“Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B.
Weiss will not appear at the show’s Comic-Con panel this Friday as previously scheduled.
The creators were set to make their first public appearance since “Thrones” ended its eight-season run on HBO in May.
Along with Benioff and Weiss, director Miguel Sapochnik and actors Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei of Naath) have also dropped out of Comic-Con.
The official “Thrones” Twitter account revealed the news and cited no reasons for the exits.The “Thrones” Comic-Con panel will now feature Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), and Conleth Hill (Varys).Benioff and Weiss came under intense critical and fan scrutiny during “Game of Thrones” Season 8.
Many fans were outraged by some of the storytelling decisions made during the HBO fantasy series’ final run,
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