“We just want to give you money…”: Why Game of Thrones creators said about paying for the upcoming series

Game of Thrones is one of the series whose ending was mostly controversial when it was released in 2019. When David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ended the legendary show, many believed that they deliberately rushed the series to a quick end, despite what they stated. From the second season onwards they were going to produce about 7 seasons (they produced 8) – was that ultimately the best strategy or not.

Another common hypothesis was that they abandoned him Game of Thrones Earn more money elsewhere. However, one of their decisions – a little known – directly contradicts this theory.

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Indeed, as the creators of the series, David Benioff and DB Weiss Were contractually guaranteed producer credits on all future spin-offs, prequels or other derivatives Game of Thrones, which would provide them with financial benefits for the rest of their lives, even if they were not connected to these future programs, such as Dragon House. But they refused, as they revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

“HBO got a little confused“, he explained David Benioff. “I remember their lawyer telling them, “But it’s just about the money, we just want to pay you.”“

DB Weiss added: “I don’t think there is free money. For us, if our name is there, especially since, although we were completely detached and not very involved, we felt that the tension that would come with this open-handed approach – whether it succeeded or failed or in between – was not worth it. .“

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And no, they didn’t even watch it Dragon House. DB Weiss discussed recently Game of Thrones with his family, but does not want to think about the consequences. David BenioffHe hasn’t watched a single episode since it ended.

The first season of Game of Thrones, as well as the season of House of Dragons, is currently available to stream on Prime Video via Warner Pass. The rest of the original series is available on VOD.