By PTI
LOS ANGELES: “Game of Thrones” writer George RR Martin gave the premiere of “House of the Dragon” right here a miss after he examined constructive for covid-19.
Martin contracted the virus within the days following his look on the San Diego Comic-Con panel of “House of the Dragon”, based mostly on his e book “Fire & Blood” set generations earlier than the occasions of “Game of Thrones”.
According to Variety, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content material officer Casey Bloys on Wednesday night knowledgeable the viewers on the Los Angeles premiere of the upcoming fantasy sequence about Martin’s absence.
“I was going to start today by introducing George RR Martin and tell you how great it is to have George on the journey with us. Unfortunately, George got covid at Comic-Con, so he’s not here. I think he’s feeling fine, so nothing to worry about,” mentioned Bloys.
“I wanted to tell you what a pleasure it is and how lucky we are to have the architect of this world on this journey with us. He has been fantastic,” he added.
Last Saturday, Martin instantly addressed the subject of covid-19 throughout the present’s Comic-Con panel, sharing that he had been exercising warning and remaining socially distanced all through the pandemic.
He had mentioned he spent quite a lot of time at his Santa Fe residence and selected to not go to the “House of the Dragon” set throughout manufacturing.
During the premiere, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapotchnik, who serves as co-executive producers and co-showrunners on “House of the Dragon”, launched the night’s screening of the sequence pilot. “‘House of the Dragon’ couldn’t exist with out the gorgeous work and phrases of George R R Martin.
We are extremely grateful that he was daring sufficient to entrust his opus to me as the author and Miguel because the director,” mentioned Condal.
“House of the Dragon” will air on HBO and HBO Max within the US on August 21. In India, the sequence will begin streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from August 22.
LOS ANGELES: “Game of Thrones” writer George RR Martin gave the premiere of “House of the Dragon” right here a miss after he examined constructive for covid-19.
Martin contracted the virus within the days following his look on the San Diego Comic-Con panel of “House of the Dragon”, based mostly on his e book “Fire & Blood” set generations earlier than the occasions of “Game of Thrones”.
According to Variety, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content material officer Casey Bloys on Wednesday night knowledgeable the viewers on the Los Angeles premiere of the upcoming fantasy sequence about Martin’s absence.
“I was going to start today by introducing George RR Martin and tell you how great it is to have George on the journey with us. Unfortunately, George got covid at Comic-Con, so he’s not here. I think he’s feeling fine, so nothing to worry about,” mentioned Bloys.
“I wanted to tell you what a pleasure it is and how lucky we are to have the architect of this world on this journey with us. He has been fantastic,” he added.
Last Saturday, Martin instantly addressed the subject of covid-19 throughout the present’s Comic-Con panel, sharing that he had been exercising warning and remaining socially distanced all through the pandemic.
He had mentioned he spent quite a lot of time at his Santa Fe residence and selected to not go to the “House of the Dragon” set throughout manufacturing.
During the premiere, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapotchnik, who serves as co-executive producers and co-showrunners on “House of the Dragon”, launched the night’s screening of the sequence pilot. “‘House of the Dragon’ couldn’t exist with out the gorgeous work and phrases of George R R Martin.
We are extremely grateful that he was daring sufficient to entrust his opus to me as the author and Miguel because the director,” mentioned Condal.
“House of the Dragon” will air on HBO and HBO Max within the US on August 21. In India, the sequence will begin streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from August 22.
