The Standalone Stories That Would Be Perfect For A Game of Thrones Movie

Summary

• Aegon’s Conquest is a perfect storyline for a Game of Thrones movie due to its cinematic potential and rich history.
• Robert’s Rebellion holds a treasure trove of crucial battles and events, providing a seamless connection between conflicts.
• The Doom of Valyria is a promising tale of drama, action, and mystery that shaped the future of Westeros.

The Game of Thrones fandom is thrilled about Warner Bros.’s prospect of bringing Westeros to the silver screen. The expansion of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy universe from film to television should be a smooth transition, since the franchise has massive world-building potential. With this development, GoT will cement itself as an established franchise.

Game of Thrones is likely to tread the path of Matt Reeves’ The Batman and Denis Villeneuve’s two-part Dune, both of which have spanned films and TV series. The Batman, with its HBO spin-off The Penguin, and the ongoing Dune: Prophecy have aided in the evolution of their respective franchises into rich, interconnected worlds, and spurred character-driven stories. A Game of Thrones movie shares the same potential for success as these acclaimed standalone stories. Among the franchise’s storylines, these would translate best into a film.

Aegon’s Conquest

Easier to Adapt

Though Aegon’s Conquest is being developed as a prequel series at the helm of screenwriter Mattson Tomlin, the storyline has massive cinematic potential. Aegon’s Conquest can serve as the perfect starting point for the story of the Targaryens, the fifth and sixth generation of whom are squabbling for the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon. In his war, Aegon Targaryen brought about the subjugation of most of Westeros and imposed the political sword of House Targaryen on his subjects. After his successful military campaign, Westeros became a political unit ruled by the Targaryens. The dragons, of course, were a core part of their deterrence strategy.

Since Aegon conquered Westeros in less than two years, this makes the Conquest an ideal choice for a Game of Thrones movie. The conquest will also be a character-driven story, bringing the most important Targaryens, viz Aegon, Visenya, and Rhaenys, into focus. It will be a fascinating insight into the early Targaryen settlements in Westeros and their relationship with the royalty and smallfolk.

Robert’s Rebellion

A Repository Of Major Battles

Robert’s Rebellion, or the War of the Usurper, has been a fan demand for quite some time now. It is a treasure trove of crucial battles and events preceding the War of the Five Kings. Although it represented a victory for Houses Baratheon, Stark, Arryn, and Tully, it was a blunder in the history of Westeros. House Baratheon could not keep peace for long, and Westeros was cast into full-blown war in the time that followed.

Many wrongs occurred during the course of the rebellion, and House Targaryen (save for the Mad King, Aerys) was unjustly ousted from the city their ancestor, Aegon, built. The crown prince Rhaegar and his newly-wedded wife, Lyanna Stark, died in the rebellion, and their love story was given a bad name. Jon and Daenerys, born during the war, suffered the psychological impact of traumatic events that were passed down through their elders. Daenerys was spirited away, and Jon was lied to all his life. Robert’s Rebellion paves the way for the coming of the War of the Five Kings, and as a result, would smoothly stitch two consecutive conflicts together.

The Doom Of Valyria

A Promising Tale Of Drama, Action And Mystery

The Doom of Valyria deserves a cinematic adaptation because it is a major event in the history of the Known World. It was set off by a chain of eruptions of the Fourteen Flames volcanoes that wreaked havoc across the Freehold. It destroyed the cradle of civilization: the Valyrian Freehold which had flourished for thousands of years. The Targaryen prophecy about the Doom (Daenys’ dream) led to Lord Aenar Targaryen’s migration of his household to the Freehold’s westernmost outpost: Dragonstone.

Aenar believed in Daenys’ dream, and moved to Dragonstone to secure House Targaryen’s future. The Doom of Valyria had a dramatic impact on the course of history, and it shaped the future of Westeros. The mystery eruption has elements of intrigue, action, and destruction, but will be bolstered by the fascinating dragonlord lore.

The First Blackfyre Rebellion

A Storyline That Would Tie In With A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms

HBO should seize the opportunity with the First Blackfyre Rebellion, since its events or the whole entire rebellion itself is expected to be woven into the upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The rebellion split the realm into two, and the toll of human life and loss was catastrophic. Much like the Dance of the Dragons, the Blackfyre Rebellion has an interesting background: an unworthy king on the Iron Throne topping off his misrule and misdeeds by legitimizing all his bastard children before death.

Daemon I Blackfyre is an antihero, but an enemy and a traitor in the eyes of Targaryen loyalists nonetheless. He rises in rebellion against his trueborn halfbrother, and King Aegon’s rightful heir, Daeron II. He is Aegon IV’s favored son, and the inheritor of the Conqueror’s Valyrian Steel Sword, Blackfyre. Daemon’s councilors take Aegon IV’s former act of bestowing Blackfyre to mean that the King chose his bastard son over his heir. King Daeron II had enemies at court, but Daemon was a stealthy warrior, well known for his martial skills and the looks of the Conqueror. The Blackfyre Rebellions, on the whole, are popular with the fandom. The saga is an opportunity waiting to be taken advantage of.