The first attempt to bring George R.R. Martin’s bestselling novels to the screen looked very different than the Game of Thrones we fell in love with.

Entertainment Weekly published an excerpt from Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series, a book written by EW editor at large James Hibberd, which is set for an October 6 release and includes interviews from the show’s cast and crew.

The excerpt tells how actors, hairstyles, and major scenes were reconsidered after the pilot failed to land with HBO executives in the early stages of the show’s development. Among the changes were Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Khal Drogo’s (Jason Momoa) wedding scene with Tamzin Merchant originally playing the role of Daenerys. In the original scene, Daenerys jumped a fire on a horse and the couple consummated the marriage by a brook.

Another huge change was that Rickon Stark was almost written out of the show, “The biggest thing was Dan and David called me up and had the idea of eliminating Rickon, the youngest of the Stark children because he didn’t do much in the first book,” George R.R. Martin said. “I said I had important plans for him, so they kept him.”

Thankfully, the series finally got the green light from HBO, but the pilot had to be shot again.

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With much speculation over the new prequel to Game of Thrones, fans have wondered if any of the famous families will be making an appearance.

And who better to ask than the series creator himself, George R. R. Martin?

The author spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the new show from Jane Goldman (which he accidentally revealed is likely called A Long Night).

Set 10,000 before the world we’ve come to know, “Westeros is a very different place,” Martin says.

“There’s no King’s Landing. There’s no Iron Throne. There are no Targaryens — Valyria has hardly begun to rise yet with its dragons and the great empire that it built. We’re dealing with a different and older world and hopefully that will be part of the fun of the series.”

Naomi Watts has already been cast in the series as a socialite who is concealing a dark secret.

Maybe she knows about those dragons…

The post George R. R. Martin Sheds Light on the “Game of Thrones” Prequel appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The first attempt to bring George R.R. Martin’s bestselling novels to the screen looked very different than the Game of Thrones we fell in love with.

Entertainment Weekly published an excerpt from Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series, a book written by EW editor at large James Hibberd, which is set for an October 6 release and includes interviews from the show’s cast and crew.

The excerpt tells how actors, hairstyles, and major scenes were reconsidered after the pilot failed to land with HBO executives in the early stages of the show’s development. Among the changes were Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Khal Drogo’s (Jason Momoa) wedding scene with Tamzin Merchant originally playing the role of Daenerys. In the original scene, Daenerys jumped a fire on a horse and the couple consummated the marriage by a brook.

Another huge change was that Rickon Stark was almost written out of the show, “The biggest thing was Dan and David called me up and had the idea of eliminating Rickon, the youngest of the Stark children because he didn’t do much in the first book,” George R.R. Martin said. “I said I had important plans for him, so they kept him.”

Thankfully, the series finally got the green light from HBO, but the pilot had to be shot again.

The post “Game of Thrones” Almost Looked Very Different appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

With much speculation over the new prequel to Game of Thrones, fans have wondered if any of the famous families will be making an appearance.

And who better to ask than the series creator himself, George R. R. Martin?

The author spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the new show from Jane Goldman (which he accidentally revealed is likely called A Long Night).

Set 10,000 before the world we’ve come to know, “Westeros is a very different place,” Martin says.

“There’s no King’s Landing. There’s no Iron Throne. There are no Targaryens — Valyria has hardly begun to rise yet with its dragons and the great empire that it built. We’re dealing with a different and older world and hopefully that will be part of the fun of the series.”

Naomi Watts has already been cast in the series as a socialite who is concealing a dark secret.

Maybe she knows about those dragons…

The post George R. R. Martin Sheds Light on the “Game of Thrones” Prequel appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.