I still think Cavill looks like he's cosplaying Geralt.
Charles Vane from Black Sails would have been a great choice. Has the voice as well.
Captain Flint would be a better match (not with his natural ginger hair color, obviously) IMO.
I still think Cavill looks like he's cosplaying Geralt.
Charles Vane from Black Sails would have been a great choice. Has the voice as well.
The original Polish voice in the games doesn't sound raspy at all.I wonder what kind of voice will Geralt have? Rough and sandpaper quality like in the games?
You're being a little bit hipsterish. Polish Geralt was always better, but everyone else was much worse in the first two games. Even actors who went on to deliver superior performances in the full cast audiobooks were badly miscast in the video games.The original Polish voice in the games doesn't sound raspy at all.
EDIT: Not being picky or hipster-ish bringing up the Polish VO, it was by far the best way to experience the first two games, possibly 3. The English voice acting only got as decent by the third game.
Captain Flint would be a better match (not with his natural ginger hair color, obviously) IMO.
Yeah that wod have been an interesting choice as well.
Also I'm very disappointed with Yennefer, dont nderstand the people liking her choice. She looks like a young 20 year old. Yennefer should look more older than that, early 30s.
2:15pst FridayIs there going to be a Witcher panel at comicon? If so do we know what time?
Thanks!
Look, we all know Yen is 90+. As long as the actress can can convey being a very old person in a (vain) young body, we should be fine.
And as long as we haven't really seen her act, she gets the benefit of doubt from me.
Sounds really promising. I like pretty much everything she's saying.First published interview of Comicon with the showrunner
EW misidentifies the character Chalotra plays as Ciri, but other than that it's a decent interview.
How did The Witcher first get on your radar? Were you familiar with it before or did you do a crash course after being approached?
A little of both. I read The Last Wish and really loved it. But I never would have called myself a fantasy writer before this. I've done some comic book shows, I've done a lot of drama. So when I read the book I loved it but never thought I should adapt it personally. When Netflix reached out I read the short stories again and started thinking about what could I bring to this. These three characters — Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri — really rose to the surface. If you take all the other fantasy elements away, you take the magic and story and violence and sex away, you still have three characters who are this broken disjointed family who really need each other even though they don't want to admit it. And that was one of the most appealing things to me.
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Is there an outright villain? Or is that a secretive aspect?
It's not a secretive aspect. There isn't really a villain. One of the things we're enjoying exploring is all the shades of grey in the books. The characters you're rooting for in the beginning may not be the characters you're rooting for in the end. And characters you hate and seem absolutely evil are motivated by something that's really relatable and human and emotional. I found writing it and then watching it afterward that your allegiance switches a lot. You constantly try to put yourself in the shoes of characters and think what would you do [in a situation]. I think you'll end up having a lot of empathy for characters you didn't expect to.
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What does Witcher bring that's unique to the fantasy space?
The monster and horror aspect. It's been done occasionally on fantasy shows but it takes a backseat to magic a lot of the time. Geralt's a monster hunter so from the very beginning we talked about how to show these monsters and the humans they interact with. I think people are going to be surprised by how many monsters we were able to do and how integral they are to story. It really feels like the monster stories become analogs for bigger things happening in the world right now in different political phenomenons.
Although his alleged aversion against a beard is insanely overblown by some.lol, it's like there is only Witcher 3, Geralt didn't even have a beard in the first two games.
First published interview of Comicon with the showrunner
EW misidentifies the character Chalotra plays as Ciri, but other than that it's a decent interview.
Please read The Last Wish :)Early shots look really promising. I've only read Blood of Elves and have seen a few hours of The Witcher III, but I'm getting hyped for this show.
I dunno. If I still had the option to go into the show blind on those plots I think I might take it. See the show with nothing to compare it to.
The showrunner's descriptions of the series are rather odd. The series does have its villains and the recurring ones aren't the kind of people you'd ever find yourself rooting for. The focus on monsters is also strange as it might set expectations that will require some serious rewrites for subsequent seasons when the show would become The Ex-Witcher.
