{"id":42844,"date":"2024-01-02T11:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T10:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1952393"},"modified":"2024-01-02T12:19:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T11:19:51","slug":"game-of-thrones-spin-off-moves-from-live-action-to-animation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/game-of-thrones-spin-off-moves-from-live-action-to-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones spin-off moves from live-action to animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;There\u2019s a whole world out there. And we have a lot better chance of showing it all with animation.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 02 January 2024 at 10:16 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">Game of Thrones writer George RR Martin has given an update on a number of the upcoming spin-off shows that are in development, and has revealed that one which was previously announced as live-action has now become an animated series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">Martin, who created the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Song-Ice-Fire-Volumes\/dp\/0007477155\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">A Song of Ice and Fire<\/a> universe in his novel series, and has acted as an executive producer on both Game of Thrones and prequel series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-2-release-date\/\">House of the Dragon<\/a>, delivered the update on his <a href=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2023\/12\/31\/amazing-animation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal blog<\/a> on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">He wrote: \u201cWe have moved Nine Voyages,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>our series about the legendary voyages of the Sea Snake, over from live-action to animation. A move I support fully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">\u201cBudgetary constraints would likely have made a live-action version prohibitively expensive, what with half the show taking place at sea, and the necessity of creating a different port every week, from Driftmark to Lys to the Basilisk Isles to Volantis to Qarth to\u2026 well, on and on and on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">\u201cThere\u2019s a whole world out there. And we have a lot better chance of showing it all with animation. So we now have three animated projects underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1199%2C799 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1667%2C1111 3x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1667%2C1111 3x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1713632 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/steve-toussaint0-3d20768.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon talking to a child\" title=\"steve-toussaint_0\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Ollie Upton\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Martin made clear that the three animated series he referenced have not yet been greenlit, and that \u201cnothing is certain in Hollywood\u201d, meaning they may never actually end up being produced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/new-year-honours-2024-emilia-clarke-paul-hollywood-newsupdate\/\">Game of Thrones and Bake Off stars recognised on New Year Honours list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/percy-jackson-olympians-streaming-record-disney-newsupdate\/\">Percy Jackson and the Olympians breaks streaming record for Disney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The development of Nine Voyages was first reported back in 2021, with it said to focus on the great voyages at sea made by Corlys Velaryon aboard the Sea Snake ship.<\/p>\n<p>Corlys has also been portrayed in House of The Dragon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-cast\/\">played in that series by Steve Toussaint<\/a>.<\/p> <p>When it comes to live-action series in the world of Game of Thrones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-trailer-newsupdate\/\">House of the Dragon<\/a>\u2018s second season is set to arrive later this year, while another show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/game-of-thrones-prequel-knight-seven-kingdoms-confirmed-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight<\/a>, remains in pre-production.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Martin previously revealed that he and Kit Harington have been working on the development of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-sequel-title-newsupdate\/\">Jon Snow sequel series<\/a>, under the working title Snow.<\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist 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