George Martin’s Next Adaptation May Be the Reason We’ll Never See The Winds of Winter After All
Even with Game of Thrones being over for years now, the author is still late with his A Song of Ice and Fire’s final instalments.
George Martin ’s words are a tricky thing to believe when it comes to his updates on A Song of Ice and Fire’s next book titled The Winds of Winter.
The instalment has received several major updates in the past several months, with Martin first dropping a bombshell saying he wasn’t sure he would finish the book after all, but then reassuring everyone he would do everything to bring the series to its deserved ending.
The author’s more recent revelations might have consoled his fans a little bit, especially since Martin highlighted he had already written more than a thousand pages for The Winds of Winter.
However, there might be something else that could get in the writer’s way towards finally publishing the book.
George Martin Says His Elden Ring May Also Receive an Adaptation
So far, there’s nothing that can distract Martin from finishing The Winds of Winter, but this might change before he wraps things up for the next book as, according to the author himself, a possible movie adaptation of a video game Elden Ring might also require some of his attention.
Released back in 2022, Elden Ring had Martin on board as the one who wrote the backstory for the game; it eventually received universal praise and is currently regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time.
When asked about whether he would like to write another story for Elden Ring’s sequel, Martin unveiled a different perspective of his participation in the project.
“Well, I can't say too much about it, but there is some talk about making a movie out of Elden Ring. So, we'll see if that [the Elden Ring movie] comes to pass and what the extent of my involvement was, I don't know. I'm a few years behind with my latest book, so that also limits the amount of things that I can do”, he stated, suggesting that, despite The Winds of Winter remaining his priority, he might also sign up for the Elden Ring movie as well.
George Martin Is Determined to Finish A Song of Ice and Fire Despite Possible Criticism
With all the years he spent trying to get some progress on his monumental book series’ two last chapters, George Martin isn’t really a stranger to harsh backlash, though he definitely learnt to move forward no matter what.
In a recent interview with Collider, the author once again highlighted his intention to finish A Song of Ice and Fire, even if he’ll have to face criticism after all.
“I have to finish the books. That's the one thing I'm completely in control of. There's no budget limitations. There's no other executives on the studio side that I have to please, or other writers with different views. The books are what I'm going to make them. And, I think the one I'm writing is coming pretty well, but I wish it would come faster”, Martin stated.
