HBO ditches Game of Thrones prequel
HBO refused to create a prequel to the hit series "Game of Thrones", in which Australian actress Naomi Watts was to play one of the main roles. According to Deadline, the producer of the project, Jane Goldman, notified the movie crew via e-mail about the closure of the project. The reasons for the incident are not specified. According to rumors, the finished material did not delight the test audience. The backstory was expected to take place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones. The series was movieed in Northern Ireland. The author of the original literary source, George R.R. Martin called this project "The Long Night". In addition to Watts, Miranda Richardson, Georgie Henley, Jamie Campbell Bauer, Toby Regbo, Denis Gough, John Simm, Alex Sharp were supposed to star in the prequel. John Heffernan and other actors. Let's remind that something similar happened in due time with the original show, the pilot episode of which was considered unsuccessful. Its creators had to re-shoot it almost completely, which, however, did not lead to the closure of the project, but eventually allowed to create one of the most popular TV series in history. The Topic of Article: HBO ditches Game of Thrones prequel. |
