Update 3/7: Natalie Dormer’s representatives havedenied the rumors that she has been cast in The Witcher season 2. Original story follows.
Filming onThe Witcherseason 2 is well underway, with the show already announcing most of its new cast members, includingGame of Thronesalum Kristofer Hivju as Nivellan. However, a new rumor suggests that Hivju won’t be the only formerGame of Thronesstar to appear inThe Witcherseason 2, as a new report suggests Natalie Dormer may have also joined the cast.
For the uninitiated, Natalie Dormer is best known for her role as Margaery Tyrell inGame of Thrones- a role that earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. Dormer has also appeared in a variety of other television projects and film, and she would no doubt be a significant addition to the cast.
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The report of her possible casting comes fromThe Witchernews site Redanian Intelligence. It notes that fans should take it with a grain of salt, but basically the rumor comes from a crew member posting to social media: “When you remember every day is basically a Saturday onThe Witcher. Bring [redacted crew member’s name] and Natalie Dormer laughing, dancing and riding horses!” Dormer had previously been spotted riding a horse in Surrey with aWitchercrew member, and Surrey just so happens to be a filming location forThe Witcherseason 2.
Now, even though Dormer definitely appears to be socializing withThe Witchercrewmembers, it doesn’t mean that she’s actually involved in the production herself. It’s possible that Dormer was simply visiting with friends, not to mention she may be too busy withher main cast role inPenny Dreadful: City of Angelsto appear inThe Witcherseason 2. Considering this, fans shouldn’t get too excited just yet.
In the meantime,The Witcherseason 2 has already cast most of its major roles. Most recently, it announced the casting ofKim Bodnia as Vesemir, a role that was previously rumored to be going to Mark Hamill. Vesemir is quite easily one of the most anticipated new characters for fans to see inThe Witcherseason 2, and it will be interesting to see what his stories are in the upcoming season.
Unfortunately, fans of the Netflix series have quite some time to wait before they can see Vesemir in action.The Witcherseason 2 premieres in 2021, so it may be a year or so before fans are able to watch new episodes.
