Are We Going To Get a Game of Thrones Movie? Here's What George R.R. Martin Said

Let's admit it so many of us Game of Thrones fans really love the idea of wrapping up the HBO TV series into motion pictures as big as The Lord of The Rings or Harry Potter movies, and I really do. But here's what George R.R. Martin said when he was asked about the possibility of a movie for one of his A Song of Ice and Fire books at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland... 

"You know, this idea has been kicking around for a while. I have been asked about this, and somehow misconception is getting out that I’m the one that’s urging that we end the series with a movie. Let me make it clear that I’m not: I think it’s a good idea, but it’s not my idea to end this with a series of big movies. The question that we face with the show is that the books continue to get bigger and bigger, and the show really can’t get much bigger. We’re the most expensive show on television, the most expensive show in the world right now, and we have the biggest cast as far as I know. We can’t keep adding characters and making the show more and more expensive. We’re pushing up against the limits there, so we either have to make some cuts going forward and simplify the story, or we have to increase the format. And of course, one way to do that, one way to get a lot more money, is to go with a motion picture budget rather than a television budget. A big fantasy motion picture—like one of the Peter Dinklage things—you have $200 million for three hours, while one of our shows, we have $60 million for ten hours.

Source: The Mary Sue