AGame of Thronesmovie has been in the cards for a while. Though last we heard,HBOdoesn’t want to move in that direction, instead concentrating on a possible prequel.DailyStarout of the UK claims to have recently spoken with creator and author of the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ book series, upon whichGame of Thronesis based. AndGeorge R.R. Martinseemingly confirmed that a movie will happen. Though, it will be missing one very important thing. Namely, him. But is that report at all accurate? According to the author, not at all. On hisofficial blog, he calls theDailyStaraccount completely false.

Game of Thrones is without a doubt the most popularoriginal TV seriesto ever air on HBO. And it solidified its place in the history of cable television a couple of weeks ago when it won the Emmy for Best Original Drama Series. But it’s not a show with a long shelf life. Right now,Game of Thrones Season 5is at the exact point of thepublished books. Readers and viewers no longer know what to expect from upcoming episodes, withGame of Thrones Season 6set to debut in the spring. And there has been a lot of talk about how this epic drama will bring itself to a conclusion. There has been talk of a possible 8th season. And per HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo, showrunnersDavid Benioff and D.B. Weissaren’t planning to carry it all into Season 9.

“There will be a movie but I will not be involved. I have too much to do. That is something HBO and DB and David are dealing with. I have two more books to finish and I still have so much to do.”

Shortly after this news broke, though, George R.R. Martin went to his official blog to say it was all false. And respected fan sitewesteros.orgclaims the quotes are erroneous, too. Here’s the statement from the real George R.R. Martin.

“Yes, completely false. No one is working on any movie just now. And if there was a movie, it would not be about Robert’s Rebellion.”

An HBO rep has also confirmed toBuzzfeedthat these reports are ‘completely false’. HBO has found a lot of success with bringing it’s TV series to the big screen, so a Game of Thrones movie doesn’t sound out of the realm of possibilities. So far, there have been twoSex and the Citymovies, andEntourageopened this past summer. While those releases didn’t necessarily set the box office on fire, Game of Thrones could be a big screen hit. Especially considering its scale. Game of Thrones is the type of thing that belongs on an IMAX screen, as HBO proved when it brought a couple of episodes to the format last year with rousing success.

The originalDailyStarwent onto claim that not only would aGame of Thronesmovie get a way bigger canvas to work on, it would also provide the opportunity to resurrect some long dormant, fan-favorite characters. The movie was said to utilize the flashback to great affect. Here is another erroneous quote contributed to either George R.R. Martin or a source close to the show.

“They are looking at dipping back in time during certain periods of the series, which could be examined as a one off plot. That means that some of the big characters who fans have seen die on screen could be resurrected.”

Right now, withGame of Thrones Season 6in the midst of production and Season 7 definitely on the way, it may be too early to talk about a movie, anyway. George R.R. Martin still has two more books to publish in his ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series. Some expect the 6th book will arrive in 2016, but perhaps not beforeGame of Thrones Season 6airs in its entirety, putting the TV show ahead of the written word. And despite George R.R. Martin rumors about a movie moving forward, that has never been confirmed by HBO, who have always seemed against it. As we said, last we heard, the network doesn’t want it to happen.