One other Recreation of Thrones Prequel Present Simply Took a Huge Step Ahead

Recreation of Thrones is probably going to return in time but once more. Whereas a number of different spinoffs of the hit HBO fantasy collection are at varied phases of rumor and improvement, one has simply taken a large step ahead. A previously discussed prequel present following Aegon’s Conquest of Westeros, which takes place roughly 100 years earlier than Home of the Dragon, and 300 years earlier than Recreation of Thrones, simply picked up a brand new author.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the information that Mattson Tomlin, who co-wrote the upcoming The Batman Half II in addition to the Keanu Reeves adaptation KRZRKR and Mega Man, has signed up for the collection.

What does that imply precisely? It’s unclear. However including an in-demanded author like Tomlin is greater than we’ve heard about different rumored Recreation of Thrones exhibits, such because the Jon Snow sequel.

As for what Aegon’s Conquest entails, it’s type of the quintessential Recreation of Thrones story. Aegon Targaryen, aka Aegon I, aka Aegon the Conquerer, “had a imaginative and prescient of the White Walkers overtaking the continent, which spurred him to collect his household and their dragons to unite Westeros so it could be able to face the menace—and so a Targaryen can be sitting on the Iron Throne when it got here,” as per our earlier article. It was additionally Aegon who made the literal Iron Throne from all of the swords of defeated enemies.

The commerce studies that this present is being eyed as extra of a “again to fundamentals” method to the George R.R. Martin universe. Which, once more, is an oddly obscure phrase. However when put within the context of Home of the Dragon, perhaps it means a tad much less “household drama” and extra “fly your dragons round and kill individuals.”

If you wish to study extra about this story, HBO has touched upon it earlier than in animated kind. Read more about it here.

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