Aegon's Conquest Sets 2029 Theatrical Release
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Warner Bros. announced that "Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest," directed by Owen Harris and written by Beau Willimon, will be released in theaters on June 1, 2029, marking the first feature film adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
- The film will focus on King Aegon I Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros, though the cast has not yet been announced.
- The idea of a Game of Thrones movie has been in discussion since 2013, with original series co-creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss initially proposing the story conclude with three feature films after the TV series ended in 2019.
- HBO currently airs two Game of Thrones-related series: House of the Dragon, which recently completed its third season, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, with its second season expected next year; Owen Harris has directed episodes of the latter.
- George R.R. Martin previously declined movie adaptations due to concerns about condensing his books and focusing too narrowly on certain characters, but this new film will explore a different era of the story.
