Game of Thrones’ final episodes have been ‘delayed’

ONE innocuous comment by GoT’s visual effects supervisor has revealed the return of Game of Thrones is even further away than we thought.

GAME Of Thrones’ much-anticipated return could be further away than fans had hoped.

The show’s visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer revealed the hit fantasy epic will be in contention for the Emmy Awards in 2020, meaning it looks likely to miss the May 31 cut-off date for next year’s ceremony, reports The Sun.

Speaking to Huffington Post, he said: “In two years we’ll be eligible for the Season 8 work.

“We’re going to be toiling away on season 8 until May of 2019, so it’s eight or nine months away.”

When you realise new Thrones episodes are still ages away. Picture: HBO

Earlier this year Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark in the show, told Metro the final series will begin in April.

The publication reported her as saying: “We wrap in December and we air our first episode in April [2019].

“That’s a four-month turnaround for these huge episodes. There’s a lot that goes into the final edit. You would not want to rush this season at all. We owe it to our audience and our fans to really do this final season to the best of our abilities.”

Maisie Williams as Arya Stark.

However, Maisie went on to deny the quote following publication.

Those desperate for their next serving of Game of Thrones action have also got the prequel to look forward to.

Bauer revealed the spin-off will begin shooting in February, but added the team will still have plenty to do with series eight at the same time.

He said: “So much of it comes down to timing and all that stuff. The situation changes every week. I know I’m not doing anything else but Thrones until May of next year.”

HBO executives previously confirmed the spin-off, which is set thousands of years before the main show, will not be broadcast until after GoT’s final six-episode season.

The untitled prequel is being developed by British filmmaker Jane Goldman alongside the author of the original series, George R.R. Martin.

This story originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission.