George R.R. Martin: 'Game of Thrones' should be like MCU, evolve beyond battles for the Iron Throne

George R.R. Martin has big plans for the "Game of Thrones" universe.

With the 'House of the Dragon' prequel series premiering August 21 on HBO, along with several other projects including a Jon Snow spin-off in the works as Martin finishes his novels, the author is just getting started when it comes to bringing his fantasy vision of the kingdom to the screen. Luckily, Martin can turn to another movie and TV titan for advice: Marvel.

"The MCU has 'The Avengers,' but they also have something offbeat like 'WandaVision,'" Martin explained to . "That's what I hope we can do with these other 'Game of Thrones' shows, so we can have a variety that presents the history of this world. There's only a limited number of times you can compete for the Iron Throne."

Martin also struggles with the path of his franchise: "Sometimes I sit around trying to figure out who I am in this whole scenario," he opened. “Am I George Lucas? Am I Gene Roddenberry? Am I Stan Lee? How can I relate to this IP address? Because those are three different stories as to where they ended up. »

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When the THR interviewer asked which of the above two Martin would want to be, he admitted he wasn't sure.

“[But] not Stan Lee at the end,” Martin said. "He had no power, no influence. He didn't write any stories. He couldn't say, 'Don't do this character.' He was just a friendly person that they brought to conventions and did cameos. "

Martin added, "To be left out of the world and the characters you've created would be difficult."

Currently, Martin is working on the ending of the series' sixth and seventh episodes of "A Song of Ice and Fire," titled "The Winds of Winter" and "A Dream of Spring," respectively.

"I worked in my conservatory," Martin wrote in a blog post on his website. “Things grow… and change, as it happens with us gardeners. Things twist, things change, new ideas come to me (thank you muse), old ideas turn out to be unworkable, I write, I rewrite, I restructure, I tear everything up and rewrite again, I walk through doors that don't lead nowhere, and doors that open to wonders."

Martin joked that while his writing process “seems crazy, I know,” he can promise that his “gardening” will foster new story paths distinct from the TV show.< /p>

"What I've noticed more and more lately, though, is that my gardening is taking me further and further away from the TV series," Martin hinted about the novel's conclusion. . "Yeah, some of the things you saw on HBO in 'Game of Thrones', you'll also see in 'The Winds of Winter' (but maybe not quite the same way)...but a big part of the rest will be quite different."

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