After conquering the video game world Andrzej Sapkowski's 'The Witcher' has now has its sites on the small screen. Netflix is now developing and producing a new English language drama series based on the globally popular fantasy saga. Sapkowski’s eight novels and story collections center on "witchers" -- hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle deadly monsters.
The New York Times bestselling books have spawned a major video game franchise and have been translated into over 20 languages. “Andrzej Sapkowski has created a rich and memorable world, at once magical and familiar,” said Erik Barmack, Netflix Vice President, international series. “We couldn’t be more excited about bringing Netflix members around the world.” “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing,...
The New York Times bestselling books have spawned a major video game franchise and have been translated into over 20 languages. “Andrzej Sapkowski has created a rich and memorable world, at once magical and familiar,” said Erik Barmack, Netflix Vice President, international series. “We couldn’t be more excited about bringing Netflix members around the world.” “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing,...
- 5/18/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
A new drama series based on “The Witcher,” the popular fantasy saga from Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, is in the works at Netflix. On Wednesday, the streaming giant announced that it’s developing and producing an English-language show based on the bestselling series of short stories and novels, which have been adapted into a major video game franchise, the 2001 film “The Hexer,” and a graphic novel series, and have been translated into over 20 languages.
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The saga centers on “witchers” or hunters who, with training, develop supernatural powers to fight dangerous monsters. “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing,” Sapkowski, who will serve as creative consultant on the series, said in a statement. “I’m excited about our efforts together,...
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The saga centers on “witchers” or hunters who, with training, develop supernatural powers to fight dangerous monsters. “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing,” Sapkowski, who will serve as creative consultant on the series, said in a statement. “I’m excited about our efforts together,...
- 5/17/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Netflix is entering a world of magic and monsters with their announcement that they are developing a new series based on Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series (the basis for the popular video game franchise).
Press Release: Hollywood, CA., May 17, 2017 – Netflix is developing and producing a new English language drama series based on The Witcher, the globally popular fantasy saga from Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, that has entranced legions of fans worldwide.
Known collectively as the Witcher Saga, Sapkowski’s eight novels and story collections center on "witchers" -- hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle deadly monsters. The New York TImes bestselling books have spawned a major video game franchise and have been translated into over 20 languages.
“Andrzej Sapkowski has created a rich and memorable world, at once magical and familiar,” said Erik Barmack, Netflix Vice President, international series. “We couldn’t be more...
Press Release: Hollywood, CA., May 17, 2017 – Netflix is developing and producing a new English language drama series based on The Witcher, the globally popular fantasy saga from Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, that has entranced legions of fans worldwide.
Known collectively as the Witcher Saga, Sapkowski’s eight novels and story collections center on "witchers" -- hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle deadly monsters. The New York TImes bestselling books have spawned a major video game franchise and have been translated into over 20 languages.
“Andrzej Sapkowski has created a rich and memorable world, at once magical and familiar,” said Erik Barmack, Netflix Vice President, international series. “We couldn’t be more...
- 5/17/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On Friday afternoon, as part of BFI's celebration of science fiction "SciFi: Days of Fear and Wonder," Platige Image premiered the newest short from Oscar nominated director Tomek Bagiński (Fallen Art, The Cathedral, The Kinematograph).
Created in collaboration with the European Space Agency in celebration of the Rosetta spacecraft which successfully orbited a comet for the first time this past August, Ambition stars Aidan Gillen ("Game of Thrones") as a teache [Continued ...]...
Created in collaboration with the European Space Agency in celebration of the Rosetta spacecraft which successfully orbited a comet for the first time this past August, Ambition stars Aidan Gillen ("Game of Thrones") as a teache [Continued ...]...
- 10/26/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Film from BAFTA-winning director Tomek Baginski to premiere as part of the BFI’s Sci-Fi season.
Sci-fi Ambition, starring Game of Thrones’ Aidan Gillen and Screen International Star of Tomorrow Aisling Franciosi, is to receive its international premiere during the BFI Sci-Fi film season on Oct 24.
Produced by Poland’s Platige Image, it is directed by Poland’s Tomek Bagiński, who previously won a BAFTA for his short animation Sztuka spadania in 2006 and was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for his animated short Katedra.
Shot on location in Iceland, Ambition tells of a young apprentice (Franciosi) struggling to master nanotechnology on an alien world and prove herself to Gillen’s enigmatic master.
Bagiński said: “This is a project, ultimately, about great ambition: the power of the human spirit and our collective will to exceed all perceived boundaries.
“As our heroes seek out and close in on the very key to life, it goes beyond...
Sci-fi Ambition, starring Game of Thrones’ Aidan Gillen and Screen International Star of Tomorrow Aisling Franciosi, is to receive its international premiere during the BFI Sci-Fi film season on Oct 24.
Produced by Poland’s Platige Image, it is directed by Poland’s Tomek Bagiński, who previously won a BAFTA for his short animation Sztuka spadania in 2006 and was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for his animated short Katedra.
Shot on location in Iceland, Ambition tells of a young apprentice (Franciosi) struggling to master nanotechnology on an alien world and prove herself to Gillen’s enigmatic master.
Bagiński said: “This is a project, ultimately, about great ambition: the power of the human spirit and our collective will to exceed all perceived boundaries.
“As our heroes seek out and close in on the very key to life, it goes beyond...
- 10/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Film from BAFTA-winning director Tomek Baginski to premiere as part of the BFI’s Sci-Fi season.
Sci-fi Ambition, starring Game of Thrones’ Aidan Gillen and Screen International Star of Tomorrow Aisling Franciosi, is to receive its international premiere during the BFI Sci-Fi film season on Oct 24.
Produced by Poland’s Platige Image, it is directed by Poland’s Tomek Bagiński, who previously won a BAFTA for his short animation Sztuka spadania in 2006 and was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for his animated short Katedra.
Shot on location in Iceland, Ambition tells of a young apprentice (Franciosi) struggling to master nanotechnology on an alien world and prove herself to Gillen’s enigmatic master.
Bagiński said: “This is a project, ultimately, about great ambition: the power of the human spirit and our collective will to exceed all perceived boundaries.
“As our heroes seek out and close in on the very key to life, it goes beyond...
Sci-fi Ambition, starring Game of Thrones’ Aidan Gillen and Screen International Star of Tomorrow Aisling Franciosi, is to receive its international premiere during the BFI Sci-Fi film season on Oct 24.
Produced by Poland’s Platige Image, it is directed by Poland’s Tomek Bagiński, who previously won a BAFTA for his short animation Sztuka spadania in 2006 and was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for his animated short Katedra.
Shot on location in Iceland, Ambition tells of a young apprentice (Franciosi) struggling to master nanotechnology on an alien world and prove herself to Gillen’s enigmatic master.
Bagiński said: “This is a project, ultimately, about great ambition: the power of the human spirit and our collective will to exceed all perceived boundaries.
“As our heroes seek out and close in on the very key to life, it goes beyond...
- 10/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Why Watch? It’s absolutely, stunningly, brain-meltingly brilliant. The animation is strange and beautiful, the concept is strange and unnerving, and the underlying subtext is a dangerous one. CGI figures in an unnamed army use stop-motion and death to create a movie projection ballet. Weirdness and creative genius abound here in one of the best shorts ever featured on The Animation Show. What Will It Cost? Just six minutes of your time. Does it get better any better than that? Check out Fallen Art for yourself: Fallen Art (2005) Directed By: Tomek Baginski Trust us. You have time for more short films.
- 3/16/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I was having an argument with myself yesterday on the way home from work. It got quite heated. I was assessing the length of time it takes me to get home, and thus attempting to gauge roughly how much free time I would have before sleep stole me away for the night. I realised that it was perfectly possible to estimate the journey to a fairly accurate time-frame: between 50 and 54 minutes. That means that, leaving work at bang on six like any other dispassionate employee, I must arrive home between 6:50 and 6:54. The automatic reaction to this was to simply round up to 7 o’clock. And surely this is the normal thing to do? I wasn’t exactly going to say “right, its 6:54 now and I’ll probably hit the sack around midnight, so that gives me 5 hours and 6 minutes of free time”. That would be absurd. Rounding...
- 9/25/2009
- by Nicholas Deigman
- t5m.com
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