In the book of recent TV hits and misses,
The Witcher
gets its own chapter
.
It is understood that the television derivative of the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski is one of Netflix's great successes.
We deduce this from two obvious things:
its budget is high and its constant renovations
.
Although it could be spending (a lot) money on "making a brand" it is also on the table.
Because if we trust the reactions in networks, the thing is not so clear.
Few series have a wider and more transversal range of opinions about it
: there are the fans of Geralt's video games who love it (the least, I would say), those who hate it, those who have not played them and watch the series, those They don't even know it exists...
In the midst of this opinionated chaos (perfect definition of: Twitter), the blockbuster orchestrated by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich adds seasons.
In the fourth there will be changes:
Henry Cavill leaves Geralt of Rivia, the protagonist, who will be played by Liam Hemsworth
.
This has again removed the networks, which have once again offered all possible opinions, demonstrating, yes, that De Rivia and his world are universes with sufficient entity to be expanded.
The controversy over the abandonment of Cavill, who will return to the fold of the Superman that made him the semi-star that he is, has brought that concept back to the table: semi-star.
Cavill has never been the promotional asset for any of the movies or series he's been in.
It has been its recognizable characters and their own fan base that have drawn people to theaters or platforms.
His various failures in productions that did not exploit recognized intellectual properties indicate that
Cavill is not Harrison Ford or Tom Cruise, but a type of non-star more in keeping with times, the current ones, in which the habit does make the monk
.
Or the cape.
Or the tights.
Add to that that the bombshell of
The Witcher
, depending on who you ask, is not too believable.
We can discuss that.
What is inescapable is whether a Hemsworth other than Chris can function as a hook for anything.
The answer is no.
It's more
: do you say Chris Hemsworth or directly Thor?
I say Thor.
And Geralt de Rivia is not very clear to me who he is or what he does or why.
Unlike James Bond, perfect and mutant mixture of iconic character and charismatic actors, the protagonist of
The Witcher
could be anyone.
Those who watch the series do so for other reasons.
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