– But we all know that every one of you is waiting for new information about THIS guy – claimed Platige Image's Michał Azarewicz after Geralt's face appeared on a large screen behind his back. During his lecture on Polcon we'd been shown snippets of many fascinating things, from "Another Day of Life" (adaptation of Ryszard Kapuscinski's non-fiction record of Angolan Civil War) to Slavic animated family feature called "Privisa". Still – a nerd convention where everyone utters the name "Andrzej Sapkowski" with respect comparable to a priest saying "Jesus Christ" simply had to see new information about The Witcher.

Primarily, we've learned why the studio is so silent about the upcoming movie. Platige wants to avoid another "Hardcore '44" fiasco, where a notable project surrounded by a lot of buzz is announced too early, and – using director Tomasz Bagiński's words – "is fridged, waiting for some better times". Although Geralt going Hollywood is something Platige Image remains very optimistic about, they are aware that because of the project's scale (incomparable to anything made in Poland lately) it's not entirely impossible they might cut down on spectacle or – in worst case – cancel the movie because of unforeseen problems ("hope I don't jinx it"). Fate of the White Wolf is now being decided by lawyers, who "probably earn two thousands bucks an hour, which might explain why it's taking so long", as Azarewicz jokingly notes. We are only going to hear further news when his colleagues will be one hundred percent sure about the form their adaptation is going to take.

Platige confirmed yet again that the scenario is not going to be a new story. It's planned to be a clever combination of "The Witcher" and "Lesser Evil" short stories by Andrzej Sapkowski, the first two tales about Geralt ever written. Unlike the famous cutscenes in CD Projekt RED's games, the movie is going to be live-action, but contrary to rumors, we shouldn't count on amazing Mads Mikkelsen becoming our white-haired warrior ("he's over 50" and won't have the stamina needed for all the sword pirouettes). The creators are hoping to cast someone much younger, but appropriately mature for the role. To increase attendees' appetite, Azarewicz showed some storyboards from the city of Vizima that are meant to open the movie, and a single concept art that is meant to convey the movie's desired dark mood.

In other news: Tomasz Bagiński has already found a lot of Slavic, picturesque landscapes East from Poland and is hoping to use them in the movie. He's also been contacted by some talented creators who have heard about the project and are hoping to work on it (humorously, he reportedly claimed "I'm finally famous" after getting an e-mail from the "Human Centipede III: Final Sequence" composer). We wish Platige Image the best of luck – and in the meantime, we're waiting for their trailer of "a new, huge game" that's supposed to debut this week. Although in Poland the studio is mostly known for their work on CD Projekt RED's games, lately they've been also responsible for the cinematics used to market games such as Total War: Warhammer, rebooted Prey or Watch Dogs 2. Azarewicz singled out Platige's relationship with Ubisoft as something that's going "exceptionally strong".