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Digital Trends
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms pushed back to 2026
One of the ideas behind running two different Game of Thrones prequels at once was to keep the franchise alive on HBO and Max during the long breaks between seasons. However, the next prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, will now be skipping 2025 altogether. And that may mean both House of the Dragon season 3 and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms could come out in the same year. Via Variety, HBO confirmed the delay when it screened a trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms during its upfront presentation. The trailer ended with a vague 2026 release window, but HBO CEO Casey Bloys suggested that it would be released in winter 2026. That would have it premiere on HBO and Max in either January or February 2026. HBO hasn't announced when House of the Dragon will return. But if season 3 doesn't premiere in 2026, then pushing it back to 2027 would mean a nearly three-year gap between seasons. House of the Dragon season 3 is currently in production. Recommended Videos A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes place only a century before Game of Thrones, and it's based on George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. The story focuses on a poor knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), who befriends Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), a young boy who is secretly one of the Targaryen heirs to the Iron Throne. Several members of Egg's family will appear in the series, including Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), Prince Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel), and Prince Maekar Targaryen (Sam Spruell). Much like the Song of Ice and Fire novels, Martin hasn't written all of Dunk and Egg's adventures yet, but he has touched upon their ultimate fates beyond their time together. Martin's next novel, The Winds of Winter, has yet to be completed and there is no word on when or if it will be finished.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Release Date Delayed
The upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has been delayed. A new release date has been set for the spin-off show. According to a new report from Variety, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has now been pushed back to 2026. There has been no official release date for the series. However, Warner Bros. Discovery had previously said that the series would air some time by the end of 2025. News of the show's delay came during WBD's upfront presentation, where they showed off a trailer for the series to advertisers in New York City. The trailer ended with a title card that revealed the 2026 release date. HBO CEO Casey Bloys then said that the show would likely premiere sometime in the winter. The series will star Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, and more. A premiere date for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has not yet been announced by HBO. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is based on George R. R. Martin's Dunk and Egg novella. The short tale centers on Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and Aegon V Targaryen (Egg), set a hundred years before the events of the main series. The series is expected to run for six episodes. 'A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros . . . a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg,' reads the series' logline. 'Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.' (Source: Variety) The post Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Release Date Delayed appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
New European
06-05-2025
- Science
- New European
Critical Mass: The dire truth about ‘de-extinction'
Remus is a genetically modified grey wolf created by the US 'de-extinction' company Colossal Biosciences (valued at $10bn), which has long advertised its intention to recreate the woolly mammoth by gene editing of elephant genomes. By tweaking a handful of regular wolf genes, the company has been able to give Remus (and two other pups, one a twin called, naturally, Romulus) some of the traits thought to be present in ancient dire wolves. To wit: Remus is big and white. 'This is Remus. He's a dire wolf. The first to exist in over 10,000 years.' So claimed Time magazine above its cover image of a white-coated canine. You'll be hard-pushed to find a knowledgeable scientist who agrees with the claim. Dire wolves were a species of the Americas that diverged from grey wolves 5.7 million years ago and went extinct more than 10,000 years ago. They will have differed from grey wolves in thousands of genetic particulars – in fact, they were arguably not wolves at all, but closer to coyotes and jackals. The notion that you can recreate them by modifying a few genes is silly, and probably the press only swallows it because we have been groomed to attribute quasi-magical powers of biological determination to genes. Worse, there is no good reason to even want to make dire wolves 'de-extinct'. The world they were adapted to doesn't exist now; they're not an endangered species, but a vanished one. So Colossal's claim that this is 'the first successful case of de-extinction' is wrong in fact, void of motivation (except commercial), and ethically questionable – these wolves have been genetically modified for no medical or ecological reason. Scientists are furious. 