Naomi Watts was supposed to lead the new GoT prequel which has now been axed. Photo / AP
HBO's untitled Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts has been canned.
The prequel, tipped to focus on the "Age of Heroes" and the first ever battle between man and White Walker, filmed a pilot recently but will not be advancing to a series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, writer
Jane Goldman emailed the cast to share the news. THR reports HBO "as it typically does on projects in development", declined to comment.
The cancellation comes after news that HBO is nearing a deal to produce a second pilot based in the Thrones universe.
This new series is said to focus on the reign of Targaryen kings, prior to the events of Thrones but linking the two stories more closely than the now scrapped series would've done.
