“The Witcher”
Henry Cavill quits, Liam Hemsworth new witcher
Henry Cavill bids farewell to The Witcher. His fellow actor Liam Hemsworth (right) takes over.
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Superstar Henry Cavill surprisingly quits “The Witcher”. From season four, Liam Hemsworth takes over his role.
There is a significant change in the popular fantasy series “The Witcher”: Leading actor Henry Cavill (39), who previously played the title character Geralt of Rivia, is leaving before the fourth season, which has just been confirmed by Netflix. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (32) takes on the role. Hemsworth is known, among other things, from the “Hunger Games” film series. Cavill and Hemsworth confirmed the surprising cast change themselves on Instagram.
So wrote series star Cavill: “[…] I will lay down my locket and swords for season four. In my place, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth is taking up the mantle of the White Wolf”. Hemsworth refers to his role predecessor as “an amazing Geralt” and is honored to take on the character. At the same time, the star speaks of not being faced with an easy task given Cavill’s successful performance and having “big boots to fill”.
The Possible Reasons for Henry Cavill’s Exit from ‘The Witcher’
Just a few days ago it was announced that Cavill will return to the DC film universe as Superman. Also in the new agent action film “The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare” by director Guy Ritchie (54), he takes on the leading role, as it was only announced yesterday. The industry magazine “Deadline” claims to have learned from well-informed sourcesthat Cavill had only signed a “temporary contract” with “The Witcher”. After three seasons, the star felt it was time to move on. The “demanding production schedule” of the “The Witcher” series, which is being created in England, also contributed to Cavill’s decision.
The third season of The Witcher is expected to hit Netflix in summer 2023
The official Netflix “The Witcher” Twitter account also confirmed the cast change – in a tweet that announced the renewal of the series for a fourth season in the same breath. Cavill’s co-stars Anya Chalotra, 26, and Freya Allan, 21, renegotiated their contracts ahead of season four and will remain on the show, according to Deadline. The third season of The Witcher has already wrapped and is currently in post-production. The final episodes starring series star Cavill are expected to hit Netflix in summer 2023. Before that, The Witcher: Blood Origin, a prequel mini-series to The Witcher, launches on Netflix on December 25th.
In the fantasy series “The Witcher”, the monster hunter Geralt von Rivia, previously embodied by Cavill, is the focus. In a medieval fantasy world full of monsters, elves, dwarves and dragons, witcher Geralt travels the country as a kind of knight errant and experiences all kinds of adventures. The series “The Witcher” is based on the witcher saga by the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski (74). A video game series based on the novel series is also enjoying great popularity.