THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN Casts STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Actress Michelle Yeoh As Scían

THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN Casts STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Actress Michelle Yeoh As Scían

Netflix has added a big name to the cast of its upcoming The Witcher prequel series, with Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Discovery, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) set to play Scían the sword-elf...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 06, 2021 07:07 AM EST
Filed Under: The Witcher

Netflix has announced that Michelle Yeoh has joined the cast of The Witcher: Blood Origin in the key role of Scían. Her character is described as "the very last of her nomadic tribe of sword-elves, she is an artist with the blade, on a deadly quest that will change the fate of the Continent."

Yeoh has made memorable appearances in numerous film and TV projects over the years, including Star Trek: Discovery, Sunshine, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She can be seen next in Netflix's action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake alongside Karen Gillan and Lena Headey.

Blood Origin will also star Irish actor Laurence O’Fuarain (Game of Thrones, Vikings, Black 47) as Fjall, "a warrior who was born into a clan sworn to protect a King," and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen and Slim, True Blood, Nightflyers) as Éile, "a warrior turned travelling musician from a rival clan."

Plot details are still mostly under wraps, but we do know that the prequel series will be set 1200 years before the events of the original show, and focus on the origin of the very first Witcher and the events that lead to the pivotal "conjunction of the spheres." Declan de Barra will serve as showrunner and will also executive produce along with Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.

The Witcher novelist Andrzej Sapkowski is on board as creative consultant.

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johndawg
johndawg - 7/6/2021, 7:32 AM
Awesome casting - She's great.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/6/2021, 7:36 AM
<3
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/6/2021, 7:37 AM
The Yeoh-aissance continues

Her old school performances hit just as good as her new ones. Police Story scenes rivals her fight in Crouching Tiger


bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/6/2021, 7:42 AM
@BlackBeltJones - anything from the Hong Kong action movie scene still holds up to this day (mostly due to them being unfamiliar with safety first)
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/6/2021, 7:46 AM
@bkmeijer @Waddles

I've watched countless bts of a lot of old HK action movie stunt work and its insane.

They sacrifice themselves in ways that are unbelievable. The stuntmen make Tom Cruise look like an amateur lol.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/6/2021, 7:52 AM
@BlackBeltJones - then you'll probably enjoy the Kung Fu Kicks and Iron Fists docu on Netflix too. Doesn't go too deep into stuff and moves from subject to subject rather quick, but it does offer a fun view into that world.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 7/6/2021, 7:54 AM
@bkmeijer -

Great documentary, I absolutely loved it.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/6/2021, 8:00 AM
@SimplyAz - yeah same. Only watched it in two sits, because it was a little too fast-paced in my opinion for me to keep up. Great editing though
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/6/2021, 8:31 AM
@bkmeijer - Agree, hard work always pays off. HK action influenced the whole world. We don't get long takes and crazy action scenes without risk.

Michelle Yeoh never had any action or martial arts training before making movies. Yet her commitment to doing her own stunts and trust in the cast & crew is what lead her to a successful career both as an action icon and actress. I'm interested in seeing what she adds to Witcher 2 and Shang Chi this year.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/6/2021, 8:39 AM
@mastakilla39 - yeah same here. Especially in the latter I hope she isn't sidelines too much.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/6/2021, 7:39 AM
Thats pretty cool. One question though: is this the anime prequel, or is that a seperate thing? Would be a waste to only get Yeoh for a voice acting role
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 7/6/2021, 7:42 AM
Michelle Yeoh being cast in things always puts a smile on my face
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 7/6/2021, 10:12 AM
Nice addition.
Repian
Repian - 7/6/2021, 10:37 AM
Michelle Yeoh would be perfect to play Mariko Yashida. She could be a former love of Wolverine. So she got old but he didn't get old.

grif
grif - 7/6/2021, 11:54 AM
she has done so much. what a terrible reference.
Vanillain
Vanillain - 7/6/2021, 12:11 PM
She's amazing. Everytime she showed up in Discovery, she stole the scene.
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