He’s up against unending skepticism, without so much as one episode having aired.
Even famed Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson believes Cavill was the key to getting this adaptation right.
During this conversation, The Witcher inevitably came up.
“Rings of Power and Wheel of Time have not gone as well as I would’ve hoped.
Shadow and Bone lasted only two seasons, after a very strong first season.
“I really think the key member is that visionary filmmaker.
Epic fantasy has responded poorly to too much oversight from above.
I think that was The Witcher’s problem.
You had that visionary: it was Henry Cavill.
And they didn’t want to listen to him.
So, well, there you go.”
“The things that I pushed for, it was not necessarily just more dialogue,” Cavill said.
“It was bringing a more book-accurate Geralt to the screen.
Because as I’m sure you know in the books, Geralt is an amateur philosopher.
He’s an intellectual.
He’s wise and thoughtful.
Yes, he’s at times morose, morbid, and snarky.
But whatever the reason, Sanderson argues that Netflix lost a “visionary” when Cavill left.
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