WiC Weekly: January 10-16
By WiC Staff
Rumblings about a new Doctor Who, shade from the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Outlander spinoff speculation and Game of Thrones remembrances. It’s all here:
Another week, another succession of stories about the only things we can make sense of in this topsy-turvy world: movies, TV, spaceships and dragons. Let’s see what happened round WiC in the last seven days.
Word is that Jodie Whittakers is on her way out as the Doctor on Doctor Who. Even if those reports are premature, people can’t help talking about her potential replacement:
Jodie Whittaker may be leaving Doctor Who, and the race is on to find her replacement. Whoopi Goldberg tosses her hat into the ring, although the fans have someone else in mind. https://t.co/N89kuclG0K
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
Netflix is working on a remake of the classic Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, but plenty of fans are skeptical, including some of the original cast:
Netflix is making a live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but the original cast wonders if it’s necessary when the original show is so good as is. https://t.co/OVq8APMNlh
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
People have been talking about potential Outlander spinoffs for years, but there’s been no official announcement as of yet. Let’s try and help the process along:
We're keeping ourselves busy during the Droughtlander: https://t.co/ulqhIArevN
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
Oh great, Game of Thrones somehow made its way into the attack on the Capitol:
Right before a crowd of insurrections stormed the Capitol building the other week, Rudy Giuliani told them, “let’s have trial by combat.” And if that rings a bell for the Game of Thrones out there, it was meant to: https://t.co/L6hslmFGSQ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
This feels too fan service-y to be true, if you ask me, but it’s out there:
Robert Downey Jr. already made his mark on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, rumor has it he’s sliding into another big Disney franchise: https://t.co/tA35QBlWxE
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
Sean Bean remembers the day Game of Thrones really came into its own:
Ned Stark’s death is one the best scenes Game of Thrones produced during its eight seasons. Sean Bean gives us his perspective: https://t.co/TPP5Wd14Z7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
File this under “we can laugh about it now”:
Although she defends him now, before she got a look at his audition tape, Outlander author Diana Gabaldon wasn’t eager for Sam Heughan to play Jamie Fraser: https://t.co/ljpux88cN1
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
The A Song of Ice and Fire fandom is famously tired of waiting for the next book in the series, but when it comes…
James Hibberd had unparalleled access to the cast and crew of Game of Thrones for years, including George R.R. Martin. So we wanna know: Will his books end like the show? https://t.co/oWJphMQdyD
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
Amazon keeps releasing more information about The Wheel of Time and we keep lapping it up:
Amazon is adapting The Wheel of Time for TV! Here’s what Emond’s Field, Shadar Logoth and other iconic locations will look like. https://t.co/F8gBDwRpb0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
The fabulous Gwendoline Christie lands a new role, and it couldn’t be a better fit:
Game of Thrones veteran Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) joins the cast of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman on Netflix, which sounds just perfect. https://t.co/095rAPrmd7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 17, 2021
See you round the site!
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