WiC Weekly: September 27-October 3
By WiC Staff
This week on WiC, we celebrate multiple Game of Thrones actors having kids, go deep behind the scenes of the original show, and look forward to the prequel.
It’s time to round up all the nerd news fit to “print” from the past week. Welcome to WiC Weekly.
First up, Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Rose Leslie (Ygritte) are officially about to become parents!
Jon Snow and Ygritte didn’t make it as a couple on Game of Thrones, but actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are becoming parents! https://t.co/zT5u8VQO5r
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
To keep up the theme of Game of Thrones babies, Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) posted some pics of her own pregnancy:
Sophie Turner gave birth to her first child with husband Joe Jonas a while back. Now, she’s posting her pregnancy pics: https://t.co/e6csm1fSCG
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Okay, that’s enough warm fuzzies. There have been a lot of excerpts from the upcoming Game of Thrones oral history book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon going around lately, including one where George R.R. Martin names his least favorite scene from the entire series:
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin reveals his least favorite scene from the show, and it’s probably not one many fans are expecting: https://t.co/6V5gqUpsql
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
On a happier, he also named his favorite episode that he wrote:
George R.R. Martin, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and more remember the making of “Blackwater,” the first big battle episode of Game of Thrones: https://t.co/WJU2cp8NUG
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Moving outside Game of Thrones for a minute, we dig into the origin’s of one of the Doctor’s most famous catch-phrases:
The Tenth Doctor was the first to utter the phrase “timey-wimey” to describe time travel, but where did HE hear it from? Let’s pull back the curtain, Doctor Who fans: https://t.co/cizZO4ivD0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Solo: A Star Wars Story got a bad rap at the box office and among some fans and critics. It wasn’t fun for star Alden Ehrenreich:
Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo) talks about the reception to Solo, how the media blows things out of proportion, and why he’s taking a break from acting: https://t.co/K2zsG5O9tQ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Sticking with Star Wars, Keira Knightley remembers (or rather, doesn’t remember) her small-but-important role in The Phantom Menace:
Getting a role in a Star Wars movie is a big deal, but it doesn’t sound like 12-year-old Keira Knightley had a memorable time on the set of The Phantom Menace: https://t.co/pEzy9Ahi9M
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Filming on The Witcher season 2 is underway, and we have the pictures to prove it:
At the end of the The Witcher season 1, Ciri was on the cusp of a big change. Take a look at what that means, straight from the set of season 2: https://t.co/HVd9stin4Y
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Back to Game of Thrones, Animal Crossing met the Red Wedding and it was gruesomely adorable:
Now if only we could teach K.K. Slider “The Rains of Castamere.” Also, could someone do Arya’s revenge on the Freys next? https://t.co/gXcpd6yXg3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
Finally, we turn towards the future and preview HBO’s forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel show, House of the Dragon:
From the meeting of the Green Council to the battle between Daemon and Aemond Targaryen, House of the Dragon stands to be as brutal and beautiful as Game of Thrones: https://t.co/SHm1DRXgJ9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 4, 2020
And that’s literally everything that happened this week.
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