HBO chief talks prospects for “Game of Thrones” spinoffJanuary 16, 2017 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - HBO has a host of marquee projects coming down the pike, from the Reese Witherspoon-Nicole Kidman starrer “Big Little Lies” to the Amy Adams murder mystery “Sharp Objects” to comedies starring Pete Holmes and Bill Hader to the long-awaited Bernie Madoff movie “The Wizard of Lies.” But HBO also has a handful of hot prospects that have yet to completely land. During the cabler’s portion of the Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday, January 14 original programming president Casey Bloys gamely fielded questions seeking updates on where things stand for a handful of buzzed-about projects, Variety said. “Game of Thrones” spinoff There’s no certainty yet that a series related to the juggernaut fantasy drama will come to fruition, but Bloys notes that author George R.R. Martin, creator of the “Thrones” universe, has plenty of source material at the ready in terms of prequels and other story threads explored in the book series. “All I can say is that we’re exploring it. We don’t have any scripts, we’re not even close to saying ‘Oh let’s do this.’ But it’s a big enough property that we would be foolish not to explore it,” he said. “It’s a really rich world. We’d be foolish not to look at it.” “Deadwood” movie “David Milch is still writing. I believe he’s writing a ‘Deadwood’ movie that I have not read,” Bloys said. “When it’s ready we will take a look at it.” More installments of “The Night Of” After the success of last summer’s limited series “The Night Of,” there’s clearly an appetite for more adventures withJohn Turturro’s ambulance-chasing, eczema-suffering lawyer John Stone. Steve Zaillian and Richard Price, who shepherded HBO’s adaptation of the British series, are working on ideas but haven’t nailed down a specific vehicle just yet. “Steve and Richard are throwing around ideas. I’m hopeful they will land on something but one thing I know about them — if they’re not 100% sure about something, they’re going to take their time,” Bloys said. “I told them we’ll be here when you’re ready. I’m hopeful that they’re getting an idea they’re excited about.” “True Detective,” season 3 Franchise creator Nic Pizzolatto is considering ideas for a third installment of the anthology drama but there is no time pressure. It’s been acknowledged that the push to get the second edition on the air sooner rather than later in 2015 led to quality-control issues. “I don’t have anything on paper yet but I know there are some ideas going back and forth. I don’t want to rush it. I don’t want to do anything just to get it on the air,” Bloys said. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |