HBO axes Game of Thrones prequel filmed in Northern Ireland - reports

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HBO axes Game of Thrones prequel filmed in Northern Ireland - reports

By Sarah Tulloch

 

A Game Of Thrones prequel series starring British actress Naomi Watts has reportedly been dropped by HBO (Ian West/PA)

 

HBO has reportedly cancelled a Game of Thrones prequel series after filming a pilot in Northern Ireland earlier this year.

 

The prequel was to be set 1,000 years before the original worldwide smash TV series and starred Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts, of King Kong fame, in the lead role.

 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Jane Goldman emailed the cast to notify them the series would not be moving forward.

 

Sources say HBO wasn't thrilled with the final cut of the Watts-led pilot and asked for changes in edits before scrapping the entire thing.

 

Full Story: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/hbo-axes-game-of-thrones-prequel-filmed-in-northern-ireland-reports-38645444.html

[Mick501]

Tough ask to come up with a product as good as the original.

[illiterate]

They screwed the ending, don't screw up the entire legacy now. 

[BritManToo]

First two seasons were great, after that it was pants.

Guessing the prequel would have been even worse.