‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff And D.B. Weiss Will Make “Star Wars On Acid,” Emilia Clarke Says
Game of Throneswill soon close out its buzzy, critically acclaimed eight-season run next year, putting an end to the zeitgeist that the HBO series creatorsDavid BenioffandD.B. Weissruled over for nearly a decade. But Benioff and Weiss will soon find themselves in the cockpit of yet another beloved franchise.
LucasfilmannouncedtheGame of Thronescreators’Star Warsproject earlier this year, but details on their new series remain scarce. We only have their prior work to pull from to imagine what Benioff and Weiss’Star Warsfilms will look like, so our closest guess would be a grittier take on the sci-fi series. ButGame of ThronesandSolo: A Star Wars StorystarEmilia Clarkehas a better suggestion for you:Star Warson acid.
Benioff and Weiss will helm a new series ofStar Warsfilms for Lucasfilm, following news thatStar Wars: The Last JedidirectorRian Johnsonwould be getting a new trilogy of his own.
TheGame of Thronesduo will begin work on theirStar Warsfilms after the HBO show wraps in 2019, but have given no hint as to what their movies would look like. But their longtime star andStar Warsnewbie Clarke has an idea.
In an interview withVariety, Clarke was asked what she thinks will happen in Benioff and Weiss’Star Warsmovies. She wasn’t privy to any details herself, but Clarke was quite confident that her bosses at the HBO show would bring an exciting new spin toStar Wars. She said:
“[They’ll bring] what they brought to fantasy as a genre people are appreciating on a much grander scale. Putting all that creativity, all of that skill and all of that intellect into something that already is, or has, so much. I think it’s just going to beStar Warson acid. I think it’ll be amazing. I can’t wait.”
“Star Warson acid” are some strong words, but Clarke probably knows Benioff and Weiss' writing processes better than anyone, having starred inGame of Thronessince 2011.
Whether Benioff and Weiss improved uponGeorge R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fireseries withGame of Thronesis up for debate, but there’s no question that they are a talented, hard-working duo. And with Clarke’s hyperbolic words to support them, we can look forward to theirStar Warsfilms.
