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The Witcher casts its new Eskel with Basil Eidenbenz

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After actor Thue Ersted Rasmussen dropped out of the role of Eskel in Netflix’s upcoming second season of The Witcher, the series has had to find a new actor to take the role. Thankfully it hasn’t taken them very long as Deadline now reports the role has been filled by Basil Eidenbenz (Victoria, Company X), who […]

Netflix’s The Witcher season 2 loses Eskel actor Thue Ersted Rasmussen

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Although production has recently resumed on the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher series, it appears as the show has lost actor Thue Ersted Rasmussen, who was set to play the witcher, Eskel. Taking to Instagram, Rasmussen released a statement revealing he will no longer portray Eskel in the second season due to scheduling conflicts as a […]

Netflix releases Making The Witcher documentary

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With production having resumed on the second season of Netflix’s hit series The Witcher, the streaming service has released a new behind-the-scenes documentary Making The Witcher. You can watch the trailer for the special below… Making The Witcher is “a 32-minute documentary that will explore the behind-the-scenes process of creating the extraordinary world of “The Witcher” — […]

The Witcher resumes production on season 2

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After stopping production earlier this year due to the health crisis, it looks like The Witcher has resumed production for its second season in the UK a little earlier than expected. Back in July Netflix had announced The Witcher would begin filming again on August 17th, but social media posts from showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich and series director Stephen […]

Netflix announces Witcher prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin

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Early on Monday morning, we learned that Netflix’s The Witcher is set to expand as the streamer has announced a brand new series. Horror website Bloody Disgusting dropped the news that The Witcher: Blood Origin, a “six-part, live-action limited prequel series” will explore the origin of the very first Witcher. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich will join […]

5 Heart-Wrenching Moments in Video Games

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Red Stewart presents 5 of the most depressing moments in video games…. I know everyone claims they want to just boot-up Mario, kick back, and forget about the melancholy of the world, but deep down we want to experience something that will draw an emotion out of us. Popcorn entertainment has its role, but it’s […]

The Witcher showrunner teases Ciri’s transformation in season 2

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The showrunner for Netflix’s The Witcher, Lauren S. Hissrich, has teased Ciri’s transformation from a Princess to the hero we know from the books and the video games in the upcoming second season. “We’re really trying to savour it,” Hissrich told TVGuide. “I think one of the things that, of course, happens when you are adapting […]

Henry Cavill did his own Witcher stunts thanks to Tom Cruise

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Thanks to inspiration from Tom Cruise on Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill did his own stunts on The Witcher. Tom Cruise is well known for doing his own stunts, many of them crazy feats of bravery. It turns out that working with Cruise on Mission: Impossible – Fallout rubbed off on Henry Cavill when […]

Netflix’s The Witcher season 2 set to resume production in August

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Earlier this year, production on the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher series came to a halt after Netflix postponed all filming on their films and television projects in development due to the ongoing global health crisis. However, Netflix has now confirmed filming on the follow-up season is officially set to restart in August. The announcement from […]