The Witcher: The Originnew spin-off of the famous Netflix series The witcher, opens this Sunday (25). During CCXP22, the spoke to cast members of the new production, including leads, Sophia Brown and Laurence O’Fuarain, as well as Joey Batey, who lives on as the bard Jaskier in the main series.
Batey’s participation in the new series was revealed at the event and he was impressed with the fans in attendance. “It was surreal. It was great,” the actor said in an interview with 🇧🇷 “It was nice to see that explosion of passion like you said [disse ele apontando para O’Fuarain], of love, but also of all ages. This was the thing I really loved. You can see people who were obsessed with books, people who were obsessed with games, and other people who were obsessed with TV series.”
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Of keeping his participation under wraps until then, Batey jokingly said, “My life is made up of secrets. I’m not going to lie to you.” Then, she explained her entrance into the series. “I shot a sequel to the series while you guys [se referindo a Sophia Brown e Laurence O’Fuarain] they were filming, and then [o criador do spin-off] declare [de Barra] he called me and said, “We’d like to change some things, we’d like to do a whole new sequel and really double down on some of the themes of storytelling, themes of how storytelling can revolutionize the world.”
She continued, “And then I was like, ‘Oh yeah, sure, I’d love to do that, I don’t know if I have time, because I’m shooting season three,’ and [Declan de Barra] he said, ‘no, we’ll make it work, we’ll make it work’. And then after that she said very softly, ‘do you realize this is going to suck, that you’re going to be three days in a forest in the freezing cold at 4 in the morning? It will be brutal.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, I mean, now I said yes.’
Despite this point, Batey said he was excited about the story of the series: “But I was so excited to be a part of this story that the script appealed to me, and they’re exploring things from the books and the main series that I’ve wanted to see for so long.” time,” he explained.
Fjall and Éile
While Joey Batey already has a familiar face in the franchise The witcher, the two protagonists of the new series are, in the words of Laurence O’Fuarain – who plays the warrior Fjall, of the Clan of Dogs -, “at similar stages” in their careers. Sophia Brown – who plays the fighter Éile, of the Corvos clan-, was very excited by the reaction of the fans, and highlighted to the fans present at CCXP22 “It has never happened to me before,” she said, to the laughter of her colleagues her.
She also highlighted her preparation for living the character: “Well, I think maybe the first thing was remembering how to breathe,” she said with a laugh. “And from there it was reading the script and re-reading it, re-reading it. And then build the character. Both she and O’Fuarain said they spent two months preparing for the series.
“And Sophia and I were there every day, we were developing our fighting skills and making sure we develop our friendship through that,” O’Fuarain explained of developing their chemistry for the series. “Yeah, we kind of live and breathe the story together and we’re also at the same stage in our careers, we’re kind of overwhelmed by it, the whole job itself. So we lean on each other, ‘it’s going to be okay’, and we’re on each other in that sense.”
While Batey is already a veteran of The witcher, Brown and O’Fuarain just joined the “family” of the franchise, and she explained that feeling. “Our show hasn’t aired yet, but there’s already such a loyal fan base and so much love for the show, it’s so amazing,” she said. “When we went into the process, we had so many expectations for ourselves, for such an incredible fan base, but at the same time it was crazy and I’m excited for everyone to see it. [a série]🇧🇷 Become part of the universe family The witcherto me, it’s amazing.
In addition to being new to the duo to join a huge franchise, they shared new things they did while filming the series. “I think horse riding has been great for me. I actually got pretty good on horseback,” O’Fuarain said.
As for Sophia Brown, water was a problem. “I’m not a huge fan of water, and there was a scene where I had to go under water and open my eyes, but I never got around to it. And I remember thinking ‘this is the moment you open your eyes underwater’. And I did that for about four seconds and I was like ‘that’s it’. I was proud of myself,” she said.
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Which is The Witcher: The Origin🇧🇷
In 2020, Netflix announced that a miniseries would be created in the universe. The witcher🇧🇷 The new production, which will have a total of six episodes, is a prelude to the main series, which adapts the novels of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski, very famous for having served as the basis for creating games. The witcher🇧🇷
In addition to Laurence O’Fuarain, Sophia Brown and Joey Batey, the cast of The Witcher: The Origin features acclaimed actress Michelle Yeoh. The series will detail the creation of the first wizard, as well as the events leading up to the Conjunction of the Spheres. The production takes place in 1200 before the adventures of Geralt of Rivia The witcher🇧🇷
Check out the official synopsis for The Witcher: Inception: “Every story has a beginning. Accounts of the continent’s formation had never been revealed…until now. The Witcher: Inception is a new series set in an elven world, 1,200 years before anything happens in The Witcher. It’s a narrative that has been lost in time, exploring the creation of the first witcher prototype and the events leading up to the Conjunction of the Spheres, when the worlds of monsters, humans and elves came together.
The Witcher: The Origin premieres on Netflix next Sunday, December 25th.
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