Seventh Son

The action unfolds in the 1700s. John Gregory is the seventh son of the seventh son and a local witch doctor who protects the residents of the district from various evil spirits. However, John is no longer young and is looking for an apprentice to continue his craft. Many applicants have already failed the tests. Now the last hope lies only with the farmer's young son, Tom Ward. Will he be able to pass all the necessary training and become a witcher? Tom's first real test begins when the most powerful witch in the county, Mother Malkin, breaks free. Read more For Serhiy Bodrov Sr., father of the same Serhiy Bodrov, "Seventh Son" is so far the first work in the fantasy genre. One can only recall "The Bear's Kiss", but there was rather a metaphorical element, when the bear appeared before the heroine in the form of a person. Work on this project began back in 2005, but the script was rewritten many times. The film was completely created in Hollywood, with the participation of American actors, and very famous ones at that. It was based on a book by Joseph Delaney called "The Witcher's Apprentice". The reason for the decision of Hollywood studios to cooperate with Serhii Bodrov st. became his status in Russian cinema, as well as the commercial success of "Mongol". "Mongol" was filmed for 18 million, and collected 26, 5 of which fall on the territory of the states. The budget of "The Seventh Son" is about 100 million, which should lead to a good collection, given the popularity of the original source, the cast and the director. At the stage of adaptation of the script, it was planned to take Alex Pettyfer, who played in "I am the Fourth", for the main role, but he refused and was replaced by Ben Barnes. The book "The Witcher's Apprentice" is very popular in the USA, so the studio Warner Bros. which oversees the filming, expects to eventually shoot something similar to the Harry Potter franchise.