In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin discussed how the franchise has massively grown throughout the years.“Sometimes I sit around trying to figure out who the hell I am in this whole scenario,” He said. “Am I George Lucas? Am I Gene Roddenberry? Am I Stan Lee? How do I relate to this IP? Because those are three different stories as to where they wound up.“When asked which of the two he wants to be, he blatantly said that it won’t be Marvel legend, Stan Lee.“I don’t know. Not Stan Lee at the end. He had no power, no influence,” Martin responded. “He wasn’t writing any stories. He couldn’t say, ‘Don’t do this character.’ He was just a friendly person they brought to conventions and who did cameos. To be sidelined on the world and characters that you created, that would be tough.“Martin’s comment about Stan Lee is a little bit confusing, to say the least. Earlier this year, talking about unexpectedly killing off major characters which Game of Thrones is widely known, Martin did not hold back and revealed that “It was all Stan Lee” who influenced his show.Nonetheless, Martin still admired how Disney along with Marvel President Kevin Feige expanded the franchise, following Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics as the primary source material.“The MCU has The Avengers, but they also have something offbeat like WandaVision,” Martin continued. “That’s what I hope we can do with these other Game of Thrones shows, so we can have a variety that showcases the history of this world. There are only so many times you can do a competition for the Iron Throne.“Thankfully, George R.R. Martin offers the fans an opportunity to revisit the continent of Westeros with the higly-anticipated prequel House of the Dragon, which follows the Targaryen Civil War set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. Along with that, Harington’s Jon Snow with the official title Snow was officially greenlit by the author and is currently in development.Game of Thrones is available to stream on HBO Max, while House of the Dragon premieres on August 21.Also read: House of the Dragon Teases Major Time Leaps as Aemond Targaryen Debuts in Trailer
