WiC Weekly: July 19-25
By WiC Staff
HBO starts casting House of the Dragon, there could be another Star Wars show on the way, and there’s lots of news coming out of Comic-Con@Home!
Hey, everybody! What happened in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy and pop culture this week? These things happened:
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movie doesn’t come out for months, but if the pre-release buzz is any indication, it’s gonna be one for the history books:
The new Dune movie doesn't come out for months, but people are already pretty sure Timothée Chalamet should win an Oscar for it. https://t.co/D7hduJJ0rO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
We’re months into quarantine and you’ve probably caught up with a lot of TV by now. Happily, there’s almost always more:
From new to old, from campy to serious, from Netflix to HBO and beyond, here are seven underrated fantasy gems to binge: https://t.co/N7TmIm8il4
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
There’s a fourth Matrix movie on the way. Let’s hope the experience behind the scenes is more enjoyable than it was on the last two:
Fans mostly agree that the Matrix sequels weren't as good as the original. Now, a guy who worked on all three three movies reveals what went wrong. https://t.co/stnFns5nhF
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
Star Trek is back with a vengeance, and it’s just getting started:
Patrick Stewart talks about what's in store for Star Trek: Picard season 2, who's coming back, and who, unfortunately, is not: https://t.co/RK6icrHeXM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
We’re getting lots of new info about HBO’s cancelled Game of Thrones prequel. We’ll probably never actually see the thing, but it’s fascinating to look back:
What would Blood Moon, HBO's non-starter of a #GameofThrones prequel show, have been about? Who would have been in it? Who would they have played? Lots of new info is coming out: https://t.co/uNOIK6xBGw
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
Meanwhile, there’s also info coming in about the Game of Thrones prequel that is going forward:
HBO is reportedly looking for actresses to play Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon, its #GameofThrones prequel show! https://t.co/Ps77wkTw3b
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
We have yet another rumor about a Star Wars show coming to Disney+, and this one would involve a Game of Thrones veteran:
Another day, another rumor about a #StarWars show on Disney+: This time it's about Darth Maul, and would feature Emilia Clarke as Qi'ra, her character from Solo. https://t.co/HE1ohoyE2w
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
There’s lots of news coming out at Comic-Con@Home. One of the most exciting is about the final stretch of Vikings:
We finally know when Vikings will return for its final 10 episodes on History. And the preview clip features the return of an unexpected someone... https://t.co/wBCVsz2079
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
George R.R. Martin is giving us a lot of updates about The Winds of Winter lately. I’m looking for a silver lining here:
George R.R. Martin gives us yet another update on how well writing on The Winds of Winter is going, which is good!...but the wait goes on... https://t.co/oP9QQQa4J2
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
Nathalie Emmanuel takes us behind the scenes of a charged moment on Game of Thrones:
When an actor made an inappropriate comment about Nathalie Emmanuel's "revealing" Game of Thrones costume, Emilia Clarke had her back. "It got handled." https://t.co/0Mi4wjOeaI
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 26, 2020
What will happen in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy and pop culture next week? Stay tuned.
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