Game of Thrones’ Movie in Early Development at Warner Bros.

It's possible that Game of Thrones' world will finally be shown on television.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Warner Bros. has been quietly working on at least one movie set in George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy universe.

The project, according to multiple sources, is still in the very early stages of development and does not yet have a filmmaker, cast, or writer. However, the business is keen to investigate the possibility of Westeros invading cinemas.

The move could address a change in the organization's methodology in regards to the property. Famously, David Benioff and Dan Weiss, the showrunners of the original Game of Thrones series, wanted to end the show with three feature films rather than a final season in 2019. Martin was also interested in making a movie, and in 2014, the author told The Hollywood Reporter that ideas were being discussed. However, HBO strongly resisted the idea for a considerable amount of time, preferring to keep the prestige series as an HBO property.

However, since the end of the original series, there have been a lot of changes in the company's executive ranks, including an increased willingness to move cinematic properties from the big screen to the small screen and back again (HBO is now led by Casey Bloys, and the film studio is led by Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy). The Batman, starring Matt Reeves, has been a huge success at the box office, and Max's upcoming Dune: Following the success of Denis Villeneuve's two films, HBO is working on a new Harry Potter television series, Warner Bros. is making new Lord of the Rings movies, and Amazon is launching its The Rings of Power television show. In summary: Thrones may be the next property to cross mediums because the idea that a genre property must be either a movie or a TV show has become out of date. 

House of the Dragon, HBO's popular prequel series, debuted in 2022 and just finished its second season. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a prequel series, is also scheduled for 2025 on the network. Additionally, there are additional concepts in the works. Since all of the films that have followed the original series have been prequels, there is still intriguing unexplored territory.

HBO has previously offered limited screenings of major episodes of the original series across the country to help promote the show, and Thrones content has previously appeared in theaters on occasion.