Netflix has revealed the primary take a look at Superman actor Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia for the brand new TV sequence coming to the service in 2019.
The take a look at footage was posted on Netflix’s Twitter account. It doesn’t present a lot – the in-costume Cavill walks in the direction of the digital camera, grimaces a bit, and takes a swig from a beer bottle. Still, it’s the world’s first take a look at not solely Geralt of Rivia, however The Witcher Netflix sequence as properly.
The new streaming sequence relies on the unique books by Andrej Sapkowski slightly than the favored games by CD Projekt RED – who simply launched their newest game in The Witcher universe, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, which is a standalone RPG within the type of the Gwent card game slightly than an open-world RPG like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Sapkowski isn’t a fan of the games, in truth he’s currently demanding that CD Projekt RED pay him $16 million for continued use of his characters. The Netflix sequence is a part of a direct take care of the writer, so shouldn’t face the identical hassle.
You can take a look at the costume take a look at with Henry Cavill as Geralt beneath. It’s fairly on-point for the books, though in fact there are many folks complaining about it on Twitter.
Get your first take a look at Henry Cavill in The Witcher! pic.twitter.com/1O2eWS1MkP
— Netflix US (@netflix) October 31, 2018
The present itself has attracted its justifiable share of controversy already, corresponding to after the suggestion that Ciri wasn’t going to be played by a white actress. This turned out to be false, nevertheless it clearly didn’t cease folks from complaining concerning the casting selections.
The Witcher Netflix sequence will premier on the service in 2019, and presumably the primary trailer will launch someday quickly.
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