‘I’ve tried to separate myself from this job’: The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra on fan abuse, Henry Cavill and saying goodbye to the show
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Netflix’s The Witcher recently released its fourth season, and Anya Chalotra, who plays the sorceress Yennefer, did an interview with The Guardian. Filming for the fifth season, which will be the show’s last, has also wrapped.
On the racist backlash to her casting as Yennefer: “I’m not on social media. I stopped. I haven’t been on it for a long time. The first season, for me… there was a lot of negativity. A lot of positive as well, but obviously the negative… This was one of my first jobs. It hit me hard. I learned very quickly that it can all be quite intense.”
On if she thought the show would end when Henry Cavill left early: “No, actually. I think I always knew we’d all continue. With the love for the material, we knew that it was going to go again. I was excited to see where Yennefer went, that’s for sure…. We didn’t want to be too intense [to Hemsworth]. We just wanted to make space for Liam. He understands people. He understands this world. He was able to come in so naturally. It was really easy.”
Filming for the show can take up to eight months, and she’s been doing this show for seven years. She comments on having to learn to separate herself from the job which she continues to find really tough to do. But while she’ll grieve Yennefer in time, Chalotra’s also let her go and is looking forward to the future.
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tbh I don’t hate what I’ve seen of the new season
