Arcane Producer Partners With iwot Studios On Various New Wheel of Time Adaptations

Arcane producer Thomas Vu and his company Initiate Entertainment are partnering with iwot Studios to create new Wheel of Time adaptations. iwot Studios owns the rights to Robert Jordan’s series. The planned adaptations include a video game, animated feature films, and an animated TV series. The video game is aimed at broadening the franchise’s reach across platforms and engaging fans worldwide. The film and TV series projects will target a young audience and are designed to grow the franchise’s global footprint. iwot’s previously announced Wheel of Time projects include the animated film The White Tower, the live-action prequel film Age of Legends, and the open-world RPG game in development at iwot Games Montréal.

  • 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.
  • 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.’
  • 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
📚 BookAddict’s Take: If you’re a Wheel of Time fan, this expansion into different media could offer new ways to engage with the series, though the lack of firm release dates means patience will be key.

Source: Tor.com  | 
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