Stitch on 17/1/2007 at 17:28
First Preacher, now (
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957532.html?categoryid=14&cs=1) this:
Quote Posted by Variety
HBO has acquired the rights to turn George R.R. Martin's bestselling fantasy series "A Song of Fire and Ice" into a dramatic series to be written and exec produced by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. The series will begin with the 1996 first book, "A Game of Thrones," and the intention is for each novel (they average 1,000 pages each) to fuel a season's worth of episodes.
The uninspired and dull nature of A Feast for Crows has left my enthusiasm for this property at an all time low, but I've often thought that the story was more suited towards the medium of television, anyway, so this could wind up being fantastic.
Go go casting speculations!
ignatios on 17/1/2007 at 17:47
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Paz on 17/1/2007 at 18:23
This is pleasing news -_-
I'd like a cast of unknowns and no fickle cancellation before series 4, please!
[edit] Oh yeah, and a dvd release so I can actually watch it over here before 2018.
Malygris on 17/1/2007 at 18:36
Wait, what's this about Preacher?
Moi Dix Mois on 17/1/2007 at 20:55
Looking forward to this. I kind of got distracted half-way through the second book. This'll give me an incentive to get through the rest of the series.
Malygris on 17/1/2007 at 21:58
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Scots Taffer on 17/1/2007 at 23:57
JESUS FUCK OH MY UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNFFFFFFFFF
but to put in perspective:
Quote Posted by GRRM's Partner
Please remember folks, this is just an option. HBO has not 'greenlighted' pre-production, let alone hired directors, paid for the scripts to be written, set a production schedule or put it into their programming. At the least, I don't think we'll see AGoT until 2009, more likely 2010.
Shug on 18/1/2007 at 02:22
I never thought I'd say this, but I really hope they don't stray from the books :o
Scots Taffer on 18/1/2007 at 02:36
A few people raised concerns like "will they have Dany, a child, getting fucked by a primitive warrior and brother sister copulation?" to which an obvious response is "this is a network that had a show where a woman gave her friend a naked big-dicked slave as a gift", I doubt they'll shy away from the controversial and illicit angles of the books.
Personally though, I think HBO (if they adapt it) will definitely age most of the child-characters for several reasons, the main being that it's harder to have the children age only a single year between seasons and that much of the explicit adult content would be better suited to teenage/young adult actors.
As for casting predictions, fuck that, HBO has a stellar history of selecting an amazing mix of unknown but raw talents, old hands (usually completely out of character - see McShane as Swearengen), and solid supporting actors. Rarely have they mistepped in casting, if ever. I simply couldn't imagine who they'll come up with but I doubt it'll be anything other than excellent - I would like to see them recycle a couple of great actors from their defunct shows, but they have a tendency to only recycle supporting actors and even then only occasionally.
Actors I'd love to see making an appearance are old hands like (
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001592/) Joe Pantaliano from The Sopranos (I just had a weird craving to see him as Tyrion?), (
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0470244/) Peter Krauss (Renly?) and (
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000342/) James Cromwell (Stannis? No, too old, maybe the other one I can't recall at the moment... The Iron King, but that's seasons away) from Six Feet Under, and maybe one or two faces from Deadwood such as (
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662504/) Molly Parker (she'd make a good Catelyn, I figure)...
I just went and did a casting prediction, didn't I? Fuck.