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411’s The Witcher SDCC Panel Report: Trailer Unveiled, Henry Cavill Talks Geralt, More
411 was in attendance at the San Diego Comic-Con Panel for Netflix’s The Witcher, where the new trailer was revealed. You can see the trailer that was revealed for the upcoming series below, which teases plenty of action, magic, monsters and everything you’ve come to expect from the franchise.
During the panel, Henry Cavill discussed being a big fan of the games and campaigning for the role of Geralt before the series was even given the go-ahead. Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich said that Cavill called her every day to make sure that he would get the role, and that she met him after she started writing the series and couldn’t get the idea of the Man of Steel star as Geralt out of her head when she was scripting. She added that they are honoring the source material of the books and said that the series is “in addition” to the Andrzej Sapkowski, fleshing out more of the flashbacks.
Cavill also talked about playing Geralt, noting that the idea that Witchers have no emotions is a “myth.” While it helps the Witchers do their jobs of hunting monsters, it isn’t true in Geralt’s case.
The panel revealed a few clips from the series, including one with Anya Chalotra as Yennefer in which she’s talking to a small baby on a beach who has died. She says she’s sorry and that they are just “vessels,” and the baby has cheated the game. Another features Ciri (Freya Allan) alone in a forest, looking for Isadora (Alexandra Szucs). She finds herself drawn to a glowing light, but it’s just the sun on the horizon. SHe gets surprised by a group of female warriors and says she’s lost before the group’s leader puts her weapon down and tells Ciri to follow her.
The Witcher will debut its first season on Netflix later this year. Our full set of live tweets from the panel is below:
The Witcher Geralt of Rivia Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra as Yennefer and Freya Allan as Ciri and showrunner @LHissrich are all here for @witchernetflix are all here. #SDCC #TheWitcherNetflix @Comic_Con pic.twitter.com/B8m1x1Qks8
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
At @witchernetflix panel, @LHissrich says Henry Cavill campaigned for the role before it was greenlit and written. Henry says he called her everyday to make sure he got the role. After Lauren started writing the show she met Cavill. @Comic_Con #SDCC2019 #SDCC #TheWitcherNetflix pic.twitter.com/nDahG2ioAA
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
Cavill was a big fan of the games and pursued the role hoping a movie or show would get made. He met with @LHissrich when she first started working on the show. She told him he needed to wait. When writing the show she couldn’t get Cavill as Geralt out of her head. #SDCC2019 pic.twitter.com/zR8bNwN6bc
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
Next clip for @Comic_Con @witchernetflix shows Anya as Yennefer. Yennefer is on a beach talking to a small baby wrapped in cloth who is dead. She has a monologue talking to the baby saying she is sorry and they are just “vessels.” The baby has “cheated” the game. #SDCC2019 #SDCC pic.twitter.com/ZG61qFhHpS
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
Lauren Hissrich says they are honoring the source material of the books and fleshing out more of the flashbacks of the books. The show is “in addition” to the books. @Comic_Con for @witchernetflix #SDCC2019 #SDCC pic.twitter.com/OzS71M9nCX
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
Ciri is then surprised by a group of female warriors who point their weapons at her. I can’t tell if they are Scoia’tel or not. Ciri tries to explain she lost. Their leader puts her weapon down and tells Ciri to follow her. @Comic_Con @witchernetflix #SDCC2019 #SDCC
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
Henry Cavill talks about Geralt. He says that Witchers having no emotions is a myth. It helps Witchers do their jobs. But it’s not true in Geralt’s case. @Comic_Con @witchernetflix #SDCC2019 #SDCC #witchernetflix pic.twitter.com/71hR6OwQQI
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
The @Comic_Con for @witchernetflix debuts the full trailer. Lots of sword, battles, large armies, battles, magic, sorceresses, and monsters. Triss is in the trailer and a brief shot of a I believe a Kuschey monster before it fights Geralt. #SDCC2019 #SDCC #witchernetflix pic.twitter.com/uGsXEwRu0M
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
No Q&A for this. That’s a wrap on the @Comic_Con @witchernetflix panel. #SDCC2019 #SDCC #TheWitcher #Netflix
— 411 Wrestling (@411wrestling) July 19, 2019
