The Witcher: Author of the books reveals that Netflix ‘never listened’ to his ideas

The Witcher: Author of the books reveals that Netflix ‘never listened’ to his ideas

Despite being allegedly snubbed while filming The Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski even joked about the situation

With the first three seasons starring Henry Cavill (Geralt of Rivia), The Witcher is based on the books of Andrzej Sapkowskiwho stated how the Netflixthe streaming service responsible for production, never listened to his suggestions.

During an interview with YouTuber Cerealkillerz in a comic con, Sapkowski He commented on how he visited the series’ filming set and made some creative contributions, but the platform never paid attention to what he had to say – and even joked about this situation.

“The set was tremendous. Tremendous… I gave them some ideas, but they never listened to me,” he recalled. “It’s normal. ‘Who is it? It’s a writer. It’s nobody.'” Next, the author talked about the fact that his books aren’t always adapted the way he imagines them.

“My raw material when I work is just letters. I don’t describe pictures. I see no pictures. I use letters only because I know my reader will only see the letters,” he said Andrzej Sapkowski. “I look at them and say, ‘Wow! That’s how they imagine it. Interesting!’ Sometimes it’s very nice to me, nice. Sometimes it’s not. But I won’t go into details.”

Source: Rollingstone

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