Game of Thrones Movie Aegon’s Conquest Sets 2029 Release Date With Director Owen Harris

Warner Bros. has officially announced a release date and director for Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest, the first feature film to stem from the HBO franchise.

Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest will open in theaters on June 9, 2029. Owen Harris will direct from a screenplay by Beau Willimon (House of Cards). The film will adapt material from George R.R. Martin’s Targaryen history book, Fire & Blood.

Harris is no stranger to Game of Thrones, having directed episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Harris also directed three acclaimed episodes of Black Mirror ("Be Right Back", "San Junipero", and "Striking Vipers").

Martin’s Fire & Blood chronicles the history of the dragon-riding Targaryen dynasty, including the Dance of the Dragons civil war depicted in House of the Dragon. The Targaryens arrived in Westeros following the Doom of Valyria, settling on the island of Dragonstone. …