MONSTERS AND MEN

CLOSE TO THE Hungarian town of Baj, some 70km from Budapest, Henry Cavill is standing in a huge dome-like cavern. Usually it’s a wine cellar; today it’s been remodelled for one of the many sets for The Witcher, the new fantasy show from Netflix based on the hugely popular book series by Andrzej Sapkowski. Cavill, famed for playing Superman in the recent DC Comics movies, takes the lead, as Geralt of Rivia.

Currently, the team is working on episode seven – there are eight in total – amid what’s been an arduous seven-month shoot. In the middle of the room stands a giant well, with a beam of light shooting out from underneath. A cameraman follows Cavill, dressed in black leathers, with a sword on his back and long silver hair, as he prowls around the well. “That’s lovely, Henry,” says a voice from the gloom, as “cut” is called, and Cavill takes five.