WiC Weekly: July 31-August 6
By WiC Staff
From Spider-Man leaks to fantasy maps to the first image from Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings show, we covered a lot this week:
It’s time to run back through the last seven days and see happened in the worlds of movies, TV, sci-fi and fantasy. It’s time…for WiC Weekly.
First up, may we interest you in some well-done Game of Thrones deepfakes?
In the wide world of deepfakes, we have Elizabeth Olsen as Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones and Emilia Clarke as Mera from Aquaman. https://t.co/flylTnuATd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
As J.R.R. Tolkien famously said, “I wisely started with a map.” It seems like a lot of other writers had the same idea:
From the Misty Mountains of Middle-earth to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, let’s take a look at some of the best fantasy world maps! https://t.co/VZnJeiyzqe
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
A Song of Ice and Fire fans have been waiting for The Winds of Winter for over a decade now. What are the options?
George R.R. Martin's publishers have suggested splitting The Winds of Winter in two. Could that happen...? https://t.co/OVgKtAWXX9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings show is coming! And we have photographic proof:
Amazon pulls back the curtain on its wildly expensive Lord of the Rings show: https://t.co/cJB4cSvYYH
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Jason Momoa gets frank with a reporter who asks him about a controversial Game of Thrones scene:
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Plenty of eyebrows raised when Marvel veteran Scarlett Johansson sued Disney over the release of Black Widow. It’s gotta be awkward in the studio break room about now.
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over Black Widow, and Disney's defense has been weirdly personal. Reportedly, Marvel boss Kevin Feige is not happy. https://t.co/WY01WBJHR0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Maisie Williams teasing Game of Thrones fans mercilessly…
Of all the Game of Thrones characters, Arya is the one who could most easily get a spinoff, and it sounds like Maisie Williams is down: https://t.co/juQVr0Hjhs
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Spider-Man: Far From Home looks like it’s going to be a turning point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
Check out Benedict Cumberbatch on the set of Spider-Man: No Way Home...and one more MCU surprise: https://t.co/uSgTVPZbvd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Kit Harington (Jon Snow) discusses going into rehab after the end of Game of Thrones, why he’s excited for the spinoff, and his fondest memories from set:
Kit Harington talks about his mental health towards the end of Game of Thrones: https://t.co/gphqwrMx5P
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
Finally, let’s end on something light:
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry couldn't get behind a bald man captaining the Enterprise, so he had Patrick Stewart wear a wig to his audition: https://t.co/imVgermYtl
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 8, 2021
See you next time!
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