Sorry, "Game of Thrones" fans - it looks like a big screen adaptation of George R.R. Martin's works isn't in the making after all.
The rumors about a "Game of Thrones" film caused quite the sensation among die-hard "Game of Thrones" fans recently. "There will be a movie but I will not be involved," Martin reportedly said after his series won a record-breaking 12 Emmys. "I have too much to do. That is something HBO and (writers) David Benioff and Dan Weiss are dealing with."
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Martin's current priority is not the "Game of Thrones" series or the movie, but rather the novels from which the two are based.
"I have two more books to finish and I still have so much to do. The pressure is on. I am such a slow writer and the fans get upset that I don't write faster," he said.
According to reports, the film will even be resurrecting characters that have already been killed in the past few seasons, such as the morally upright Ned Stark.
But now, Martin wants to set the record straight before more fans get their hopes up. When a fan asked him about the "Game of Thrones" movie rumors, he answered that they are "completely false," according to IGN.
"No one is working on any movie just now. And if there was a movie, it would not be about Robert's Rebellion," he said.
This isn't the first time that talks about a "Game of Thrones" movie caught fire. In fact, Martin himself toyed with the idea back in 2014, but HBO confirmed earlier this year that there wouldn't be one.
For now, they are all busy working on the sixth season of the show while Martin busies himself with his sixth book "The Winds of Winter."
The successful series might have broken records during the recent Emmys, but they are actually planning to wrap things up until the eighth season.
HBO programming president Michael Lombardo has actually said during the Television Critics Association that he was "feeling two more years after (season) six," while Benioff remains doubtful that they'll be able to extend the show until the 10th season, given the ending they have planned for it.
"No way in hell because we know what the end is and we're rapidly approaching it," he confirmed.
"Game of Thrones" season six will be back in the small screen next year.
