Warner Bros. utvecklar en långfilmsprequel i Game of Thrones-universumet, som utspelar sig 300 år innan den ursprungliga HBO-serien och kretsar kring kung Aegon Targaryens erövring av Westeros. Beau Willimon, känd för House of Cards och Andor, skriver manus efter framgången med spinoffen A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Projektets framtid är osäker mitt i Warner Bros. potentiella sammanslagning med Paramount Skydance.
Warner Bros. befinner sig i tidigt utvecklingsstadium för en live action-långfilmssatsning i George R.R. Martins Westeros, med fokus på Aegon I Targaryen – grundaren av Targaryen-dynastin – och hans erövring av kontinenten, en händelse cirka 300 år innan den ursprungliga Game of Thrones-piloten. Manusförfattaren Beau Willimon, som var showrunner på House of Cards och skrev avsnitt av Star Wars Andor, har redan lämnat in ett utkastsmanus, enligt rapporter. The announcement follows critical acclaim for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the latest spinoff, and builds on the franchise's expansion via House of the Dragon, which explores later Targaryen history and is set for a new season. No director or casting has been revealed. George R.R. Martin has teased the project as a 'Dune-sized feature film,' hinting at a major budget. The storyline, previously undeveloped for screen, overlaps with an early-stage HBO series concept and underscores the Westeros lore's appeal despite delays in Martin's sixth A Song of Ice and Fire novel, The Winds of Winter. Progress is complicated by Warner Bros.' ongoing discussions for a sale to Paramount Skydance. If approved, new leadership under Paramount CEO David Ellison—who plans 30 theatrical releases yearly—could reshape priorities. Nonetheless, Game of Thrones, an eight-season Emmy-winning hit based on Martin's novels, remains one of Warner Bros.' most lucrative franchises, bolstering the movie's prospects amid Hollywood's push into established fantasy IPs.