Having finished up their A Song of Ice and Fire adaptation earlier this year with the final season of Game of Thrones (and exited their planned Star Wars trilogy at Lucasfilm), Deadline is reporting that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have found their next project. According to the site, the duo are set to direct […]
Benioff and Weiss’ cancelled Star Wars trilogy was reportedly about the origin of the Jedi
The cancelled trilogy of Star Wars films from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss was reportedly going to tell the origin of the Jedi. News has broken this week that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would no longer be making a trilogy of Star Wars films. The excuse seemed to be that […]
Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss exit their Star Wars trilogy
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have departed ways from their Star Wars trilogy that was set to launch in 2022, due to their limited time and schedules regarding the recent deal with Netflix. “We love Star Wars,” the pair said in a statement to Deadline. “When George Lucas built it, he built us too. […]
Game of Thrones creators leave HBO for $200 million Netflix film and TV deal
Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are leaving their home of HBO for a new production home. According to Deadline, Benioff & Weiss have signed an exclusive $200 million deal with Netflix to write, produce and direct new TV series and films. “We are thrilled to welcome master storytellers David […]
HBO boss defends Game of Thrones showrunners over final season criticism
Winter has come – and gone – with the series finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones airing last weekend to bring the curtain down on the hugely successful TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. While it smashed records in terms of ratings, giving HBO’s its best ever numbers for […]
Game of Thrones showrunners’ Star Wars movie confirmed for 2022
There was plenty of excitement when it was first announced that Lucasfilm had enlisted Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to develop their own Star Wars trilogies, although enthusiasm for both has dampened somewhat since then, given the mixed receptions to Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Benioff […]
Game of Thrones showrunners discuss Daenerys’ dark turn
D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, the showrunners for Game of Thrones, have discussed the dramatic events and Dany’s dark turn in the latest episode ‘The Bells’ [read our review here]. Game of Thrones has always been a dark show but episode five of this final season might be the darkest it has ever been as […]
Kathleen Kennedy says Lucasfilm planning “the next ten years or more” of Star Wars
Disney CEO Bob Iger may have revealed that Star Wars will be taking a hiatus from the big screen following the release of this December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but that doesn’t mean that Lucasfilm is slowing down behind the scenes. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter after Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm president Kathleen […]
Game of Thrones showrunners joke about the inevitable backlash to their Star Wars films
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff & D.B.Weiss have joked about being ready for the inevitable backlash they will face when their Star Wars movies are released. We have known for some time now that David Benioff and D.B.Weiss, the showrunners behind Game of Thrones, will be making a number of Star Wars movies. While […]
Rumour: Game of Thrones showrunners’ Star Wars films will be set during the Old Republic
With the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones set to get underway next month, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will soon be swapping Westeros for the galaxy far, far away as they begin work on their series of Star Wars movies for Lucasfilm. So far, we’ve heard nothing about their plans for […]