'To see this work being done with such a casual disregard not only for the truth, but for life itself is genuinely abhorrent to me,' said one palaeoecologist. You might have first encountered dire wolves in Game of Thrones, and Colossal was loaned the Iron Throne from the series (by film-maker Peter Jackson, who has reportedly invested in the company) for a photoshoot with Romulus and Remus. George RR Martin is another investor and acts as 'cultural adviser'. Who can resist that story? Not Time, and not the New Yorker, cannily offered an exclusive by the company; 'The dire wolf is back' was its breathless headline. Of course this is not an exact replica, says Colossal's chief scientific adviser, Beth Shapiro – it's 'childish' to expect that. Rather, it's a replica of the dire wolf 'phenotype', which in this case means basically a wolf that's big and white. Such linguistic quibbles tend to vanish in the hype. 'I'm holding the first dire wolf cubs in 12,000 years,' said Colossal's chief animal officer, Matt James, after the twin pups' caesarean birth. Colossal's biggest goal, literally, is the mammoth, which the company imagines roaming Siberia (to no discernible purpose). So far they've made long-haired mice – cue jokes about scaling up. Perhaps they'll succeed in making long-haired elephants. They're certainly making what the co-founder, Ben Lamm, calls 'a fuck ton of money'. What they haven't made is a dire wolf. And the problem goes beyond misleading the public. If, hypothetically, you were part of a government administration that regards anything green-tinted, such as conservation of species and habitats, as ideologically dubious, and that considers it is 'innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness', you might be inclined to rejoice in this apparent technofix. And so it is: those are the words of Donald Trump's secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum, who is 'excited about the potential of 'de-extinction' technology' and considers that 'the revival of the dire wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder'. No need for pesky laws and regulations to protect endangered species, because we can always resurrect them! It doesn't much matter whether Burgum believes this nonsense; the point is that, thanks to Colossal, he has a story justifying the removal of yet more conservation regulation. Burgum's meaningless comment that 'the dire wolf revival… embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity' points to something deeper. The idea of a mythical natural heritage embodying a sort of cultural virility, and which can be recaptured via science, appealed to the Nazis, too. Lutz Heck, director of Berlin Zoo and a member of the SS, dreamed of resurrecting the ancient auroch by the back-breeding of other bovines, as a symbol of the age of Aryan racial purity. Of course de-extinction is not itself 'Nazi science', but let's just recognise that Elon Musk loves it.
Hindustan Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Game of Thrones star Iain Glen roped in for Anupam Kher's Tanvi The Great; ‘movie toh box office Khalisi kar degi!'
If you thought the Iron Throne was the ultimate seat of power, wait till you see Ser Jorah Mormont navigating the emotional labyrinths of a Bollywood drama. Yes, you heard that right — Iain Glen, the ever-loyal knight from Game of Thrones, is trading dragons for drama as he steps into the world of Hindi cinema with Anupam Kher's directorial return, Tanvi The Great. And let's be clear, this isn't just a cameo where Glen stares moodily into the distance. According to Kher, he's playing Michael Simmons, one of the film's most pivotal characters. Picture that deep Scottish gravitas bringing soul to a heart-tugging Indian tale. A cultural crossover? More like a cinematic collision of epic proportions. The excitement began when Anupam Kher dropped the movie poster on social media, along with a heartwarming backstory: 'I acted with Iain Glen in a BBC series Mrs Wilson. We became friends after the shoot. So when I was casting for Tanvi The Great, I sent him the script, and he immediately said yes. He brings with him not just the brilliance of his acting, but the warmth, gravitas, and compassion this film needs.' A post shared by Anupam Kher (@anupampkher) Cue the Internet losing its collective mind. One fan screamed, 'OMG! Ser Jorah Mormont in Tanvi The Great! I absolutely love his acting!' Another declared, 'Yeh movie toh Box Office Khalisi kar degi!' (Translation: This film is going to conquer the box office like Khaleesi conquers kingdoms). Someone else chimed in, 'Finally! A film that's about talent and not just last names. Thank you, Anupam Kher for this breath of fresh cinema!' With Shubangi Dutt making her acting debut and Oscar-winner M.M. Keeravani scoring the music, the project already smells like award-season gold. Produced by Anupam Kher Studios, NFDC, and Lower Middle Class Corporation, Tanvi The Great is poised to be a global desi epic. And let's be honest, who wouldn't want to see a weathered Westerosi knight sip cutting chai while solving a classic emotional Bollywood problem?
