AlexanderTheGreat@lemmy.world to The Witcher@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoThe Witcher's Liam Hemsworth hadn't watched Netflix show or read the books before Geralt castingwww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down17
arrow-up185arrow-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 · 20 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareTachyonTelelinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down3·19 hours agoI don’t think an actor needs to be a fan before taking a role. It can provide a fresh perspective. But it definitely helps.
minus-squareALilOff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·19 hours 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-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoThe atrocity that is Amazon’s Wheel of Time is evidence of this.
minus-squareTachyonTelelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·19 hours agoOh absolutely. Production needs to know and understand it. 100%
I don’t think an actor needs to be a fan before taking a role. It can provide a fresh perspective.
But it definitely helps.
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.
The atrocity that is Amazon’s Wheel of Time is evidence of this.
Oh absolutely. Production needs to know and understand it. 100%