 2-part (to date) Dune adaptation has grossed greater than $1 billion worldwide and earned two Finest Image nominations.
THR additionally revealed that author Quoc Dang Tran is presumably engaged on a Recreation of Thrones sequel collection following Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), who departed Westeros to discover the unknown lands to the west in Recreation of Thrones’ ending. This concept is seemingly a revival and transforming of the scrapped sequel concept that initially would have targeted on Jon Snow (Equipment Harington).
The primary characters of Aegon’s Conquest, nonetheless, could be Aegon and his two sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys. The three are all dragon riders, Visenya’s dragon notably being Vhagar, who remains to be alive and by then the most important dragon on the planet in Home of the Dragon. Visenya and Rhaenys are instrumental to Aegon taking management of six of the Seven Kingdoms (Dorne is introduced in later).
An adaptation of this era in Westeros’ historical past, permitting higher perception into Aegon I’s character, can also additional tie into Home of the Dragon. The primary Recreation of Thrones prequel from HBO added the unique plot level of Aegon having had a dream of the White Walkers ultimately invading Westeros, which grew to become a secret prophecy handed down the Targaryen line.
No matter how the “Tune of Ice and Hearth” prophecy is included, it stays to be seen whether or not Aegon’s Conquest will likely be one other TV collection for the franchise or its first film occasion, and possibly is dependent upon the standard of the totally different pitches at HBO Max and Warner Bros. Nonetheless, a theatrical film launch could possibly be large for this IP, increasing it with a distinct viewing expertise.
HBO is about to premiere its second Recreation of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, on January 18. This will likely be adopted by Home of the Dragon season 3 someday this summer time. Regardless of the infamously disliked conclusion to Recreation of Thrones, its spinoffs have been profitable, and the supply materials nonetheless gives way more lore to be tailored.
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