Game Of Thrones will overtake its source material as the HBO series moves into its final few seasons, but showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss insist the show wont spoil the books.
Speaking to EW, Benioff said:
“People are talking about whether the books are going to be spoiled – and it’s really not true. So much of what we’re doing diverges from the books at this point. And while there are certain key elements that will be the same, we’re not going to talk so much about that – and I don’t think George is either. People are going to be very surprised when they read the books after the show. They’re quite divergent in so many respects for the remainder of the show.”
Added co-showrunner Weiss:
“What makes the books so great is that George doesn’t make meticulous blueprints for every beat of this story and then fill in the blanks dutifully going from A to B to C, fleshing out an outline,” Weiss added. “At a certain point, we realized we were going to outpace the books and we kind of chose to see it as a great thing on both sides – there’s this amazing world George has created and now there are two different versions, and there’s no reason we can see why you can’t be thrilled and surprised and dismayed by both of these different versions of this world.”
While HBO want ten seasons, Game Of Thrones is expected to end after Season 7 or 8, with talks ongoing.
Stay tuned for continued updates on the future — and end — of Game Of Thrones…
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