'Game Of Thrones' Is Making A Big, Airplane-Sized Change For Season 7 | HuffPost

So hot it's making those old dragons wanna retire, man.

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“Game of Thrones” Season 7 sounds like fire.

The King in the North himself ― actor Kit Harington ― already told The Huffington Post that the show would be “breaking boundaries” in its final two seasons, and now we may know one way it’ll do that.

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Season 7 director Matt Shakman said that “the dragons this year are the size of 747s.”

He continued, “Drogon is the biggest of the bunch — his flame is 30 feet in diameter!”

Daaamn, Dany!

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) has three highly coveted dragons in the show: Rhaegal, Viserion and Drogon. As EW notes, the director was probably making an approximation about their size. Some Boeing 747s are as long as 250 feet, but Shakman’s point is simply that the dragons are going to be big.

The biggest dragon, however, may still be on the way.

One popular theory states an ice dragon might be hidden in the Wall, which separates Westeros from the land of the undead White Walkers. Some fans think Bran may even eventually warg into, or enter the mind of, that creature and take control of it.

HuffPost recently asked Bran himself ― actor Isaac Hempstead Wright ― about possibly becoming a dragon. Unsurprisingly, he’s all for it.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s cool! That’d be up there on my list of things I’d like to be ... dragon, No. 1,” said Hempstead Wright before teasing that fans will have to watch to find out.

We’re with Bran. Becoming a dragon sounds awesome, duh, and that was even before hearing that they’re going to be the size of airplanes.

Let’s just hope Bran has his pilot’s license.

”Game of Thrones” Season 7 premieres July 16 on HBO.

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'Game of Thrones' Season 6

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Psst! Hey, Isaac Hempstead Wright. Bran can't walk. Remember? (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

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Dany is looking like she's had better days.(07 of35)

You'd probably look the same if you were captured by Dothraki. But that dragon jewelry, though! (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

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Welp, looks like these two are alive.(09 of35)

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And welp, looks like Myrcella isn't.(10 of35)

Jaime and Cersei need to have a talk. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Jaime has some bad news for Cersei.(11 of35)

#Awkward (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Melisandre is perhaps on her way to resurrect Jon Snow?(12 of35)

Carice van Houten has places to be. And people to resurrect. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Davos possibly looking at Jon Snow being resurrected?(13 of35)

OK, we get Stannis is dead and Shireen got sacrificed, but gosh. Lighten up, bro. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Myrcella is doing her best Joffrey impression.(14 of35)

She dead. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Looks like Margaery is having a run-in with the "Shame Nun."(15 of35)

Shame on HBO for doing this to Natalie Dormer. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

The High Sparrow probably has some things to tell Margaery, too.(16 of35)

And it's probably, "Shame!" (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Arya is still looking pretty blind.(17 of35)

Where's all the oysters, clams and cockles? (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

The dream team is back.(18 of35)

Tyrion and Varys run this town. (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

Ramsay looks bummed.(19 of35)

Dude, we get you want to rule the North, but stop acting like a drama queen. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Something's getting their attention.(20 of35)

What are the Boltons looking at? Rachael Leigh Cook must've taken off her glasses and walked down the stairs like in "She's All That" or something. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Sam and Gilly going on adventures.(21 of35)

#RelationshipGoals (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Balon Greyjoy is ... still alive for some reason.(22 of35)

Easiest way to stay alive in "Game of Thrones" is to just not appear on screen for a while. Keep doing your thing, Gendry ... wherever the heck you are. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Yara Going-To-Have-A-Big-Season-6 Greyjoy(23 of35)

Yara's probably thinking, "Dang. Dad's still alive, and I didn't get him anything for his bday."

Don't sweat it, Yara. As long as you don't give him that box with Theon's "little Theon" in it, I'm sure he'll like whatever. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Brienne is back!(24 of35)

We've got a new king slayer on our hands. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Missandei is probably still thinking about her appearance in "Furious 7."(25 of35)

She doesn't have friends. She's got family. And actually she doesn't have family, either. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

With so many spoilers, Tyrion has a lot on his mind.(26 of35)

Or he's also just thinking about Missandei's "Furious 7" appearance.

Ride or die. (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

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