Henry Cavill Goes for a Jog While Filming THE WITCHER and Set Video and Photos Featuring Yennefer
Henry Cavill is currently working on filming The Witcher, but that’s not stopping him from working out. Cavill recently shared a video as he went for a morning jog to prepare for the Durrell Challenge. The video doesn’t show us anyone in costume or actively working on the 8-episode series, but we do get a very small look at the scenery there in the Canary Islands where the series is shoot. I will say this, it looks like a fantastic place to be filming The Witcher. The Netflix adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels currently does not have a release date but is said to be pushing for a 2019 release.
I also included another video and a couple photos from the set of the film that offers us a glimpse of Anya Chalotra as Yennefer.
Are you excited for Cavill to be Geralt?
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is the executive producer and showrunner on the series, and she's joined by Alik Sakharov, Alex Garcia Lopez, and Charlotte Brändström, who will direct portions of the eight-episode first season. Sakharov will direct four episodes, including the first. Garcia Lopez and Brändström will direct two each.
The show is based on Andrzej Sapkowski's book and CD Projekt Red's game trilogy. When previously talking about the show, Hissrich assured fans that it would not be a watered down version of the dark and hardcore story that fans love.
Geralt of Rivia is a solitary monster hunter, who "struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together."
The Witcher chronicles monster hunters who, with training and body modification, develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle deadly beasts. Executive producers Sean Daniel and Jason Brown previously released the following statement offering some additional insight into the story:
“The Witcher stories follow an unconventional family that comes together to fight for truth in a dangerous world. The characters are original, funny and constantly surprising and we can’t wait to bring them to life at Netflix, the perfect home for innovative storytelling.”