Netflix’s next big franchise debuted its first footage at Comic-Con, making a convincing argument it could be the next big-picture epic to fill fantasy fans’ “Game of Thrones”-sized hole in their hearts.
The trailer is below, and on hand in San Diego to personally tease what’s coming were showrunner Lauren Hissrich and cast members Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan, with the former Superman leading the charge.“What attracted me to Geralt?” Cavill said of the lead character he plays.
“I’m a big gamer.
I’ve played the games a lot.
[…] He’s not your average hero.
He’s a tough, real-world type person who won’t treat everyone differently.
[…] He’s a hero deep down.”“The Witcher” is based on the best-selling fantasy series by author Andrzej Sapkowski, but it’s also a series of comic books and video games, the latter of which were produced by Projekt Red.
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