Update: Latest rumor shows casting for a white Ciri | Original: Netflix looking for non-white actress to play Ciri in the Witcher tv series

[KLAMarine]

SpokenTruth said:

KLAMarine said:

I'm referring to the story development phase now. Why set skin color down in writing at all if, as far as I know, it's not relevant to the story?..

 

I'm actually tempted now to email the production company regarding this matter...

We had no idea what changes to the story they have made.  It's quite common for movie/TV adaptations to to deviate on many elements from the source material. Be that video games, comics, etc...   Why they decided that is something they should explain and it's almost certainly not just they didn't want to cast a white girl for that one role.  There will be some sense to it.   But it's not information we will get from a casting call. 

"it's almost certainly not just they didn't want to cast a white girl for that one role.  There will be some sense to it."

>One would hope. Seems pretty messed to do such a thing arbitrarily...