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‘I’ve tried to separate myself from this job’: The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra on fan abuse, Henry Cavill (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

She's amazing! Why is she getting shit on by the fans? She could be Hollywood royalty. She should be a superstar.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It says in the article that she didn't match a lot of the fans preconceived ideas of her character. Basically, she wasn't white enough?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I didn't like her as a choice for Yennefer at the beginning, because the vibe didn't match what I read into the books. But I excepted, that she was an alternative Yennefer and well Chalotra did really pull it of in the end. Can't imagine that ethnicity was the real problem, it was probably the writing

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