Variety brings word that more Wheel of Time adaptations are in the works. Arcane producer Thomas Vu and his company Initiate Entertainment are partnering with iwot Studios—who own the rights to Robert Jordan’s series—on a video game, animated feature films, and an animated TV series.
According to Variety, “Vu’s new Wheel of Time PC/mobile video game is ‘aimed at broadening the franchise’s reach across platforms and engaging fans worldwide,’ while the film and TV series projects, which do not yet have attached streamers or distributors, will be ‘targeting a young audience and designed to grow the franchise’s global footprint.’”
Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon of iwot were both producers on Prime Video’s Wheel of Time series (pictured above), and will be involved in these new creations.
These projects are in addition to iwot’s plentiful previously announced Wheel of Time projects, which include:
• the animated film The White Tower, announced in 2023
• the live-action prequel film Age of Legends, from director Kari Skogland
• the open-world RPG game in development at iwot Games Montréal
• and their AI platform, which will “enable studios to unify their production environments across film, television, video games, animation, advertising, immersive experiences, social platforms, and user-generated content.”
Variety quotes Vu—formerly “head of creative and IP franchise” at Riot Games—as saying, “I see tremendous opportunity in expanding ‘The Wheel of Time’ into fully authentic, integrated, interactive, and animated storytelling experiences.” His Initiate Entertainment partner Anthony Borquez is the co-founder of Grab Labs, which Variety describes as “an AI development company focused on the video game and entertainment industry through interactive storytelling and immersive experiences.”
Vu provided Variety with an exclusive proof-of-concept rendering of how Rand al’Thor would look in one or more of these upcoming projects; the details are not provided. He looks rather like KJ Apa as Archie Andrews as Rand al’Thor.
It is not yet known when any of these projects will be made available to Wheel of Time fans.
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