WiC Weekly: May 15-21
By WiC Staff
This week round WiC, we have some updates on Dune, some juicy Wheel of Time news, and a lot of House of the Dragon tidbits.
It’s time for WiC Weekly, where we recap the goings-on round our website lo these past seven days. Let’s hit it.
First up, we look at an old celebrity meet-up with the benefit of dragon-themed hindsight:
Before we knew he was playing Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon, Matt Smith was seen out with Emilia Clarke. In hindsight, the pictures tell a new story. https://t.co/PVyw6TRxGd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
In Dune news, why has Pierce Brosnan’s cover model son seen the new movie before I have?
Things I now know: 1) Pierce Brosnan has a son named Paris; 2) He's a cover model, and; 3) He got to see Dune early and I didn't. https://t.co/ZtDHcIYkTY
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
The first season of The Wheel of Time is officially in the can. Does that mean we’ll see it this year?
After well over a year of production, The Wheel of Time has wrapped filming on its first season, and we could see it as early as this year! https://t.co/ftFvNcOABM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
Maisie Williams has a new gig and a new look:
Maisie Williams hangs out with Taylor Swift and shows off her new bleached blonde hair (and eyebrows) at the 2021 BRIT Awards: https://t.co/jheXAJjdya
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
Speaking of Game of Thrones cast members, Rose Leslie has a plum new HBO gig:
Game of Thrones alum Rose Leslie, aka Ygritte the wildling, is heading up her own HBO show in The Time Traveler's Wife, a sci-fi/romance mash-up. https://t.co/VMn9Bjdzmz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
House of the Dragon is the first big Game of Thrones spin-off. Meet one of the main characters:
Lord Corlys Velaryon is one of the most important characters in House of the Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel. Get to know him: https://t.co/hdLic0HjJQ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
The Nevers has been an up and down journey over at HBO. What’s next for the Victorian fantasy/sci-fi series?
Will The Nevers continue on HBO? When will it continue? And should it? https://t.co/iAakRd6ZFL
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
Back to House of the Dragon, the execs are WarnerMedia are boarding the hype train:
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar assesses the health of HBO Max one year in, and hypes some of the big new series on the way, especially House of the Dragon. https://t.co/V9j0SdWXgy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
Graham McTavish is probably the biggest name to join the cast of House of the Dragon outside of Matt Smith. Who will he play?
Outlander and The Hobbit veteran Graham McTavish has joined the cast of House of the Dragon. But who is he playing? Let's look at the options. https://t.co/M3vTmu0tYS
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
Henry Cavill will expand his impressive repertoire of characters by tackling an old favorite:
Henry Cavill has already played Superman, Sherlock Holmes and The Witcher. Now he'll star in a reboot of fantasy action classic Highlander. https://t.co/iMJSmLdGIM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2021
Did other things happen this week? Probably, but we didn’t hear about them so they probably weren’t important.
Shadow and Bone showrunner teases “a lot of kissing” for Mal and Alina. dark. Next
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