WiC Weekly: October 30-November 5
By WiC Staff
This week, we bring you news on The Last Kingdom, House of the Dragon, The Wheel of Time, Stranger Things, Doctor Who and more.
It’s time for WiC Weekly, where we go over the week in news you can’t use because it’s mostly about TV, movies, sci-fi and fantasy. There was a still a lot of it this week, though:
The Last Kingdom may be ending, but Netflix is giving fans of the show a little something extra after that:
The Last Kingdom star Alexander Dreymon (Uhtred) discusses the decision to end the series without adapting all of the books, and about the new movie. https://t.co/L1RbTPW9aI
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
Matt Smith opened up about his character on House of the Dragon, HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel show:
Matt Smith discusses what attracted him to House of the Dragon, and why it's "impossible" for it to reach the heights of Game of Thrones "in the same way." https://t.co/wDFXuY8bue
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
The fourth season of Stranger Things is coming, and it sounds like it’s going to step things up:
The upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things will "freak people out" but also be "unexpected, romantic and exhilarating." All at the same time, I hope. https://t.co/olrv2EeI1h
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
Ed Sheeran remembers his time on Game of Thrones, and drops a potential bombshell…or maybe he just misremembered. You decide:
Ed Sheeran says that Game of Thrones season 7 was supposed to be Maisie Williams' last. Has he uncovered a conspiracy, or is it just a brain fart? https://t.co/mg2vhfNH4G
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
The Wheel of Time show is almost here! Get to know the far corners of the fantasy world we’ll be visiting:
Fans of The Wheel of Time books won't see every nook and cranny brought to life on screen, but there's plenty of locations to get excited about. https://t.co/4PNZAq66C3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
Back to House of the Dragon, showrunner Miguel Sapochnik outlined how it will differ from its mother show, and how it’ll be the same:
House of the Dragon showrunner Miguel Sapochnik talks about how the series will stand out from Game of Thrones, and...confirms multiple seasons? https://t.co/L5o2xqmbqs
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
Netflix is bringing back Vikings! And it’s getting way ahead of the curve:
Netflix hasn’t even dropped the first season of its Vikings spinoff show yet, but it’s already wrapped on season 2! And season 3 isn’t far behind. https://t.co/O9cr7R1eon
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
The man who brought Doctor Who back in 2005 is returning to steer the ship again. And that’s not the only big change going down:
Russell T. Davies is returning as the showrunner of Doctor Who for season 14. And he's making some big changes behind the scenes. https://t.co/Gj6wsVujDW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
Eternals is here! And since it’s a Marvel movie, that means all we really care about is how it foreshadows other Marvel movies:
Like all Marvel movies, Eternals has a post-credits scene (or two), and one may foretell Kit Harington's future in the franchise. https://t.co/s3YiTEz6nL
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
The ever-reliable Mark Hamill spills some behind-the-scenes Star Wars tea:
Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) confirms the existence of a deleted scene from The Force Awakens that would have opened the sequel trilogy in a very odd way. https://t.co/wHpkloHx0G
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 7, 2021
Stick around for more news this week!
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