HBO Chairman and CEO Richard Plepler cleared up the rumors claiming the "Game of Thrones" series is developing a film.
Plepler told reporters during the Television Critics Association press tour HBO has no plans to create a film before the "Game of Thrones" series ends.
"I can only tell you this," Plepler told reporters. "In my conversations with George, and I think Mike would corroborate this, he is 100 percent focused on his books and the series and has only held out the movie concept as something way down the road. So their fundamental focus is him finishing the book and then getting to the next season of the series."
"There's no conversations going on about a movie," HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo added.
The HBO executives are also not concerned about "Game of Thrones" surpassing George R.R. Martin's novels. Lombardo explained Martin is a contributor to the "Game of Thrones" series and the show won't stray from his vision.
"Well, again, we're not off on our own. George [R. R. Martin] is an integral part of the creative team on this," Lombardo said. "So at least with respect to next season, every step, every move is being choreographed very closely with him. And I think, you know, certainly after next year, we will have to figure it out with George if his book's not finished at this point, but we're in conversations with him. We're not concerned about it."
"And of equal importance, [Game of Thrones showrunners] David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss] are in constant communication, in conversation with him," Plepler added. "So they're working, as they always have, very closely to model the future. So, no, we're not losing any sleep over that at all."
Martin has yet to announce the release date of "Winds of Winter," the sixth book in the "A Song of Fire And Ice."
