WiC Weekly: May 5 - 11, 2024
By Dan Selcke
Here at WiC Weekly, we run down some of the biggest stories in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books to come up in the past seven days. Let's start with a new wrinkle in the interesting relationship between The Wheel of Time author Brandon Sanderson and Amazon's adaptation of the book series he wrote with Robert Jordan:
Every time author Brandon Sanderson has ragged on The Wheel of Time TV show: https://t.co/RcGqt74zlp https://t.co/RcGqt74zlp
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
We have new information on HBO's newest Game of Thrones prequel, which has a new, shorter, better name:
"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" is now just "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," thank heavens. The six-episode first season is expected next year: https://t.co/omsNsEs3fR https://t.co/omsNsEs3fR
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
Another new Lord of the Rings movie is on the way, this one all about Gollum, directed by the man who played Gollum in Peter Jackson's trilogy: Andy Serkis!
Stop the presses: The Hunt for Gollum, a new Lord of the Rings movie, is set for a 2026 release: https://t.co/vUQ9iTYf3r https://t.co/vUQ9iTYf3r
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
The new Netflix show Dead Boy Detectives has been getting good marks. It's technically a spinoff of The Sandman, another great show, complete with crossover appearances.
Tom Sturridge was surprised by The Sandman cameos in Dead Boy Detectives: https://t.co/s4e6eNnDlj https://t.co/s4e6eNnDlj
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
This weekend marks the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes! What did we think of it?
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is an adventurous evolution for sci-fi's most enduring film franchise: https://t.co/d7ZFkwwWJn https://t.co/d7ZFkwwWJn
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
Shōgun is one of the best limited series we've had the pleasure of watching in a long time. And it might become more than just a limited series:
Looks like Shōgun season 2 may actually happen (even though it probably shouldn't): https://t.co/5j7405Z5K0 https://t.co/5j7405Z5K0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie has some exciting new stuff coming up:
Joe Abercrombie gives updates on his next fantasy book The Devils and on the Best Served Cold movie: https://t.co/vw02Z3xpW3 https://t.co/vw02Z3xpW3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
HBO continues to roll out advance looks at the new season of House of the Dragon. Keep 'em coming!
House of the Dragon stars promise higher stakes, bigger sets and 'loads more dragons': https://t.co/D7Bwmk2Qjf https://t.co/D7Bwmk2Qjf
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
Do you watch House of the Dragon more for the houses or the dragons? We know where we fall:
Let's celebrate the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes by looking back on every single Apes film: https://t.co/fiFJdqcAkI https://t.co/fiFJdqcAkI
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
Finally, this weekend marks the release of Kingdom of the Plnaet of the Apes! Let's put that movie in the context of this long-running franchise:
Every dragon we'll see in House of the Dragon season 2 (and some we won't): https://t.co/lJZWFi89lY https://t.co/lJZWFi89lY
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 12, 2024
Stick around WiC all week for more!
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