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Game of Thrones' stay in Belfast may not be over yet.

HBO bosses are still occupying Titanic Studios and it is unclear whether there could be potential for further Westeros content.

As plans to turn the popular TV filming locations in Northern Ireland into tourist attractions were unveiled, NI Screen CEO Richard Williams said they would not be "pushing them towards the door".

He said: "The truth is HBO has not left yet, so we have to see. When you have had a customer that has done for you and worked in partnership with you the way they have worked with us over 10 years, we are not pushing them towards the door.

"Game of Thrones are still housed in Titanic Studios and it will be for them to decide when they leave not us, and who knows maybe they won't leave."

He was speaking as NI Screen revealed the next stage of their Opening Doors strategy, which aims to make the screen industry here the biggest outside London in the UK and Ireland by 2024.

Mr Williams admitted Game of Thrones ending was something that had to be dealt with but said having Belfast Harbour Studios built was the first step in dealing with the popular show ending.

Already there is a significant project being filmed there, the Superman prequel Krypton which is in its second season now.

There is also potential for Belfast Harbour Studios to be extended, and Mr Williams said there was certainly the demand in the industry here for that.

But he said as part of the Game of Thrones legacy project, he he did not want Titanic Studios to be turned into a visitor attraction, as Warner Brothers did with Harry Potter.

He said Belfast needed it to remain as a film studio, but teased there could be more from the Game of Thrones team to come.

"Even HBO does not know what will happen yet in terms of potential for other Westeros content, that plays into how long will Game of Thrones be in the public consciousness," he said.

"To be honest, even if it stops now it will be there for another 10 years because it was the biggest show of its generation."

Talking about the legacy, he added: "It is going to be big, do I see it as the same as Harry Potter, who knows. When Warner Brothers put Harry Potter into the studios it put it in temporarily, it has been built in film studios with the very simple out that when it becomes less successful they can turn it back into film studios.

"I think we have to take the same approach to an extent, will Game of Thrones legacy be a five year thing, a 10 year thing, or a 20 year thing, I don't know but it will certainly be a really brilliant five year thing."

Addressing the rumours that Disney will open a studio here, Richard said they do have a very good relationship with the company and they have filmed a number of projects here.

He said they have not housed a full studio scale production for Disney, partly became there is not have the capacity for it due to Titanic Studios and Belfast Harbour Studios being full.

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