Aegon's Conquest (Mattson Tomlin)

A live-action television series of the World of Westeros based on Aegon's Conquest is being discussed at HBO. This project was first rumored to be being discussed in April 2023,'Game of Thrones' Prequel About Aegon's Conquest Eyed at HBO - Variety but the first confirmation came on February 9, 2024, when it was revealed that screenwriter Mattson Tomlin is attached to lead the project. As of early 2024 it is still in the pitch phase and hasn't been officially greenlit.
==Description==
Aegon's Conquest, also known as the Targaryen Conquest and the War of Conquest, is the historical event in which House Targaryen of Dragonstone used the world's last three surviving dragons to invade and unify Westeros. At its conclusion they forged the Iron Throne, roughly three centuries before the War of the Five Kings in Game of Thrones and one century before the story of the Dance of the Dragons began in House of the Dragon. 
The Targaryens were led by Aegon I Targaryen and his two sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys. Aegon rode the great Balerion, the last dragon hatched before the Doom of Valyria. Rhaenys rode Meraxes, and Visenya rode Vhagar (then the youngest and smallest dragon). Their small navy was led by their loyal vassals from House Velaryon, and their small land army was led by Orys Baratheon (rumored to be Aegon's bastard half-brother).
==History==
The first attempt to pitch a prequel about Aegon's Conquest was made in 2017. In summer 2017, HBO announced that five separate prequel pitches were under consideration, none of which were ultimately greenlit. One was about Aegon's Conquest by Rand Ravich and Far Shariat. Their script portrayed Aegon the Conqueror as "a drunken lout," and was one of the first pitches rejected by HBO.
On April 3, 2023, Variety revealed that a new prequel about Aegon's Conquest was being considered by HBO. Early talks suggested the potential for a feature component to the project, in which HBO and Warner Bros. could release a theatrical film that would lead directly into the series. No writer was mentioned as being attached to the project at the time. Following the straight-to-series order for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight on April 12, 2023, Entertainment Weekly revealed that their sources indicated that the Aegon's Conquest prequel was "not happening at this time."Game of Thrones prequel The Hedge Knight gets series order from HBO | EW.com
On February 8, 2024, The Hollywood Reporter disclosed that Mattson Tomlin is attached to the project. Tomlin then confirmed the report to be true on his social media account.Mattson Tomlin X, February 8, 2024
On April 6, 2024, Tomlin tweeted an image featuring a copy of Fire & Blood captioned "⚔️" and replied to it with "I've got a pretty sick job."
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