20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About Game Of Thrones

19. Game Of Thrones: The Movie

George R.R. Martin recently suggested that eventually Game Of Thrones would move to cinema screens, hinting that some of the upcoming major events would stretch what's capable on a TV series budget (even for HBO, who shell out $6 million per episode). However, this isn't the first time that Westeros has almost ended up on the silver screen. Before HBO snatched up the dense source, Martin was approached about turning the books into movies (probably on the back of The Lord Of The Rings' success), but the writer turned down the offer. Pretty smart when you think about it - can you see a book that only just fit into ten hours shaved down to two?