‘The Witcher’s Freya Allan Nearly Played Someone Other Than Ciri

The big picture

• Freya Allan's journey to play Ciri
  The Sorcerer
  it was full of ups and downs, with her almost losing the role before finally taking it.
• Allan's confidence in playing Ciri shone through in her audition, which led to her being cast in the role.
• The Sorcerer
  Season 4 is in production now with Liam Hemsworth taking on Geralt.

Freya Allan she feels like she was destined to play Princess Cirilla of Cintra on Netflix The Sorcerer. Over the course of three seasons, the young actress has earned praise for her portrayal of one of the most beloved characters in Andrzej Sapkowskibooks, even arguing for her to be the protagonist as the show plays out. She has since turned it into a fast-rising career with an upcoming starring role as Mae Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeswhich follows the horror film sack headwhich he directed last year, and the star Gunpowder shakewhere he appeared as the younger version of Karen Gillanthe character of Before all of this became reality, however, the road to playing Ciri was a rollercoaster of emotions that almost left her on the outside looking in, but worked out in a way that felt like fate.

Before Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Hitting theaters next week, Allan sat down with Perri Nemiroff for an interview as part of Collider Ladies Night, where they talked about everything The Sorcerer Season 4 to last apes delivery from Wes Ball. At one point, she was asked about the audition process for the Netflix adaptation and her experience with the casting team while formulating her vision for Ciri. From the first moment, he already felt that he looked like the lion cub of Cintra and that he could bring his best features to life. Additionally, her confidence was only bolstered by all the team members who led her audition and helped her shape what would eventually become the Ciri seen on screen.

“Well, I Googled it before and I was like, 'OK, I look a lot like her,'” he said. “I feel like there were characteristics of her that I felt I could bring, so I was really excited. I went into the audition so prepared, and I came out, and they were very welcoming and very warm, and good at directing.” Allan was riding high after the experience and felt everything was coming together for her to land this breakthrough role, but his hopes were quickly dashed by a single message sent to his mother.

“And usually, you don't leave an audition feeling like, 'I have a good feeling about this,' and indeed I
did
. Then my mom got this email saying that the studio wanted to go in a different direction with her appearance, so I wasn't that. It broke my heart because I thought so
was
perfect for that, you know? Because a lot is about aligning everything. You've got to look it right, you've got to be the right age, all those things, and I thought everything was perfect, and then it wasn't, for me.”

Freya Allan knew she was the right choice to play Ciri

Fortunately, his trip to The Sorcerer it had a happy ending. Before becoming Ciri, she had been in line for another smaller role in the series because of the impression she made with her performance. That decision was quickly reversed, however, and his mother gave him the great news that he had another chance. from there, she knew she was destined to play the character, even though she still faced competition for the role.

“The casting people really liked me and said, 'We still want you on the show, so will you come and audition for this other character?' So I did, and then they told me I got it. And then my mom showed up at my school and I immediately knew, “They've changed their minds.” I knew instantly that I was like, “Why did he show up at my school?” And she did, she came up to me and said, 'Freya, I just got a call from your agent and they want you to come in tomorrow for the role of Ciri. I had to come find you and tell you, because I knew how much it had meant to me and I had been given a lot of support along the way by another person, and they gave me a big hug in the room of auditions, and I said, “I feel like I got it.” But then I had to wait, still, for everything to be confirmed, and then I found out the day before my birthday.”

The Sorcererrecently went into production on season 4, and for the first time, Allan will not be acting alongside Henry Cavill. In a controversial move, Liam Hemsworth will take over the dead man of steel stars Geralt of Rivia, leaving room for a new dynamic between the two characters. However, they will begin separately as the new episodes will see them take on a war-torn, demon-infested world with their respective groups. Ciri bonded with the Rats at the end of Season 3, and as Allan said last year, she'll be embracing her darker side a bit more, creating complications for when she's reunited with her adoptive parents, Geralt and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra).

Stay tuned here at Collider for more The Sorcerer Season 4 as production continues and follow our handy guide to find out everything we know so far about the series' return. Allan will be seen next Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeswhich opens in theaters on May 10. Stay tuned for Nemiroff's full interview with her for Collider Ladies Night.