Netflix announced today that Laurence Fishburne, the wise man Morpheus from the Matrix films, will be joining the cast of The Witcher as Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy—or as his friends know him, Regis.
Regis is a powerful higher vampire who played a key role in Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher novels. He had what could be described as a misspent youth, often overindulging in drinking human blood which led to all sorts of bad behavor. He finally changed his ways after an encounter with a group of peasants left him grievously wounded; by the time he ran into Geralt and company in the novel Baptism of Fire, he was quiet, reserved, and highly respected for his skills as a surgeon and a barber. He met an unfortunate end at the hands of Vilgefortz in The Lady of the Lake, but made a surprise return in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion, and once again proved an invaluable friend.
