"There's obviously a couple lines of description of Ciri in the books and people become very enamored with their own vision of it. When I read my favorite books I certainly imagine characters a certain way." In terms of why people responded so strongly, I think the fans really have pictures of these characters in their minds and I don't blame them for that.
I think that's just part of making a television show, and especially a show this big. I do think that whatever information is trickling out there, there will be people responding positively to it and people responding negatively to it. I think any leak at all was going to attract this type of attention, and with any attention comes backlash to that attention. One, this property has such a passionate fan base. Hissrich spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about past controversies regarding the casting, saying:
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We've heard a lot of noise about the upcoming TV series of The Witcher, and now The Hollywood Reporter has brought us even more news, which has to do with the casting of major characters that fans will recognise from the books and games.įreya Allan and Anya Chalotra will play the roles of Ciri and Yennefer, which is perhaps the biggest news of the entire reveal, and showrunner Lauren S.