Fans seemed to go wild over the first trailer that was released during Comic-Con for Netflix’s series adaptation of The Witcher. Henry Cavill takes on the lead role of Geralt of Rivia in the series and he looks badass in the role.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Cavill talked about bringing this character to life and the transformation he undergoes to become him:
“We have the description in the book, and Lauren [S. Hissrich, The Witcher‘s showrunner,] and I went through many conversations via email and phone before we even met for the third time, because we had a first meeting, then an audition, and then we saw each other on location. We were just it was all about eyes and hair, and the hair took a long time — we had to get the wig right — which took some amazing work by Jackie, who […] does my hairwork.”
He goes on to talk about getting all the little details right for the look:
“It was tricky. We had to get the skintone right as well, and Alva who does my makeup worked really hard on that and just found that right balance. We went through plenty of tests […] and we finally settled on something which I think we were all really happy with. Wearing the contacts was one thing, you had to wear them for three hours at a time, and then take them out.”
When asked about what it was like to see himself all dressed up as the character, he responded:
“So it was… I look really badass, but my eyes hurt a little bit. But it definitely helps you get into character. When you’re wearing all that getup, it’s just a short step to Geralt from there.”
I think it’s awesome that Cavill fought to get this role and that he’s so passionate about playing this character and making sure that all the details are just right. Here’s the synopsis for the series:
THE WITCHER is an epic tale of fate and family. Be among the first to get the exclusive scoop on the highly anticipated new Netflix original series centering around famed monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia. Be introduced to the world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.
The series also stars Jodhi May (Game of Thrones, Genius) as Calanthe, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Fortitude) as Eist, Adam Levy (Knightfall, Snatch) as Mousesack, MyAnna Buring (Ripper Street, Kill List) as Tissaia), Mimi Ndiweni (Black Earth Rising) as Fringilla, Therica Wilson-Read (Profile) as Sabrina, and Emma Appleton (The End of The F**king World) as Renfri, Eamon Farren (The ABC Murders, Twin Peaks) as Cahir, Joey Batey (Knightfall, Strike) as Jaskier, Lars Mikkelsen (House of Cards, Sherlock) as Stregobor, Royce Pierreson (Wanderlust, Judy) as Istredd, Maciej Musiał (1983) as Sir Lazlo, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte (Jamillah & Aladdin, Dickensian) as Dara, and Anna Shaffer (Harry Potter) as Triss.
There’s no premiere date for The Witcher yet, but I can’t wait to watch it. This show is shaping up to be something great!