Jane Goldman Talks Game of Thrones Spin-Offs
As you may or may not know, HBO is currently developing four spin-offs of their hit series Game of Thrones.
Four writers have been hired to develop one spin-off each: Max Borenstein, Jane Goldman, Brian Helgeland and Carly Wray. As of now, we know that all four are prequels, none of them are going to be Robert’s Rebellion, and it will not include any of our current characters.
The people over at IGN spoke to Goldman, who has worked on screenplays for Kick-Ass, both Kingsman movies, and X-Men: Days of Future Past and is working with George R. R. Martin in the development of the series.
Goldman said the prequel they’re working on would be easily recognizable by fans of the show and the books. “I think as a book reader or as someone who watched the series, you would say, ‘Oh, that! OK,'” said Goldman, “yeah, it would be recognizable as a past event.”
Many people have been wondering if the prequels will include magic or any of the supernatural creatures the current show is known for. Well, Goldman pretty much confirmed that her script does include that aspect. “Those are things that exist in the universe that George has created,” she said, “I’m sure there’s an element of that in anything that’s being developed.”
It’s been said the spin-offs won’t air until at least a year after Game of Thrones ends. However, Goldman did add that she thinks HBO would be “very keen to develop something to go on the air sooner rather than later after the series ends.”