{"id":11191,"date":"2014-07-10T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T10:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=11191"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:49:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:49:57","slug":"george-r-r-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/george-r-r-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"George R. R. Martin would like 8 Game of Thrones season and a $200M budget film to finish the series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The finishing of the famous season of Game of Thrones is now in debate. George R. R. Martin, the writer and creator of the famous novel spoke at the Neuch\u00e2tel International Fantastic Film Festival that he would like round off the epic TV series with a feature film. His official statement was that \u201cI would love that\u201d. According to this, the season is already half way done. With the fourth season of at an end, only four more seasons and a feature film remains. Talking about the fourth season, the story did not developed and some fans are even saying that he story is now getting off the books (Hint: White Walkers). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2.jpg\" alt=\"George R. R. Martin - 2\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-700x393.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2.jpg\" alt=\"George R. R. Martin - 2\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-2-700x393.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> However the author previously turned down early offers to make a film version of his world of Vesteros. But now he has a change of mind. Now he says that a big screen could make the perfect culmination to the hugely popular HBO series. George R. R. Martin said, \u201cIf we go seven or eight seasons and then the show is still big enough that we can get the $200 million to finance a huge epic movie to end it\u2026sure!\u201d George R. R. Martin said that discussions have already been held about feature film. He said, and I quote, \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t mean it has been approved. Some people like the idea. Other people don\u2019t like the idea.\u201d George R. R. Martin, who is in the \u201cyes\u201d camp, pointed out that Game of Thrones already has \u201cthe biggest cast in television\u201d and the \u201cbiggest budget in television\u201d. Each episode of the season is estimated to cost between $5 million and $6 million. Moreover, each season costs between $60 million and $90 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-3.jpg\" alt=\"George R. R. Martin - 3\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/George-R.-R.-Martin-3.jpg\" alt=\"George R. R. Martin - 3\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> \u201cBut that\u2019s still nothing to what Peter Jackson spends on a\u00a0Lord Of The Rings\u00a0movie or what any of these big, epic science fiction or fantasy movies have to spend. To go out with something big like that would be amazing.\u201d The show has already been premiered in cinemas as Graunam\u2019s Chinese Theatre and New York\u2019s Lincoln Center.\u00a0\u201cThe show looks great on a big screen, I mean a really big screen. It has cinematic values already,\u201d George R. R. Martin pointed out.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t care about 3D,\u201d the author concluded. \u201cIt gives me a headache.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more details on the season, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">IMDB<\/a> \u2013 The Internet Movie Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finishing of the famous season of Game of Thrones is now in debate. George R. R. Martin, the writer and creator of the famous novel spoke at the Neuch\u00e2tel International Fantastic Film Festival that he would like round off the epic TV series with a feature film. His official statement was that \u201cI would love that\u201d. 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