It’s easy to see why that was the choice over more time as Geralt: Returning as Superman is a hurrah-worthy comeback story, and whatever Man of Steel 2-ish thing he stars in will get a global push unlike any other film release on the planet. Soon he’ll be back wearing the cape for DC.
THE WITCHER 2 CAST MOVIE
So why now? There are obvious reasons: The Witcher is an enormous time-consuming television show and Cavill is a busy movie star, having dabbled in Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible series, played the grown-up lead in Enola Holmes, and stepped up to give us the multiple Man from UNCLE sequels we deserve in the form of Matthew Vaughn and Apple’s upcoming spy thriller/franchise-starter Argylle. Per his Instagram, he is passing the torch and moving on, despite being a man who loves The Witcher in all its forms, and has graciously spoken about his time wearing the white wig over the last few years. The messaging around Cavill’s departure does glow with the aura of a mutual decision. The Witcher season 2 slays monsters and me The original Witcher RPG is being remade ‘from the ground up’ The decision feels more aligned with how major studios have treated comic book casting in recent years: In a world where four actors played various Peter Parker Spider-Mans over the course of a decade, or where multiple Batmans are on their own crime-fighting paths courtesy of the multiverse, why not just bid one Geralt adieu and bring in the next? People want The Witcher, give them The Witcher. Notably, Ruby Rose left The CW’s Batwoman after season 1 due to injuries and claims of on-set abuse, but instead of recasting the character, producers opted to reframe the show around a new character, Javicia Leslie’s Ryan Wilder. Maybe Hemsworth’s Geralt is the “younger” version of Geralt (though the actor is only seven years Cavill’s junior) or the product of some transformative magic? (I did not expect to be thinking about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in the year 2022, and how Terry Gilliam recast Heath Ledger with Jude Law, Johnny Depp, and Colin Farrell after his leading man died halfway through filming, but here we are.) Whatever explanation or lack thereof The Witcher season 4 provides, there’s little precedence for such a switch yes, Game of Thrones recast its fair share of characters mid-series, famously tapping in Michiel Huisman for Ed Skrein in the role of Daario, while Doctor Who changes Doctors every few seasons thanks to the ultimate hand-wave of regeneration. But at this point, getting a new Geralt is like getting a new Jon Snow or Don Draper - it’s unthinkable, and downright strange. Clearly, in the IP game, killing a character or wrapping up a show imprinted on by an actor is not an option. The murkiness of Hemsworth’s IMDb page combined with Cavill’s ascendence as Geralt leaves the announcement feeling uninspired. I’d give Hemsworth the benefit of the doubt and say he’d make a solid Geralt if I could remember literally anything he did in The Hunger Games movies as Katniss’ stud bud Gale. “Henry Cavill has been an incredible Geralt, and I’m honoured that he’s handing me the reins and allowing me to take up the White Wolf’s blades for the next chapter of his adventure.” “As a Witcher fan I’m over the moon about the opportunity to play Geralt of Rivia,” Hemsworth posted in a timed response.
“I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men.” “My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” Cavill wrote on Instagram. Geralt would instead be played by Liam Hemsworth, best known for his work on the Hunger Games films. On Saturday, just days after Cavill revealed that his Superman would return to the DC movie universe in some shape or form, Netflix announced that The Witcher would return for season 4, but without its main actor. The Witcher season 3 will arrive on Netflix in 2023, and with it, Cavill’s final bow. And so it was just about bringing a version of me, which is a version of Geralt, into show.” “And having played the game for many, many, many hours, it was something that I had a connection with. “I really feel a connection to Geralt and who he is and his nature, especially from the books,” Cavill said with a sense of conviction that is pretty much unlike any other actor I’ve ever talked to. In 2019, before the premiere of The Witcher season 1, I asked Cavill how he found his way into the character. Henry Cavill seemed to care more about getting Geralt of Rivia “right” during his tenure on The Witcher than most actors playing real people in prestige biopics.
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