WiC Weekly: January 31 – February 6
By WiC Staff
This week we got lots of news about HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel, plus an update on The Winds of Winter! Also stuff about The Sandman, LOTR and more.
What happened round WiC this week? That’s what we’re here to find out.
First, we look forward to HBO’s (first) Game of Thrones prequel show with a complete accounting of every dragon involved in the Dance of the Dragons:
From Sunfyre to Meleys the Red Queen, from Sheepstealer to Caraxes the Blood Wyrm, here are all the dragons we’ll meet in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel. https://t.co/FQsZaqbTPg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
The Sandman on Netflix is one of the most exciting new shows coming down the pike. And it has a long history:
Gwendoline Christie will play Lucifer in Netflix's The Sandman, not Tom Ellis, although it's technically the same character. Neil Gaiman explains the shift. https://t.co/2Z9Vftml0p
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin gives us a rare update about The Winds of Winter, and it sounds like it’s going well:
In 2020, George R.R. Martin made more progress on The Winds of Winter than in any year since he began writing it, and is "hopeful" it will be done in 2021. https://t.co/BCT3yM718n
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
Today in “this really happened”:
A technical glitch led to an Amber Alert being sent out across Texas that Chucky -- the killer doll from the movies -- was on the run and at large. https://t.co/WyLhWcqTZR
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
A Lord of the Rings show is coming, set thousands of years before the story most of us know. Get to know the setting:
Amazon is setting its Lord of the Rings show during the Second Age of Middle-age. What happened then that might make for good drama? Read on. https://t.co/n6EWrycrLb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
Back to House of the Dragon, it’s snatched up a invaluable crew member from the original show:
Even people who didn’t love the last couple of seasons of Game of Thrones loved the music by Ramin Djawadi. And he’s boarding the prequel. https://t.co/Xv6RcmLU2t
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
What’s a week in pop culture without a wacky rumor?
The latest rumor rocking the Star Wars world is that George Lucas is returning to remake the sequel trilogy as a TV show. Uh......no. https://t.co/1VsApMzN85
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
Seriously, we’re getting a lot of House of the Dragon news lately. This latest report has info on casting for an important character:
There are lots of roles in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel show left to cast, including Criston Cole, the flip-flopping Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. https://t.co/TwxHcoUXur
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
American Gods is back for a third season. Apparently the show itself is improving, but behind the scenes, things are rocky:
After Evan Rachel Wood and other women accused Marilyn Manson of abuse, his label has dropped him and he’s being removed from episodes of TV shows. https://t.co/YeNVvb7Sue
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
Finally, Patrick Rothfuss talks a bit about the future of his Kingkiller Chronicle series:
Fantasy fans are eagerly awaiting The Doors of Stone, the third book in Patrick Rothfuss Kingkiller Chronicle. But what happens after? https://t.co/7PE4PJJ8oK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) February 7, 2021
And that’s literally everything that happened this week. How eventful!
Next. Once Upon a Time creators are making a new fairy tale show. dark
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