Though The Witcher stories were originally written by a Polish author, the series has resonated all over the world and can serve as a platform to represent different cultures which they plan to explore more as the The Witcher world expands. It’s something we try to honor and show as well not just in the monsters and characters that we borrow from the books, but also in the ones we create ourselves,” shared Hissrich. “ Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of the books, traveled immensely all over the world constantly drawing inspiration from dark twisted fairy tales and mythology and folklore from all these places that he visited. The animated film stays true to the spirit of the original novels by featuring mythological creatures from around the world, including Asian folklore. One of the most fascinating aspects of The Witcher lore are the supernatural monsters Geralt hunts down like the insect-like Kikimora, bloodthirsty Striga, and more. “It’s really fun to see young Vesemir-Theo James-who’s charismatic and charming and young, and you see the evolution to a more mature Vesemir who has seen more of the world,” she added.ĭanish actor Kim Bodnia, who earned a BAFTA nod for his role in Killing Eve, will be playing the older version of Vesemir in the upcoming second season of the live-action series. The showrunner stressed that the young star who played Tobias Eaton aka “Four” in the Divergent film series “absolutely embodies this character.” James has also starred in the crime drama series Golden Boy (2013), horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and most recently in the sci-fi Indie film Archive (2020). I was a huge fan of Theo’s from some of his live-action work,” said Hissrich. Obviously, he has experience in anime, having done Castlevania. “Theo James was our absolute first choice. If Vesemir’s voice sounds familiar, it’s because he’s voiced by Divergent star Theo James, who previously voiced Hector, the devil forgemaster in Netflix’s Castlevania. The bathtub scene is a nod to gamers as it was inspired by the opening scene of the 2015 video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which showed Geralt and Yennefer sharing a rare intimate moment in between all the monster-slaying. It’s a new rule for any Witcher show-bathtub scene,” she said. “Every Witcher property needs one of these scenes now. THE WITCHER: NIGHTMARE OF THE WOLF teaser trailer has arrived, so THE WITCHER showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is here to tell you how the new anime movie connects with the live-action series. To introduce a character that book-lovers, game lovers and eventually TV show lovers all understand as this older, grizzled, jaded man who has seen and experienced everything and is scared of nothing-to see him represented as a young man full of bravado and adventuring and taking over the world-that was part of the fun” she said.Ī clip from the teaser shows Vesemir in the bathtub, which Hissrich pointed out in her trailer breakdown shared by was a twist on the iconic Geralt in the bathtub scene. “What I think people are going to be excited about Vesemir is that he’s a younger, charismatic, sexier version of Vesemir that we dont expect to see at all. Vesemir is portrayed as a carefree and relatable protagonist compared to the more stoic and serious Geralt of Rivia that fans probably think all witchers are like. “I started calling him ‘Papa Vesemir’ which is not something I’ve heard from the gaming community,” quipped Hissrich. While the series and animated film are not based on any of the video games in CD Projekt’s hit RPG trilogy, the showrunner acknowledged that gamers are a “huge part of the audience” and “part of the reason why The Witcher is so popular.”įans of the video game may be familiar with Vesemir as the seasoned old witcher who serves as Geralt’s mentor, and not this devilishly handsome young stud, who has some people on social media just losing it. What did Geralt learn from Vesemir that he can now give to Ciri? That’s what we took into the anime,” Hissrich told PhilSTAR L!fe. What better character to explore than Geralt’s father (figure) and to understand where the lessons were imparted. “For me, I’ve always said that The Witcher is about family.
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