George RR Martin wants to have control of GOT and not “end up” like Stan Lee with Marvel

The literary saga of ‘A Song of Fire and Ice ‘by George RR Martin is what inspired’ Game of Thrones”and the entire franchise that sprang from that universe. The author has made it clear that he intends to keep control of what he has created because he doesn’t want to end up like other great creators like Stan Lee with Marvel.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood reporter, George RR Martin has revealed that he tries to keep control of the universe of ‘game of Thrones’, as the original creator of it; because he does not want to live the same fate that some creators have experienced with their respective works, being pushed away at some point along the way.

Sometimes I sit down and try to figure out who the hell I am in this whole scenario. Am I Jorge Lucas? Am I Gene Roddenberry? Am I Stan Lee? How do I connect to this IP? Because those are three different stories about where they went, “he says.

Specially, George RR Martin doesn’t want to be the entertainment industry’s next Stan Leebecause he believes that, in that case, he could run the risk of losing power over his work and everything that is done about it and it is something he, no doubt, never wants to happen.

No [quiero ser] Stan Lee in the end. He had no power, no influence. I wasn’t writing any stories. He was just a friendly person who they brought to conventions and made cameo appearances. Being marginalized from the world and the characters you have created would be difficult, ”he says.

For now, George RR Martin remains very much involved in everything to do with the “Game of Thrones” franchise that emerged from “A Song of Fire and Ice”. He is currently the writer and producer of some of the spin-off series developed in the GOT universe, such as the upcoming “House of the Dragon” or the announced “Snow”.

The GOT universe expands with George RR Martin

After “Game of Thrones” officially aired, it became known that despite the end of the series, his universe would not exist on television and that HBO had planned to continue the story known in the successful adaptation of ” The Song of Fire “. and Ice ‘.

“House of the Dragon” was the first confirmed series to continue GOT’s legacy as a prequel, this time, in this spin off George RR Martin’s “Fire and Blood” was adapted; so the writer continues to have a lot of influence within the production and everything that is done regarding the franchise.

The writer also confirmed that he is currently working on a new “Game of Thrones” series, “Snow” with Kit Harington; and that there are more spin offs in development on the streaming platform. Not to mention, he’s also writing The Winds of Winter, the next chapter in A Song of Ice and Fire that fans have been waiting for a decade.