Coinciding with Amazon’s Wheel of Time television show out this year, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Thor and X-Men: First Class co-writer Zack Stentz will be penning the scripts for three Wheel of Time prequel movies.
Taking place in the mythic era Age of Legends–several thousands of years before the main series even starts–Stentz’s treatment will focus on the ancient Aes Sedai lore. While story details are scarce at this time, in Wheel of Time novel lore, during this time period, Lews Therin Telamon, known as the Dragon, goes mad and eventually “breaks” the world with his army.
Written by author Robert Jordan, real name James Rigney, the series started with the first book The Eye of the World in 1990. In 2007, Jordan succumbed to his battle with cardiac amyloidosis and author Brandon Sanderson was brought on to complete the series, along with Jordan’s widow, Harriet, who had also served as Jordan’s editor.
Stentz, a self-proclaimed fan of the series, mentioned that he’s eager to work in this world and help bring to life some of these mythical characters from The Wheel of Time. “I’ve been a fan of Robert Jordan’s work for many years, and it is especially his allusions to the origins and backstory of The Wheel of Time that I have always found most intriguing,” said Stentz. “I’m excited to be bringing this era Robert Jordan conceptualized to life.”
Aes Sedai, or “the servants to all”, are wielders of the mysterious One Power, the driving force of the universe. During a great battle, male users of the One Power were cursed and since then, it’s been forbidden knowledge for men to learn the Power as they all go insane.
Taking place across 14 books, The Wheel of Time has sold more than 90 million copies around the world, making it the biggest-selling fantasy series since Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings–whose prequel-ish series will also soon be on Amazon Prime as well.
