George R.R. Martin , perpetual procrastinator and author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, has not revealed the Game of Thrones prequel title for HBO’s upcoming series. Despite Martin’s claims and despite what you may have read elsewhere, The Long Night is not the official title for the new show. Yesterday, we wrote about how Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts was cast in a lead role in the untitled Game of Thrones spin-off, which is set to take place thousands of years before the events of the current show. Martin shared the casting news in a post on his blog , where he referred to the show as “The Long Night”, a reference to a period of Westerosi history during the Age of Heroes when the White Walkers emerged for the first time and faced off against the First Men. We reached out to HBO to see if this title was official, and they quickly responded: “The Prequel pilot remains untitled.” Here’s how the wires probably got crossed: back in June, Martin...
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