Game of Thrones is experiencing a resurgence. Following the success of , it appears there is no shortage of Aegons in the mix: Season 2 of Knight is currently being filmed, additional seasons of House of the Dragon are on the horizon, the Royal Shakespeare Company has a production regarding Robert’s Rebellion in the pipeline, the adventures of Corlys Velaryon are set to be realized through , and a prior Jon Snow spinoff is being modified to center on . Furthermore, a new film is being penned by a television veteran, though it might share similarities with a project already in the works.
Per , Beau Willimon, a writer for Andor and showrunner for House of Cards, has turned in a script for a theatrical Game of Thrones movie. Specifics are limited, but the story is said to center on Aegon’s Conquest, chronicling the campaign of King Aegon Targaryen I and his sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, as they subjugate and unify the seven kingdoms into the realm depicted in Game of Thrones. This narrative would be set far back in the timeline, approximately 300 years prior to Daenerys’s own quest.
Should Willimon’s script indeed focus on Aegon’s Conquest, it would become the second project in development to depict this event. Mattson Tomlin, co-writer of The Batman Part II, is currently developing a project based on this event, potentially as either a film or a series. Could this be a competitive scenario, with Warner Bros. choosing its preferred version between the two?
The report cautions that projects in development do not always advance to production, particularly in this instance. Warner Bros. Discovery is nearing a potential deal with Paramount Skydance, and it is likely that some projects will become casualties of the acquisition, similar to how the planned Wonder Twins movie and others were canceled following Warner’s 2022 merger with Discovery.
However, although we are in the nascent stages of the process, it is apparent that Warner Bros. intends to adapt Aegon’s Conquest in some capacity. House of the Dragon demonstrated the audience’s appetite for Targaryen intrigue, so the franchise can revisit the ruling trio that established the Westeros we know. Anticipate numerous announcements of this nature as the corporate merger unfolds, but it is advisable not to be overly optimistic. In the realm of television, you either succeed or get shelved.