The Witcher Series: Henry Cavill Likes Crying on the Set

Netflix’s Witcher series is led by Henry Cavill, who had a special kind of relationship with the co-actor Kim Bodnia, who plays the role of Vesemir.

The Witcher series is based on the Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski and the witcher video games. The witcher books were first written in Polish as the author is Polish, but the Series released on Netflix focused on the English version, and day-by-day it is becoming more popular and loved.

Till now, two seasons of the Witcher series have been released on Netflix, the first released in 2019 and the second in 2021. The long gap which people might notice between the first and the second season was because of the unpredictable global pandemic.

The Witcher season 1 introduced all the characters from different timelines, and at the end of it, all of them were together to start a new journey. The Witcher leading cast includes Henry Cavill, The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Freya Allan, Princess Cirilla of Cintra, Ciri.

The show is Henry Cavill led as he is given the main role of the witcher, Geralt of Rivia, who travels through the continents to kill monsters and earn money, but he is also struggling to find his place in the world full of beasts. The fans of the Witcher series might know about this that Henry Cavill the Witcher is already a fan of Andrzej Sapkowski books and a big fan of Geralt of Rivia.

During the delay of the second season, Henry Cavill spent his time playing the witcher video games to know more about the character he is playing. The commitment of Henry Cavill for his role is fascinating, and because of which the Series is loved by all.

The last season of the Witcher series was released in December 2021, and the upcoming one is under process. The viewers have already binge-watched the whole season and are eager for the next one. Although, some of the interviews with the cast or behind the scenes are shared continuously.

Recently uploaded interviews with Henry Cavill Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, and Kim Bodnia Witcher, Vesemir, shed some light on their relationship. Kim Bodnia plays the role of another witcher, Vesemir, who is like a father figure to Geralt. Vesemir is the one who has taught them everything about being a Witcher and protected them from worldly dangers.

In the Witcher Season 2, Geralt with Ciri reach Kaer Morhen, Geralt’s hometown, they meet Vesemir. Geralt, when looking at Vesemir, remembers all the things he did for him and has a brief emotional moment. Vesemir had helped Geralt throughout the end when his children’s (other Witchers) lives were at stake.

Kim Bodnia & Henry Cavill Crying on the Set

In their interview, it turns out both of them have a special bond with each other, and they inspire one another to do the role perfectly. One thing both of them talked about is crying on the sets of the Witcher Series.

Kim Bodnia had a similar background experience as that of Vesemir; he said addressing Henry Cavill, “I lived in the forest for twenty years, and when I was done telling you about my antics traveling and how it is to really be alone you said ‘You are Vesemir’.”

Kim shares, “I trained every day in a new way of crying. And that’s why I have to travel inside my life, because you don’t know if there is more to cry about.”

Then Henry Cavill replied, “I have this thing, yes, absolutely. Once I’ve used something, I’ve used it. And then I’ve dealt with it, I’ve emotionally processed it because I’ve been crying all day on set.”

Witcher Henry Cavill and Kim Bodnia express their struggles to express their emotions while in the act, as Kim stated that as men aren’t able to express their emotions in their daily lives and then while shooting emotional expression becomes a bit of a challenge.

Kim Bodnia also talked about becoming a better person day by day, as he shares that the job teaches him something every day, and everyday learning makes him a new and better person. The two of them were discussing the emotional side of their characters, which is presented in the Series.

During the filming of emotional scenes of Vesemir and Geralt, Henry Cavill says, “These [are] two incredibly dangerous individuals, I know in some scenes they didn’t make the cut, but the softness we brought to that connection, just resting our heads against each other’s heads, it just made so much sense because you can’t really fake that.”

Henry Cavill mentions that Kim Bodnia helped him create a family for Geralt, as in season 1, Geralt was on his own; with Vesemir entering the screen, it felt a little like home. After knowing about the emotional side of the characters and the actor, the fans of the Witcher Series would like to see more of Geralt and Vesemir’s pair in the upcoming season, The Witcher Season 3.