HBO Green Lights “A Game of Thrones”
HBO has been developing a pilot adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s best-selling novel, A GAME OF THRONES. The event was hyped over the months as Martin created guessing games and trivia clues in his journal to figure out what famous actors had been cast in the lead role.
The cast includes Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, and Mark Addy. But a pilot does not a series make. Numerous pilots are filmed every year and never get picked up for full production. A GAME OF THRONES in particular promises to be an expensive production in a genre that has cooled from its fervor seven years ago following the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy thanks to follow-up fantasy offerings from Ewe Boll and others.
With the strength of cast, strength of source material, and strength of buzz by fans who anxiously await the next installment in the series, HBO has picked up the pilot for a full 10-episode first season. Production for the season begins this June in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1 Comment to HBO Green Lights “A Game of Thrones”
I’m currently listening to the audiobook of Game of Thrones. Fitting that you put that image up, it’s not far past the scene that I just heard.
March 3, 2010