The Witcher season 2 features a different, more talkative Geralt, says Henry Cavill

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Hmm. Geralt is not a man of many words – at least in the games and in the hit Netflix series. That’s something lead Henry Cavill wants to change in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Witcher season 2.

Cavill recently spoke to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SFX magazine ahead of the new issue, wꦑhich features The Witcher on the cover, and made clear that Geralt is going to 🅺be a little different when the new series hits the streamer on December 17.

"For this season, I wanted to push really hard to make sure he was more verbose," Cavill says. For🍌 him, that means less grunting ꦇand fewer f-bombs.

"There’s always the risk of a character becoming a bit tropey and just comedic by grunting and saying the F♐-word, and not being representative of the talent of [The Witcher series author Andrzej Sapkowski]. Again, I really worked very hard to make him more intellectual, have an expanded vocabulary and be representative of a guy 70-plus years old."

The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrಞich has also underlined the changes Geralt’s character will go through this season, particularly as it pertains to his new connection with his Child of Surprise, Ciri (Freya Allan), and his fellow witchers as Kaer Morhen.

"In season one, Geralt is a person who is๊ convinced he doesn’t need anyone else, certainly not in the long term," Hissrich says. "As a Witcher, as a monster hunter, he doesn’t want to have those connections. Geralt feels like they weaken him."

As Hissrich teases, that’s all about to cha𓃲nge in the upcoming season.

"In season two, we throw all of those connections at him. To me, the most exciting thing is seeing this solitary guy learn to become a father. Seeing what he thought he would be good at, and what he tho♓ught would be easy, and how that’s challenged… For Geralt, it’s about finding ൩surprising levels of warmth and empathy that I think all of us know were there."

For more on The Witcher season 2, be sur꧙e to pick up a copy of the new SFX Magazine, out Wednesday, December 1, and .

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