Keep in mind the first season is the short stories. There's no dedicated villain at this point and mostly monster of the episode for Geralt's side of things. I do think structurally there's gonna be some changes to later seasons though. But they do have some stories they skipped over that they could still insert back in later if they want other monster based tales.The showrunner's descriptions of the series are rather odd. The series does have its villains and the recurring ones aren't the kind of people you'd ever find yourself rooting for. The focus on monsters is also strange as it might set expectations that will require some serious rewrites for subsequent seasons when the show would become The Ex-Witcher.
You're being a little bit hipsterish. Polish Geralt was always better, but everyone else was much worse in the first two games. Even actors who went on to deliver superior performances in the full cast audiobooks were badly miscast in the video games.
They've improved a lot by Wild Hunt and that one definitely sounds better in Polish.
That would make sense, but we do know that Vilgefortz (god, I hope this doesn't become an actual spoiler) appears in the first season and I'm SO not interested in seeing anyone try to humanize that piece of shit.yeah, but I think considering we're mostly focusing on the short stories (for now, at least), I don't think there's any outright villain in those
though maybe that sorcerer guy in "The Lesser Evil" comes close IIRC
I get that, but if they try to sell this as "the show with all the monsters and horror," that's likely going to shape what future seasons are going to look like.Keep in mind the first season is the short stories. There's no dedicated villain at this point and mostly monster of the episode for Geralt's side of things.
Yeah, there's a huge disconnect between the starting material and the later material that's gonna need some fixing. They worked on it in one direction adding Yennefer and Ciri's stories outside of Geralt to the first season, and I imagine they'll go the other direction adding more monsters to the road ahead. I've also wondered given the focus of the 3 of them in the marketing blurbs and even the logo if they'd really keep them all apart from each other for 3 seasons. Yennefer doesn't really even do a lot for a few books.Could a show like that really shift gears to become a slice of life road trip series? That would be rad, it just seems rather unlikely.
Unknown. Maybe we will get some teaser or behind the scenes production video.The trailer has to be coming out this weekend right? I mean it is SDCC weekend
I think we'll just have a teaser with the release date on it. Little if no in show footage. I'm guessing those pics of him riding Roach would be part of it.The trailer has to be coming out this weekend right? I mean it is SDCC weekend
This was what I was going to ask. I want something substantial that will either ease some of my doubts or confirm them lolDamn, so based on the last question in the EW interview, no trailer at Comic Con?
Damn, so based on the last question in the EW interview, no trailer at Comic Con?
I think she just looks weird next to Ciri and Geralt, as in, she looks weirdly young to be Geralt's partner and too young to be Ciri's "mother"Look, we all know Yen is 90+. As long as the actress can can convey being a very old person in a (vain) young body, we should be fine.
And as long as we haven't really seen her act, she gets the benefit of doubt from me.
He's pretty charming, thoughThat would make sense, but we do know that Vilgefortz (god, I hope this doesn't become an actual spoiler) appears in the first season and I'm SO not interested in seeing anyone try to humanize that piece of shit.
most probably a 30-60sec teaser... wherin at elast 15 sec are flying letters...
hey lookit it's a TV person casually dropping the p-word in an interview about their project meanwhile games industry people are terrified to utter itWhat does Witcher bring that's unique to the fantasy space?
[...] I think people are going to be surprised by how many monsters we were able to do and how integral they are to story. It really feels like the monster stories become analogs for bigger things happening in the world right now in different political phenomenons.
Trailer is confirmed for today btw. Will come out shortly after the panel according to a producer.
Ooo geralt has cat eyes in this one
He looks much better when he's filthy, and so do those wigs.
Plz, Gary, don't ever bathe. It's not working out for you.
They're yellow but zooming in the pupil still looks pretty round. But I also remember someone mentioning that it only becomes cat like in the dark (even if that's actually backwards of how cat eyes work)
Nah, his eyes work as they should. One of the short stories mentions the ability to constrict his pupils into tiny slits so he wouldn't have to shield his eyes from the sun.They're yellow but zooming in the pupil still looks pretty round. But I also remember someone mentioning that it only becomes cat like in the dark (even if that's actually backwards of how cat eyes work)