Warner Bros developing Game of Thrones prequel film

Warner Bros is developing a Game of Thrones prequel film set in the world of Westeros. House of Cards showrunner and Andor writer Beau Willimon has been recruited to write the script, adapting George RR Martin’s fantasy series. The project is described as a "Dune-sized feature film" based on King Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros, which united six of the seven kingdoms about 300 years before the events of HBO’s Game of Thrones pilot.

HBO is simultaneously developing a rival TV series inspired by the same story. The news arrives as Warner Bros faces uncertainty following its $110bn acquisition by Paramount Skydance. Paramount’s CEO David Ellison said the deal would "honour the legacy of two iconic companies while accelerating our vision of building a next-generation media and entertainment company", while critics including US senator Elizabeth Warren called it "an antitrust disaster threatening higher prices and fewer choices for American families".

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