#189
HBO’s Game of Thrones pilot is looking good for a series pickup.
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin is easily one of the best epic fantasy series ever written. Martin’s 1,000+ page novels (four published, more on the way) are set in the captivating Seven Kingdoms, a land besieged by endless winter, war, and terrifying creatures known as the Others.
The books are brimming with court intrigue, betrayal, incest, and murder, making them an ideal undertaking for adaptation to an HBO series. HBO first optioned the series in 2007 and production on the pilot (which is named after the first book of the series) has been underway since mid-2009.
According to The Hollywood Reporter,
HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo says the dailies for [the] highly anticipated fantasy series “Game of Thrones” look “fantastic” and the project looks very strong for a series pickup.
With and estimated $5-$10 million invested in the pilot and superb casting featuring such notables as Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring), Lena Headey (The Sarah Connor Chronicles), and Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent), Thrones has to be high on HBO’s short list of projects to pickup.
Assuming all goes according to plan, I can’t fraking wait for the series’ 2011 premiere.
Tags: A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Pilot Looks Good for Pickup, Television, The Hollywood Reporter
Need. To. See!
I might start reading the series again once school is over this summer. That depends on the stack of unread books that will have piled up by then, though.
1,000+ pages?????? 0.o I had no idea they were so looong!
I’m interested in this series though.
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