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Witcher Netflix Show Looks To Cast BAME Ciri, And Fans Have Had Enough
The casting call for Ciri in The Witcher on Netflix has gone out, and the description clearly states that they’re looking for a black, Asian, minority, or ethnic teenager who is around 15 or 16 years old and must not be older than 18. The role calls for someone who can play down to 13 or 14 years of age.
The information for the role was posted up over on the National Youth Theatre website for auditions.
It clearly states that for the role of Cirilla: The Lion Cub of Cintra, they’re looking for a “BAME girl”…
“Looking for a 16 or 15 year old BAME girl who can play down to 13/14. Must not be older than 18 years old.
“Resilient, Relentless, Brazen, Growing.”
The casting is happening soon as they will be shooting eight episodes for the Netflix series between October 18th, 2018 and May, 2019.
When fans found out about the race-swapping for the role of Ciri, they took their frustrations online to the Twitter account of Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, the showrunner for The Witcher.
Hissrich responded by saying that she couldn’t comment on the casting for the show.
This did not sit well with fans of the original book series or CD Projekt Red’s games, where Ciri is depicted as pale as snow with frost-touched hair, and passionate emerald eyes.
Others called out Hissrich for adopting the much-derided and despised diversity agenda, which has ruined countless games, movies, and comic books at this point. Many fans have just dodged out of supporting a lot of media due to the SJW agenda.
Originally people used to tell gamers that they were paranoid and to just “ignore them”, but now the normies who were actually looking forward to the show will be affected by the diversity agenda in a jarring and inordinate manner.
Others suggested to start up the hashtag #NoBAMECiri.
The Twitter blowup is rather sizable and goes on for quite some time, with plenty of people absolutely livid about the casting news.
This also didn’t go down well in other communities as well, including the Steam forums, where the news quickly spread to the Witcher groups.
The most surprising pushback actually came from over on The Witcher sub-reddit, where there are some passionate, lengthy diatribes from fans who have had enough of the diversity agenda being pushed by Cultural Communists.
User DELORD_kurwa_KURWA wrote…
“I understand what is whitewashing. I understand that it is a problem. I understand that Lauren is super antiracist and progressive. […]
“But as a Pole I also am discriminated. I’m being judged because of the stereotypes. I have nothing to do with the american slavery, you can even check the ethymology of the term “slav”. That’s why I don’t understand why you are pushing this diversity agenda. […]
“I just want the same respect the black men get, if we would live in a world where The Witcher was written by someone from Africa, everyone from the main cast was black and suddenly there is TV series in the making where one of the characters is white for no reason it would be instantly labeled as racist.” […]
Majority of the thread supported the post, upvoting the post with thousands of users supporting his opinion and also sharing their own derision for the diversity agenda that is ruining so many media properties.
Even blacks didn’t seem to like this casting decision, with the sub-reddit Blackfellas noting that this wasn’t something worth looking forward to because people of color should be creating their own media instead of trying to leech on to the creations others, with riddle_me_this1 writing…
“[…] personally I am tired with black people being desperate to be included in others’ worlds and this goes beyond The Witcher. They don’t want you/us. If they did, they would play it like the likes of Bioware and create black/queer/etc characters. Now, let’s create content and/or support people who do instead of begging for scraps (which for me, is begging for having existing characters’ race to black. And you know if any change there is, the character will be more on the Zendaya side of things). […]”
So far it doesn’t sound like this is a decision that anyone really seems to support more than the amount of pushback and dissent that fans are putting forward, even from minorities.
This doesn’t bode well in addition to the Netflix writing staff picking up a lot of heat for promoting open borders in America, which made a lot of people instantly write off the upcoming TV show based on The Witcher. What’s worse is that the original author of the books, Andrzej Sapkowski, is working with the production team on the show as a consultant, which means he either doesn’t care about the diversity agenda or approves of it.
Various fans of The Witcher expressed their concern to the showrunner, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, making it clear in no uncertain terms that the SJW influence could ruin the show. Hissrich responded by dismissing the complaints, making a series of tweets that read…
“The fear that my “SJW-ness” will be shoved into the show is palpable, and I get it (kinda). I post about politics because I’m a real person who dares to have real opinions about my country. That’s part of following me, so if that bugs you, go. Please. OR stay and hear me say the show IS political. (“No shit,” anyone who’s read the books is saying right now). But they’re not MY politics, or the writers’. Why? Because we’re professionals who have zero desire to use a tv show to justify our own collective liberal opinions because THAT’S FUCKING INSANE.”
The only saving grace so far is that accomplished actor Henry Cavill was cast as Geralt of Rivia, but it looks like it will be heavily offset with a lot of other sociopolitical agitprop from the Left.
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2018/...ast-bame-ciri-and-fans-have-had-enough/68596/
Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski unsuccessfully demands more money from CD Projekt
Remember when Andrzej Sapkowski, creator of The Witcher fiction, told me he'd been "stupid" rejecting a percentage of the profits while selling the video game rights to CD Projekt Red all those years ago?
