Ever so talked about ‘The Dance of Dragons’ also known as Targaryen civil war, will finally have a visual treatment after much reference in books and TV series. The Blu-ray release of season 5 of Game of Thrones will have a 20 minute animated version of the dragon war along with behind the scene moments and never seen before footage.
This animated feature, written by Dave Hill and produced by Adam Vadnais, will feature the voice talent of Game of Thrones actors Pedro Pascal (heard here in the sample), Kerry Ingram, Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley and Jack Gleeson. Hill spoke to IGN of the project’s origins.
“When HBO and Adam Vadnais broached the idea of adapting The Dance of Dragons for the Blu-ray special features, I was thrilled. I loved the story as George had written it and felt honored to help bring an animated version to the fans,” Hill told IGN in a statement. “Every year I try to keep the scripts worthy of the incredible work that I know to expect from Adam and his team. This year, more so than ever, they’ve set the bar astronomically high with the Dance of Dragons featurette. Winter will eventually come, but not the day that Adam and his team fail to amaze me.”
Pedro Pascal, who played Oberyn Martell in Season 4, will narrate as Prince Aemond and his dragon Vhagar clash with his uncle Prince Daemon and his dragon Caraxes over the lake outside Harrenhal. The war to decide who will inherit the Iron Throne and be the King of Westoros after the death of Viserys I.
A complete account of the war will be included in George R.R. Martin’s upcoming book,Fire and Blood, which will detail the full history of House Targaryen. However, if you don’t feel like waiting, you can read abridged accounts of the war in The World of Ice & Fire and in Martin’s novella, The Princess and the Queen featured in the anthology, Dangerous Women.
