Hong Kong\u2019s once-iconic neon signs and outdoor hawker stalls were brought back to life as hundreds flocked to Central for a glimpse of British actor Henry Cavill, who was in the city filming a new movie.<\/p>\n
Cavill, known for his roles as Superman and also Geralt in the television series The Witcher, was filming in the city on Thursday night. It followed an earlier announcement that he would star in the fantasy-action Highlander series, directed by Chad Stahelski of John Wick fame.<\/p>\n
Peel Street \u2013 a trendy Central nightlife area known for its blend of old and new \u2013 was transformed as film crews erected both genuine and replica neon signs, hawker stalls and a temple.<\/p>\n
Despite record-breaking heat, Cavill was seen wearing a thick leather jacket during filming.<\/p>\n
Dozens of extras, wearing hats and other accessories for New Year celebrations, could also be seen on set. Although the design evoked Hong Kong of decades past, the scene appeared to be set during celebrations for the year 2040.<\/p>\n
The movie is reportedly a reboot of the 1986 film Highlander, which follows an immortal warrior\u2019s centuries-long battle against rivals in duels to the death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hong Kong\u2019s once-iconic neon signs and outdoor hawker stalls were brought back to life as hundreds flocked to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[59968,458,12651,264246,264243,146,264244,30918,39826,3448,85,46,4601,264245,43,264242,14857,5959,13818,10802,170155],"class_list":["post-584373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-british","tag-celebrities","tag-central","tag-chad-stahelski","tag-east-tsim-sha-tsui","tag-entertainment","tag-geralt","tag-henry-cavill","tag-highlander","tag-hong-kong","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-john-wick","tag-kowloon-walled-city","tag-news","tag-peel-street","tag-scmp","tag-south-china-morning-post","tag-superman","tag-the-witcher","tag-twilight-of-the-warriors-walled-in"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}