HBO President talks Game of Thrones

Over at the NeoGAF forums, a poster claims to have spoken with HBO’s President of Programming. They discussed the Game of Thrones pilot and the HBO exec expressed a great deal of enthusiasm about the project. Here is what the poster had to say:

I was at a function tonight and got a chance to talk to the President of HBO Programming for a bit. I expressed my delight at them ordering a pilot, and we chatted for a bit.

He confirmed the Ireland filming location for later this year, and he said that the script Benioff wrote is absolutely amazing. He also said that it’s important for them to really focus on the characters and make sure their performance comes out because he said he doesn’t look at A Game of Thrones as a special effects event but rather as a really intense character story. He mentioned that after the script was passed around, everyone at the office went and picked up the books and they’re all hooked, so that bodes well. He said it’s a super expensive pilot, and it’s risky in the sense that if it doesn’t get made in the right way, it won’t be as good as potential allows it to be.

Anyway, just an update for you.

Winter Is Coming: Assuming this is true, it is excellent news. Not only are they committed to doing this project, but they are committed to doing it right. Also I just love the part about everyone at HBO now being hooked on the books due to reading the script. That bodes well for how committed they may be to making not just one season, but the entire series.

• Published on 03/12/2009 at 5:28 AM CDT
• Last updated on 03/12/2009 at 5:28 AM CDT