Netflix has released The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf trailer for its upcoming anime film that will flesh out the world of the hit Henry Cavill-led fantasy series. The film stars Theo James in the lead role of Vesemir, a character who will also be played by Kim Bodnia in the long-awaited second season of The Witcher.
The video, which you can check out below, introduces us to a young Vesemir as he slays monsters for coin and glory. It also gives us a preview of the monsters that he will encounter throughout the film, which releases on August 23.
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“The world of The Witcher expands in this anime origin story: Before Geralt, there was his mentor Vesemir — a swashbuckling young witcher who escaped a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin,” says the official synopsis. “But when a strange new monster begins terrorizing a politically-fraught kingdom, Vesemir finds himself on a frightening adventure that forces him to confront the demons of his past…”
In addition to James, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf will also feature the voices of Lara Pulver (Sherlock) as Tetra, Graham McTavish (Outlander) as Deglan, and Mary McDonell (Dance with Wolves) as Lady Zerbst. In the books, Vesemir is the mentor and a father figure for Geralt of Rivia. The story will explore his early years as a Witcher after the mysterious Deglan claims him through the Law of Surprise.
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is written and produced by Beau DeMayo. It is also produced by The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. The anime film hails from Studio Mir, the Korean animation studio behind Nickelodeon’s Legend of Korra and Netflix’s original anime series Voltron Legendary Defender.