"They offered me a percentage of their profits. I said, 'No, there will be no profit at all - give me all my money right now! The whole amount. It was stupid. I was stupid enough to leave everything in their hands because I didn't believe in their success. But who could foresee their success? I couldn't."
Now, it seems he's doing more than simply grumble about his lot.
CD Projekt just posted a receipt for a demand of payment on behalf of Andrzej Sapkowski - a demand for PLN 60m (GBP 12.4m/EUR 14m/USD 16.1m) for additional royalties. And CD Projekt said no.
CD Projekt said: "The Management Board of CD Projekt ... hereby announces that on 1 October 2018 the Company received an official demand for payment filed by plenipotentiaries of Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski.
"The notice indicates that Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski expects payment of additional royalties beyond what had been contractually agreed upon between himself and the Company.
"In the Company's opinion the demands expressed in the notice are groundless with regard to their merit as well as the stipulated amount. The Company had legitimately and legally acquired copyright to Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski's work, insofar as is required for its use in games developed by the Company. All liabilities payable by the Company in association therewith have been properly discharged.
"It is the Company's will to maintain good relations with authors of works which have inspired CD Projekt Red's own creations. Consequently, the Board will go to great lengths to ensure amicable resolution of this dispute; however, any such resolution must be respectful of previously expressed intents of both parties, as well as existing contracts."
CD Projekt published the demand made on behalf of Andrzej Sapkowski. In it, Sapkowski's lawyer(s) claims the original Witcher video game contract "concerned only the first in a series of games, and therefore distribution of all other games, including their expansions, add-ons etc., is, simply speaking, unlawful".
"I would also like to mention that we are aware not only of your intent to actually and legitimately (!) [sic] purchase all copyright from Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski, but also of specific offers which have been extended in this regard," it added.
"We are fully aware of the fact that the Author's claim expressed herein is not a typical request, and that demanding payment of dozens of millions Polish Zlotys is not an everyday occurrence. We nevertheless wish to assure you that the case has been under preparation for a fairly long time, and that the Author is fully aware of the scenarios which may unfold depending on your actions. Even more importantly, both we and the Author are determined and prepared to see this matter through to a fully successful conclusion."
They can also do an "expeditious and quiet" settlement of course.
So does Sapkowski have a legal leg to stand on? It's always so hard to know. On the one hand you have his lawyer saying - as they would - they have all kinds of dynamite evidence to back them up, and that if any of this got out, CD Projekt's stock value would dip more than the 60m PLN sought anyway. But on the other hand you have CDP openly publishing the threatening letter, suggesting it has nothing to hide. Regardless, the ball is now back in Sapkowski's court. Is he really up for it?
It's a surprising move given Sapkowski's recent collaboration with the Witcher Netflix TV series in development for 2020. That very much looked like his second chance to get a deal he felt he deserved, so why go for CDP now? Maybe it has something to do with the imminent release of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a Gwent-based - but standalone - game with a brand new 30-hour Witcher story - a story based, again, on The Witcher books. Maybe Sapkowski's wondering when it will all end.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ccessfully-demands-more-money-from-cd-projekt
Netflix's 'The Witcher' Finds Its Female Leads (Exclusive)
Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra will star as Ciri and Yennefer opposite Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia.
Netflix'sThe Witcherseries has found its Yennefer and Ciri.
Freya Allan (The War of the Worlds, Into the Badlands) and Anya Chalotra (The ABC Murders, Wanderlust) join Henry Cavill as Ciri and Yennefer, respectively, in the upcoming fantasy series based on the series of novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The books previously inspired a best-selling video game franchise by Warsaw-based game studio CD Projekt Red.
Ciri is the young princess of Cintra, one of the kingdoms at the center of the plot. Yennefer, meanwhile, is a sorceress and Geralt of Rivia's (Cavill) main love interest. She is also a mother figure to Ciri.
Rounding out the cast are Jodhi May (Game of Thrones, Genius) as Queen Calanthe; Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson (Fortitude) as her husband, the knight Eist; Adam Levy (Knightfall, Snatch) as the druid Mousesack; MyAnna Buring as the head of the magical academy at Aretuza, Tissaia; Mimi Ndiweni and Therica Wilson-Read as novice sorcerers; and Millie Brady as the outcast Princess Renfri.
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who previously served as producer on Netflix'sDaredevilandThe Defenders, will run the show and exec produce alongsideHouse of CardsandGame of Thrones' Alik Sakharov.
Last month, Hissrich took a break from social media following backlash from an outspoken set of fans over a leaked casting notice calling for black, Asian and minority ethnic actresses for the role of Ciri (the casting call was just one of many for the role as Hissrich explains she was casting a large net for potential actresses).
On Sept. 10, shetweeted: "It's time for a Twitter hiatus. The love here is amazing, and the hate is enlightening, like a real-life Trial of the Grasses, except I HAVE to read less and write more — or we won't have a damn finale. Be back soon with more insight and more Roach. Be nice to each other, okay?"
She has since returned to the social media platform.
Hissrich spoke withThe Hollywood Reporterabout her new casting choices and the fan backlash she has received before the series has even gone into production.
This was an intensive casting process. How long of a road was this?
