AlexanderTheGreat@lemmy.world to The Witcher@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe Witcher's Liam Hemsworth hadn't watched Netflix show or read the books before Geralt castingwww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down19
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkThe Witcher's Liam Hemsworth hadn't watched Netflix show or read the books before Geralt castingwww.eurogamer.netAlexanderTheGreat@lemmy.world to The Witcher@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareALilOff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·3 months agoI don’t think the actor does, but the director and/or production has to. If it’s not similar to the source material just call it something else, but I do get saying “based on XYZ” makes for easier marketing.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 months agoOh absolutely. Production needs to know and understand it. 100%
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoThe atrocity that is Amazon’s Wheel of Time is evidence of this.
I don’t think the actor does, but the director and/or production has to. If it’s not similar to the source material just call it something else, but I do get saying “based on XYZ” makes for easier marketing.
Oh absolutely. Production needs to know and understand it. 100%
The atrocity that is Amazon’s Wheel of Time is evidence of this.