Naomi Watts Calls 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel Cancellation A 'Deep Shame'

A Game of Thrones prequel is coming ... but Naomi Watts isnt.

Late last year, HBO shocked Game of Thrones fans everywhere by canceling one of its much-hyped prequels to the series, this one starring none other than Naomi Watts.

In an interview with News Corp Australia last month, the actor opened up about the surprising news, saying its a deep shame.

Im sorry, I feel your pain, she said to interviewer James Wigney , who lamented the cancellation. I equally got into [the series] after you know, I wasnt a huge fan. I hadnt seen the shows until I was hired, actually, and so I just completely binged everything within the space of about a couple of months. And it was just wonderful. Yeah. A deep shame. It wouldve been great fun, but Im not allowed to give anything away, Im afraid to say.

Watts prequel, announced in 2018 , would have been set thousands of years before HBOs Game of Thrones and was supposed to show the worlds descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour, according to the network . In laymans terms, that means the Long Night and a ton of White Walkers.

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Unfortunately, Deadline reported in October 2019 that the prequels pilot went through extensive post-production after it wasnt received well, and there were rumors of issues during filming. HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys later told Deadline that overall the project did not quite gel .

Fret not, Game of Thrones fanatics. The prequel House of the Dragon , covering the history of the Targaryens , is still a go at HBO and set to be released sometime in 2022 . As far as the other prequel, its just time to break out the deep shame bells.