NYCC recap, Good Boys Oscar plea, and the best book adaptations from BFI LFF
Welcome to Mashable's weekly entertainment news series, Let's talk New York Comic Con: Last weekend, cosplayers, fans, and celebs converged on New York for the massive event. And Mashable has got the highlights you won't want to miss.
The teaser for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has delivered the best look yet at the spinoff series set between House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. Based on the George R.R. Martin novella The Hedge Knight, the show follows the adventures of Dunk and Egg, a newly minted knight and his sassy squire. See them quest for coin, honor, and maybe each other? A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will premiere on Jan. 18 on HBO Max. Learn more about the show and what Martin had to say about it from Mashable's Comic Con panel wrap-up.
Speaking of big franchises taking new turns, the MCU revealed a surprising trailer for the Wonder Man mini-series coming to Disney+, and it's a stunner. Forget what you think you know about the Jack Kirby character, because this Wonder Man is tackling superhero fatigue by taking a cue from The Studio — that means showbiz satire, baby! Two actors are vying for the role of a lifetime as the lead in a Wonder Man movie. One is fighting for his big break, the other broke bad in Iron Man 3. Yup, that's Trevor Slattery, the eccentric thespian who successfully fooled the world into thinking he was the supervillain known as the Mandarin. This mini-series looks like the MCU's most bonkers offering yet, and look at that — we're not fatigued! Wonder Man debuts on Disney+ on Jan. 27.
AMC gave Interview with the Vampire fans an extended look at The Vampire Lestat. And brace yourselves. The Brat Prince is back with sex, blood, rock ‘n'roll, and of course bickering with his eternal lover, Louis. It's going to be messy as hell, and we can't wait. Coming in 2026.
This video also includes the star of “Good Boy,” a very sweet dog named Indy, making his play for Oscar Gold.
Last but not least, we hear from our UK editor, Shannon Connellan, to learn what the highlights are out of the BFI London Film Festival. Shannon breaks down the 6 best book adaptations from the festival: Hamnet, Frankenstein, Chronology of Water, Grief is the Thing With Feathers, Pillion, and Hedda.
Check back in next week for another edition of our weekly entertainment news show.
