WiC Weekly: October 16-22
By WiC Staff
This week, House of the Dragon keeps staffing up, we looking forward to The Last of Us on HBO, Eternals reviews are out, and Dune is finally here!
What happened this week in the worlds of TV, movies, sci-fi and fantasy? That’s what we’re here for. Read on.
Let’s start with more updates about House of the Dragon, HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel. The casting news will not stop:
It's official: The Last Kingdom star Ewan Mitchell (Osferth) is playing the vicious Aemond Targaryen in HBO's House of the Dragon. https://t.co/zC1qVJOfip
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
Not one but two Game of Thrones icons are headlining HBO’s new show The Last of Us:
Game of Thrones star Bella Ramsey (Lyanna Mormont) thinks HBO's The Last of US is the "biggest thing" she's done in her career thus far. https://t.co/tuaaZnaHUz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
Speaking of Game of Thrones stars moving on and up, Gwendoline Christie has a sweet new gig:
Gwendoline Christie takes over for Tom Ellis (technically) as Lucifer in The Sandman, Netflix's upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman's classic comic book. https://t.co/6aEjaGt1rV
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
Can they just announce Richard Madden as the next James Bond already?
Games of Thrones star Richard Madden is now the favorite among bookmakers to be the next James Bond following Daniel Craig's swan song in No Time to Die. https://t.co/LTb23IwYU6
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
If you want to make the next great fantasy TV series, there’s really only one — well, two — people to ask for advice:
The Wheel of Time producers talk about creative Trollocs, maintaining a personal connection to the story, and the ever-present shadow of Game of Thrones. https://t.co/idEwqFu3I7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
What else is there to say accept “Daaaaaaaaw”:
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
Speaking of Eternals, the first impressions are in for Marvel’s next big movie:
The lucky few who got to watch Eternals the other night praise the direction, cast and scope. Also, there's a VERY surprising cameo... https://t.co/ZwxMEjj7c9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
After what seems like an eternity of waiting, Dune is finally here! But it only tells the first half of Frank Herbert’s novel. What about Part 2?
Warner Bros. has done everything it can to indicate that it will make a sequel to Dune and finish the story. Everything…except actually announce one. https://t.co/zx3kVCjMpg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
Game of Thrones pretty much brought movies to TV. So there’s no need to flip it round, right?
Alan Taylor cut off Ned Stark’s head on Game of Thrones, but he doesn’t see a big screen future for the franchise, in part because…how does it get bigger? https://t.co/m6Gx3rrM7m
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
There’s a new book out called The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it has whoppers in there.
Robert Downey Jr. was going to be Doctor Doom? The Wasp was going to replace Black Widow? This book is full of behind-the-scenes tidbits. https://t.co/lrllEs2DYv
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 24, 2021
There was so much news this week that we can’t fit it all in this post. But don’t let that stop you:
House of the Dragon has a “different tone” than Game of Thrones. dark. Next
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