We hired our casting director in June and we've been working really intensely since. We have at this point cast about 50 people total. It really ranged. There were some people who I had in mind from the minute I started writing this character and then there were other characters — Ciri is the perfect example — that take a really exhaustive search. We ended up seeing over 200 young women from all over Europe and really saw a great group of girls, but then when we met Freya, she read for another role. I actually went to London to meet with her in person and we knew it right away.
The role of Ciri specifically caused a bit of backlash last month. Why do you think certain fans reacted that way?
It boils down to a couple things. One, this property has such a passionate fan base. I think any leak at all was going to attract this type of attention, and with any attention comes backlash to that attention. 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 that’s just part of making a television show, and especially a show this big. 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 get it. When I read my favorite books I certainly imagine characters a certain way. There’s obviously a couple lines of description of Ciri in the books and people become very enamored with their own vision of it. I think coming in as a writer and saying my vision might look different than yours is scary for fans, but truthfully I don’t think it has to be. One of the things I feel most strongly about is people being afraid that we’re going to strip out the cultural context ofThe Witcher, to remove its Slavic roots, the very thing people in Poland are proud of. That couldn’t be further from the truth. What I’ve always wanted to do is take these Slavic stories and give them a global audience.
Does the fervor and anticipation around the series make it more appealing to you, or is it intimidating?
It’s certainly not what attracted me to the project. What attracted me was how I felt about the books. I fell in love with them, the characters and the stories. The fervor around it took me by surprise at first, frankly. I had been on Twitter since 2013, but when I first stuck my neck out I was surprised with the response. It’s something I feel really strongly about right now. I’m in this position to peel back the curtain a tiny bit to show people the process of making television. I wanted people to understand that I’m not trying to make this property my own or put my stamp on it, or make an American or female vision of it, or any specific vision of it. I just wanted people to know that I really respected the material. Truthfully, the controversy about Ciri, my own politics or the fact that I’m a woman, to me, just interacting with the fans has helped an enormous amount, because they see I’m on their side.
TheWitcherseries, while centered on Geralt, features many strong female characters. Will the show feature Ciri and Yennefer in prominent roles alongside Geralt?
Yeah, what’s interesting is the first couple books are told from Geralt’s perspective and when I was reading them I saw that there are all these other characters who are very strong and powerful; not just the women, by the way. They can be pulled to the forefront so it doesn’t always feel like just Geralt’s journey, because the journey of one man is never going to be very interesting. It’s only going to be as interesting as the people he interacts with. That’s why these characters are rising in prominence in the series.
Did you intentionally cast lesser-known actors opposite Cavill, who is an established name?
Not specifically, nor were we looking for a movie star when we cast Henry. We’re looking for the best actors for these roles. Period. End of story. It comes down to the best actor for the role. Henry’s obviously a big fan of the franchise. We met in early April and had a very general meeting. I then went off and met with hundreds of other candidates for Geralt and never really got Henry out of my mind. In casting Anya and Freya, the cool thing was we were open to anyone and both of them, to me, embody the spirits of the characters.
Did you specifically pull from the book series or did you also draw inspiration from theWitchergames? Does that muddy the waters a little bit to draw from too many sources?
It does muddy the water a little bit for me. I’m a huge fan of the games. That being said, what I really tried to steer away from is that the video games right now are the sole visual representation of these stories and we needed to create our own visual representation. As I’ve been developing the series I’ve actually pulled back from playing the video games because I wanted to make sure the show we were creating was its own unique thing.
Have you started production?
We’re in prep. It’s coming up soon.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/l...iri-yennefer-roles-1150868?utm_source=twitter
The chick block her Twitter feed after the casting was announced.
Chick from the mummy series would be the perfect Yennefer
I will say this a million more times white are funny when it comes to casting characters. They tell black people to get over it or it's just fantasy when it comes to them playing ancient Egyptians but throw a huge fit when a black person plays one of their fictious characters.....lol
You had a white man played as Michael Jackson just a few years ago..lol
White people particularly white men just shake my head when it comes to this...
You had a white man played as Michael Jackson just a few years ago..lol
White people particularly white men just shake my head when it comes to this...
Damn, Henry Cavil got his Halloween costume on the cheap this year.
Wait, what?
That's for a new Nexflix show?
That shit looks turrible!
That's what happens when you have studios pay for CGI moustaches, Henry.
Wardrobe by:
Wait, what?
That's for a new Nexflix show?
That shit looks turrible!
That's what happens when you have studios pay for CGI moustaches, Henry.
Wardrobe by:
And he still would rather be there in that Party City suit than hanging out on the Warners lot being Superman.Damn, Henry Cavil got his Halloween costume on the cheap this year.
Wait, what?
That's for a new Nexflix show?
That shit looks turrible!
That's what happens when you have studios pay for CGI moustaches, Henry.
Wardrobe by:
Yeah I know he didn't have the beard in the books. Heard someone even mention that he doesn't like beards. The scars are no excuse for. I was looking forward to seeing a nice looking red head who will get naked. But props to the sista.
lol...will be garbage
bgol prototype!