We had plenty to say about all things sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and TV this past week here at WiC. Here are some of those things:
Let's start with an editorial. HBO is making a new Harry Potter TV show. Good idea? Bad idea? The takes are flying:
HBO's Harry Potter reboot shows the limited potential of the franchise: https://t.co/nsgcnEPhc8 https://t.co/nsgcnEPhc8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
Speaking of that new Harry Potter show, the cast announcements keep rolling in:
New Harry Potter show casts Draco Malfoy, Molly Weasley and other key characters: https://t.co/67QnMEkiO5 https://t.co/67QnMEkiO5
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is coming back for a third season. It's still a ways off, but at least things are moving:
The Rings of Power season 3 is officially shooting right now: https://t.co/yXpJafISHM https://t.co/yXpJafISHM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
Joe Abercombie is continuing his promotional tour for his new book The Devils, talking to big-name fantasy authors at every stop:
Brandon Sanderson and Joe Abercrombie on the pros and cons of fantasy maps: https://t.co/sshGzqP9mZ https://t.co/sshGzqP9mZ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
We can't seem to stay away from Harry Potter. With a new show coming up, it's on our minds:
10 Harry Potter spinoff shows we'd rather see than a remake: https://t.co/FJbh2mPetN https://t.co/FJbh2mPetN
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
We're also stuck on the cancellation of The Wheel of Time. It's far from the first time a network has axed a show well before its time had come:
10 genre shows cruelly cancelled in the middle of the story: https://t.co/mU2FQvQ60o https://t.co/mU2FQvQ60o
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
Forty years after the original, we're getting a sequel to the Star Wars satire Spaceballs, and the new movie looks like it's picking up right where the original left off:
First teaser for new Spaceballs movie rips into the Star Wars-industrial complex: https://t.co/xg0eu2gXsq https://t.co/xg0eu2gXsq
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
Circling back to The Wheel of Time, something we do often around here, one of the lead actors finally weighed in on the cancellation, and I'm betting a lot of the fans can relate to how she feels:
Rosamund Pike shares "anguish and rage" after The Wheel of Time cancellation: https://t.co/2MRG18Kdr9 https://t.co/2MRG18Kdr9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
The live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon came out in theaters this weekend. Does the new movie stand up to the original? What did we think?
'How to Train Your Dragon' is a fresh, action-packed remake that will enthrall fantasy fans: https://t.co/gQOWjBPLga https://t.co/gQOWjBPLga
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
Finally, with Emmy season ongoing, the casts and crew of lots of shows are out there explaining why they deserve all the little gold statues. That includes the cast and crew of House of the Dragon, who also teased a bit about season 3:
House of the Dragon season 3 has "everything that the fans want": https://t.co/tieKLEqsHi https://t.co/tieKLEqsHi
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 15, 2025
We'll be on this beat all week, every week. Check back on WiC for more.
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