WiC Weekly: June 26-July 2
By WiC Staff
New episodes of Stranger Things! An interview with an attorney for Marvel! New info on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Lots to cover this week at WiC.
It was an eventful week for all things sci-fi, fantasy, TV and movies. How eventful? Read on:
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a TV show like none other. In fact, it might not even be a TV show:
A riddle: when is a TV show not a TV show? When it's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime Video, apparently. https://t.co/Gd1YfMW1KP
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
We talked to Paul Sarker, former Associate Principal Counsel for Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios:
Paul Sarker worked as an attorney for Marvel Studios for six years, helping the MCU grow into the force it is today. What was it like to work for Marvel? https://t.co/WoaRxOcyB4
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
San Diego Comic-Con is coming back live and in person, and House of the Dragon will be there:
George R.R. Martin heads to San Diego Comic-Con to promote House of the Dragon. There'll also be an interactive exhibit where you hatch your own dragon egg. https://t.co/lnpLWrTgQX
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
Rumors from her native UK suggest that Millie Bobby Brown is wanted by Disney and Star Wars.
Could Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown be joining another iconic franchise? https://t.co/aHTzm2GfbH
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
Amazon is starting to give out details about The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and we’re here for it.
"Nothing is evil in the beginning." Amazon continues to tease its splashy new series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. https://t.co/4ZkRMxEgs7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
No, not every “historical” show is historically accurate. But if they’re entertaining, does it matter?
The Last Kingdom and Vikings are historical shows, but neither is especially historically accurate. But that's not really the point. https://t.co/UZo92fNqTI
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
Netflix dropped the final two episodes of Stranger Things season 4! Check out our review of the full season below:
The whole of Stranger Things season 4 is out, and we covered the lot of it: https://t.co/dQYGYeTzdM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
Sticking with Stranger Things, naturally Netflix is considering spinoffs:
Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are developing a spinoff of their '80s paranormal horror show, but not even Netflix knows what it's about. https://t.co/IjoVwC9MJu
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
The Orville is one of the best sci-fi shows on the air right now. Here’s why you should be watching it:
The fifth episode of The Orville: New Horizons is deeply powerful and thought-provoking. This is the kind of story science fiction was made to tell. https://t.co/um5b11OkPS
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
Meanwhile, in legal drama…
Game of Thrones vet Lena Headey (Cersei) had a role in Thor: Love and Thunder, but it ended up getting cut. Her agency wants to be paid anyway. https://t.co/ESSzeH5EbU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 3, 2022
There will be lots more where that came from this week! Stick around.
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