‘game of Thrones‘, franchise HBO ‘adapted from the novel series’song of ice and fire‘, continues to expand. After the main series, the streaming platform released the prequel ‘The House of the Dragon’. Additionally, there are several spin-offs in development. And now George RR Martin has confirmed new projects.
The author of the novels announced: The company is currently working on breaking into the animation field. Martin states that several series that will delve into the Westeros universe are in development. However, he points out that all of them must be given the green light.
“It just so happened that HBO and I we have our own animation projects, It takes place in the world of ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’. None of them have been given the green light yet, but I think With a few of these we are close to taking the next step“, Martin mentions on his website.
“When this last round of development began a few years ago, we had four ideas with great talent for animated series. Over time, writers’ rooms, meetings, drafts and scripts followed… But alas,two of the original projects archived“says the novelist.
However, it turns out that the other two ‘Game of Thrones’ series are still ongoing. And a third one, previously announced in real image format, has been added to these. “Work on the other two animation projects continues rapidly… In the meantime, we have made some changes. ‘Nine Journeys’“Our series follows the legendary journeys of the Sea Serpent (Lord Corlys Velaryon) from live action to animation,” explains Martin.
“It’s a move I fully support. Budget constraints would likely have made the live-action version prohibitively expensive due to half the series being set at sea and the need to create a different port every week, from Driftmark to Lys to the Basilisk Islands to Volantis, Qarth ” he continues, referring to the ‘Nine Journeys’ series.
“There’s a big world out there. And we have a much better chance of showing it all through animation. NowWe have three ongoing animation projects“, Martin says in the statement. As for the other two series, it is unknown what they might be about. No details were also given about a hypothetical release date, should they get the green light.
As a side note, in Martin’s article He mentions the Netflix series ‘Blue-Eyed Samurai’ as an example. “It has the most beautiful artwork I’ve ever seen. The story is also amazing. Set in Edo period Japan, the film is violent, visceral, sexy (and sometimes a little perverse), with spectacular action scenes and a realistic plot. It’s well-developed, colorful, complex and real.” “It’s a cast of characters. Flawed heroes, villains who are so much more than cartoons,” he praises.
“Even if you don’t normally watch animation, give it a try. It’s great. If you like my stories, I think you’ll love it.” It’s as exciting as ‘The Blue-Eyed Samurai.’” “Well, we’ll definitely try it.”