Benioff & Weiss Answered One Question to Get The Job
Writers David Benioff and Dan Weiss have said more than once that what drew them most to “Game of Thrones” was the chance to adapt the Red Wedding for the screen, but George Martin had a different plot detail in mind when he agreed to let them adapt his books. Weiss said in a 2013 Q&A that Martin asked them “Who is Jon Snow’s mother?” and it was only after their answer that the author was confident the show would be in good hands.