3 posts tagged ‘andrzej sapkowski’
Laurence Fishburne is joining The Witcher
AV Club,
“Casting news” has not been a source of much joy for Netflix’s TV adaptation of The Witcher over the last few years—and, specifically, since news broke in October 2022 that the show was parting ways with star Henry Cavill, who will be replaced as Geralt of Rivia in the series’ upcoming fourth season by the incoming… Read more...
Netflix Witcher's First Big Casting Post-Cavill Is Laurence Fishburne
Gizmodo,
Netflix just confirmed that Laurence Fishburne has been cast to star in The Witcher season four. The Matrix and John Wick franchise star joins as Regis, a character introduced in Andrzej Sapkowski’s novel Baptism of Fire. He’s described by Netflix’s announcment as “a world-wise Barber-surgeon with a mysterious past… Read more...
Witcher Author Andrzej Sapkowski Is Very Glad Netflix Pays His Rent
The Polish author behind The Witcher series is well known for his unflinching honesty about the legacy his work now has—especially in a world where Netflix has transformed that work into a streaming sensation. But how does he feel now the streamer is spinning out its Witcher world? Let’s just say, it moved him. Read more...