George R.R. Martin Is Really Never, Ever Finishing That Damn Book

Three seasons into AMC and AMC+ series Dark Winds, the acclaimed noir drama starring Westworld‘s Zahn McClarnon, two of the show’s executive producers decided to drop in for a cameo. Last night’s season three premiere featured a brief but memorable scene of legendary actor Robert Redford and legendary fantasy author George R.R. Martin playing a little jailhouse chess, with McClarnon’s character Lt. Joe Leaphorn offering some clutch advice. But the funniest part has got to be Redford’s opening line: “George, the whole world’s waiting! Make a move!” Now, obviously, within the scene he’s referring to George, the character, taking too long to move his chess piece. But there’s a meta-meaning there that fans of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series—basis for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, as well as the upcoming A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, all on HBO—will certainly pick up on. The last book in the series, A Dance With Dragons, released in 2011. The yet-to-materialize fo ... Read full article.