Game of Thrones

A Look Inside the New, Complete Retelling of Game of Thrones‘ Epic Journey

The war for Westeros has been won, and regardless of how you feel about how it all played out, Game of Thrones is over. If you want to reminisce about the show without spending a gabillion hours doing a rewatch, io9 has an exclusive look inside a gorgeous new book that will let you do…

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George R.R. Martin Says He Might Write for House of the Dragon…After Winds of Winter Is Done

For those hoping to see George R.R. Martin return to A Song of Ice and Fire on the small screen, there’s hope. Writing on his Not a Blog, the man behind the Game of Thrones books shared more details on the first prequel series to get the green light, as well as his thoughts on the…

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The Game of Thrones Showrunners’ Canceled Star Wars Movies May Have Explored the Origins of the Jedi

Star Wars fans know how the Jedi fell (damn you, Order 66) and soon may see some kind of resurrection (hello, Rey!). But where did they come from in the first place? We almost found out and now, may never know. Earlier this week, news broke that Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B.…

Movies Germain Lussier

HBO Is Bringing Its Targaryen-Themed Game of Thrones Spinoff to Series

Nicolas Cage signs up for another bonkers movie. Colin Trevorrow believes that Jurassic World 3 really is just Jurassic Park 6. The team behind Netflix’s Castlevania is cooking up a futuristic new animated series. Plus, The Flash goes black-and-white, new footage from Terminator: Dark Fate, and what’s to come on Arrow. Spoilers, away! Wally’s Wonderland…

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HBO Just Killed One of Its Game of Thrones Prequel Shows [Updated]

Like the head of Ned Stark, HBO has just chopped off a huge piece of its Game of Thrones future. Deadline reports the network has decided not to proceed with the Game of Thrones prequel series, which was written by Jane Goldman, starred Naomi Watts, and was set thousands of years before the first show…

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David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Are No Longer Making Star Wars Movies

In a bit of shocking news that broke early Tuesday morning, Game of Thrones creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss are no longer making their Star Wars movies. “We love Star Wars,” the pair said to Deadline, which broke the news. “When George Lucas built it, he built us too. Getting to talk about Star…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Creators Behind Game of Thrones Apparently Had No Idea What They Were Doing

Regardless of how you feel about how the climax of Game of Thrones ultimately came together, it’d be foolish to not at least acknowledge that there are reasons the HBO show became one of the biggest televisual events of the last decade. At a recent talk for the Austin Film Festival, however, it seems that…

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A Game of Thrones Actor Is the New Lord of the Rings Villain

Actor Joseph Mawle is going from one epic fantasy franchise to the other. Deadline reports Mawle, best known for playing Benjen Stark on Game of Thrones, has been cast as the lead villain of Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings series. According to the trade, he’ll play Oren, who’ll face off with the show’s heroes,…

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Ranking the 20 Best Witchy Fashions Because I Have Magic Powers Now

There’s something I need to tell you all: I have magic. It’s true! Even I was surprised. Now, I can’t conjure flames or raise people from the dead—as much fun as it would be to reanimate Benedict Arnold and, I don’t know, light him on fire or something. What I do have is an otherworldly…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Some of Disenchantment Part 2’s Coolest Teasers, Nods, and Easter Eggs

Disenchantment is a different type of Matt Groening show. Unlike The Simpsons and Futurama, Disenchantment is playing a very long and purposeful game. Most of the second season was about teasing bigger stories and plot lines—sometimes to the detriment of the series itself. But there’s a lot of stuff to pick apart in Part 2…

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Game of Thrones Ends Its Emmys Run as the Best Drama on Television But Not Much Else

It was a complicated night for Game of Thrones. The eighth and final season may have taken home the award for Best Drama at the 2019 Emmy Awards, as well as quite a few technical wins last week but it got snubbed elsewhere. All in all, the series has ended its reign on a divisive…

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George R.R. Martin Discusses That New, Targaryen-Focused Game of Thrones Prequel

The time of the Targaryens is coming to an end. Well, fictionally speaking. A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin has offered a few details about the recently-revealed prequel show focusing on House Targaryen, sharing a taste of what we can expect should it get picked up to series. Martin confirmed the…

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Marvel, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek: Discovery Win Big at the Saturn Awards

It wasn’t just merry Mutant namedrops at this year’s Saturn Awards. It was also a reminder of some of the summer’s biggest dramas in pop culture, albeit on a more amicable scale. https://gizmodo.com/iron-man-had-an-alternate-post-credits-scene-where-nick-1838119810 As Deadline reports, the 45th annual Saturn Awards took place in Hollywood California Friday night, and befitting a venue used to announce…

Movies James Whitbrook

HBO’s Developing Another Game of Thrones Prequel Focused on the Targaryens’ Destruction

Fire can’t kill a dragon and neither can the end of Game of Thrones, apparently. Deadline reports that HBO is close to moving forward with yet another Game of Thrones prequel that will focus specifically on House Targaryen—300 years before the events of Game of Thrones when their house was just beginning to fall apart.…

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The Game of Thrones Showrunners Have Finally Broken Their Silence…on the Coffee Cup

Since the end of Game of Thrones, the showrunners, Dan Weiss and David Benioff, have been somewhat controversial figures. Not just because a lot of people were frustrated with the way the show ended, and with problems like certain scenes filmed in ways that seemed to inevitably make them inscrutable on a lot of televisions,…

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Appreciate the Digital Artistry That Went Into the Game of Thrones Battle You Could Barely See

Remember those heady days of April, when all we thought what might be the biggest problem with Game of Thrones’ final season was that it was kinda hard to watch that epic battle between the Stark-Targaryen forces and the Night’s King at Winterfell? Such innocent times. Well, if it was all too dark for you—literally—at…

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Marvel Miniatures, a New Dungeons & Dragons Class, and More Tabletop Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about the latest in tabletop games and roleplaying news. Gen Con may have come and gone, but we’re still getting some great announcements and cool campaign expansions. This includes a brand-new class for Dungeons & Dragons, an arena board game where you play as the audience…

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George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Ending Was Freeing as a Writer

Writing a fantasy epic is hard. Writing a fantasy epic while also competing with a television show that adapts said epic, and will finish before you? Apparently that’s way harder. At least, that’s the impression I get from an interview George RR Martin recently gave to the Guardian. In it, he talks about the pressure…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

A Gorgeous New Game of Thrones Book Showcases the Series’ True Winners: the Costumes

We didn't always agree with the characters' actions, but their fashion choices were usually spot-on.

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So Is Henry Golding a Ghost in Emilia Clarke’s First Post-Game of Thrones Movie, or What?

Reader, I love Christmas—but I love it very specifically from December 1 until Twelfth Night on January 5. Outside of that period, any attempt to elicit holiday cheer out of me provokes distinctly unseasonal venom. So why am I writing about a Christmas themed rom-com starring Daenerys Targaryen in August? Ghosts. Specifically, a ghost. That’s…

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A Look Inside the New, Complete Retelling of Game of Thrones‘ Epic Journey

George R.R. Martin Says He Might Write for House of the Dragon…After Winds of Winter Is Done

The Game of Thrones Showrunners’ Canceled Star Wars Movies May Have Explored the Origins of the Jedi

HBO Is Bringing Its Targaryen-Themed Game of Thrones Spinoff to Series

HBO Just Killed One of Its Game of Thrones Prequel Shows [Updated]

David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Are No Longer Making Star Wars Movies

The Creators Behind Game of Thrones Apparently Had No Idea What They Were Doing

A Game of Thrones Actor Is the New Lord of the Rings Villain

Ranking the 20 Best Witchy Fashions Because I Have Magic Powers Now

Some of Disenchantment Part 2’s Coolest Teasers, Nods, and Easter Eggs

Game of Thrones Ends Its Emmys Run as the Best Drama on Television But Not Much Else

George R.R. Martin Discusses That New, Targaryen-Focused Game of Thrones Prequel

Marvel, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek: Discovery Win Big at the Saturn Awards

HBO’s Developing Another Game of Thrones Prequel Focused on the Targaryens’ Destruction

The Game of Thrones Showrunners Have Finally Broken Their Silence…on the Coffee Cup

Appreciate the Digital Artistry That Went Into the Game of Thrones Battle You Could Barely See

Marvel Miniatures, a New Dungeons & Dragons Class, and More Tabletop Gaming News

George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Ending Was Freeing as a Writer

A Gorgeous New Game of Thrones Book Showcases the Series’ True Winners: the Costumes

So Is Henry Golding a Ghost in Emilia Clarke’s First Post-Game of Thrones Movie, or What?

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