This is not an adaptation of the game. Let the show runners have their own vision of the characters.
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Netflix's The Witcher: Official Teaser Trailer
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This is not an adaptation of the game. Let the show runners have their own vision of the characters.
He's clearly using Performance Enhancing Decoctions, and he must be getting all of his monster contract payments in chickens.
I literally played the music from the game while watching the trailer. That soundtrack was amazing.
yes you found the single best show Netflix has ever put out and nothing else has come close
stan a bit
He said that he practiced for months with swords to get ready for this role.
If I have my movie trivia right, Arnold had to bulk down for Conan because he could not swing the sword properly/as the choreographer wanted with his original physique.
But let's not kid ourselves, the swordplay will probably be serviceable at best.
That's one thing they should not adapt from the game.
(I like the Witcher 3 combat!)
That's a super hype trailer! Is it just me or is the scene at 1:12 from
the Last Wish short story "A Question of Price" where Pavetta wrecks the whole hall trying to save Duny?
Yup. And at 1:33
you can see Duny fighting. Like a gritty Sonic movie reboot
I wish I could say I was shocked to see that 8 out of 10 Youtube comments are things like "Why are there black people in this?" or "Now Slavic culture is being appropriated for blacks and jews" or "Wow, PC culture has gone too far. (((They))) blackwashed the Witcher!"
But I'm not.
But I'm not.
Well from the bruises and scarring it seems he was recently in a fight, his arms look like CG and his posture says "I'm recovering". So maybe that scene is during the aftermath of a monster battle and he's recovering from it and the strength potions haven't quite worn off yet ;)
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The fanboys are not only being racist but they're dumb af, Witcher's society isn't 1-to-1 with Eastern Europe.
It's an alternate world, pulling fantasy elements from all sorts of cultures.
It's an alternate world, pulling fantasy elements from all sorts of cultures.
What's been bugging me about this argument since even like, the early casting calls, is how these complaints so often try to make it about 'slavic' culture, but like
They don't complain about the English actors.
Or the Danish actors.
Not whether the sets seem generic as opposed to something more specifically rooted in designs and aesthetics historically found north of the Danube river.
No, no, it's merely the melanin that suddenly means it's not 'slavic' enough.
Some people at Comicon that saw the exclusive footage of Yennefer were gushing over it.
@Zimbio: " Anya Chalotra is a BADASS Yennefer in #TheWitcher #SDCC2019 #Netflix "
@griffschiller: "WOW. Incredible monologue scene from Anya Chalotra's Yennefer! There are going to be some remarkable performances in this show. What a scene. #TheWitcher #SDCC2019 #HallH"
@popetheking: " Was just show a scene with Anya Chalotra as Yennefer.... just wow. One of my favorite characters in the world of #TheWitcher and happy to see how she looked and felt as this character"
I hope she kills it in that role and shows all those idiots on reddit that complained about her ethnicity. The little scream she did was incredibly emotive.
Also this :
This is beyond adorable. Hyped for the show.
Even GOT's first season absolutely didn't have (later season) GOT levels of production, but people have short memories.
And then there are those of us praying that he runs around shirtless most of the time.
Really looking forward to this! I started with The Witcher 3 but loved the game so much that I planned to read the books one day. With the show coming soon, I already made a start on the books and I'm almost at the end of Blood of Elves. As for the show itself, I was a little skeptical. Especially after seeing some production shots that were most likely out of context but after seeing the first official photos and the trailer, I'm well on board now.
Game of Thrones couldn't even afford a battle in its first season! Someone has mentioned before but there CGI early on wasn't as big.
My favourite was seeing people complain about some of the women of Brokilon should be green and not black. Even fictional minorities are more accepting than real minorities.
Game of Thrones couldn't even afford a battle in its first season! Someone has mentioned before but there CGI early on wasn't as big.
My favourite was seeing people complain about some of the women of Brokilon should be green and not black. Even fictional minorities are more accepting than real minorities.
Not American so I can't relate to the whole prom setting thing, but I see castle walls surrounding a dark room with an arcane object.
But Geralt isn't supposed to look good? Like seriously geralt has a rugged charm but he's 90 something years old and doesn't use magic to make himself pretty.
I might be wrong but... wasn't GOT's first season's CGI work mostly matte backdrops and the baby dragons in the season finale? I struggle to remember any other "big" CGI moment from the early days.
If anything, the big mic drop from the early days was S2's "Blackwater" - and even that was mostly Neil Marshall working wonders with the budget (which was still big for the time, but not as big as it would become) and then the big explosion shot.
It's almost like teasers and stills aren't wholly representative of the final product. Like when fans were freaking out about that screen test. Seems like some people think there's nothing more that goes into movies and TV than just an actor showing up and shooting.
He still looks probably around his early 30s in the books given how they age. The books make it clear that Geralt is a good looking man if you ignore his self hatred and the mutagenic features while paying attention to everyone else and how they call him out on his bullshit.
He is in the books and producer just gave basically " ;) " when asked if we would meet him already in season 1.
Edit: Rumor / wishful thinking is that Mark Hamill is Vesemir
Vesemir appears in the books and I think his appearance in the series wasn't confirmed by the showrunner but rather just hinted at. Something like "I can't tell you yet!"
It's so ridiculous. Sapkowski's involved in this one, and his sensibilities are entirely allowed to have moved on vs when he first wrote these things decades ago. Meanwhile, for all the supposed complaints about the removal and absence of 'slavic' elements, next to none of that is directed at the very white but not slavic cast - just the black ones.
Fans wanting an all-white cast so it remains "true to Slavic lore," involving a monster hunter and magic.
the books make it clear he's attractive but not in a handsome way IIRC and he's been fighting and getting hurt and getting new scars for decades.
Even if we assume that his biological age froze at 30, his extremely wrinkled (from stress and hardships) face would add a whole bunch of years to that.
He doesn't look old, but he doesn't look young either. Geralt basically ages in Hollywood years.
It checks out. The gains are out of control. Somebody stop this madman.
Yeah I don't know why people would be stuck on that, first time I'm hearing about this.
Lauren and her staff did get dryads correct, because in actual Witcher lore there are two types. Ones that are born from humans and dryads mating and have all manner of skin color as a result and 'natural' Dryads that are purely green and look like the traditional mythological creatures.
People will catch on I hope that the Witcher world is much more diverse than some might think.
Me too, it's a good thing I'm team yen though so I'm not too bothered by it but sucks for triss fans.
I am having a hard time getting excited for this. Honestly, I'm not a fan of the game, only tried playing part 3 for about 30 minutes before giving up, and I've never read the books.
But that's not the reason. The reason is that Geralt looks exactly like Julian Sands in Warlock, and those were super cheesy movies which were fine when I was a kid. Just cannot unsee that.
The most likely scenario is me coming to this once it's all over in several years. Don't want a repeat of GoT where it all went to shit towards the end.
But that's not the reason. The reason is that Geralt looks exactly like Julian Sands in Warlock, and those were super cheesy movies which were fine when I was a kid. Just cannot unsee that.
The most likely scenario is me coming to this once it's all over in several years. Don't want a repeat of GoT where it all went to shit towards the end.
Cuts, lots and lots of cuts in sword fight scenes. Why have a difficult choreography when you can overwhelm the viewer with 30 different angles in 5 seconds.
Dang, Henry's interpretation of Geralt seems right on the money.