Henry Cavill will officially say goodbye to his passionate role as Geralt of Rivia after season 3 of The Witcher. This is probably one of the most shocking news in the world television industry at the end of 2022, because the actor has expressed his endless passion for the world of Monster Hunter many times.
Cavill is a passionate fan of the original novel series, and also spent a lot of time playing CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher game series. That is why the audience believes that he is the most suitable face to take on the role of hunter Geralt. And this has been clearly shown through the actor’s excellent performances in the first two seasons, thereby contributing to turning The Witcher into one of the most popular television projects that Netflix has ever produced.
Henry Cavill will officially withdraw from The Witcher series after season 3 ends – Photo: Internet.
Currently, the reasons leading to the regrettable separation between Henry Cavill and The Witcher are still a mystery. However, many sources have pointed out that there were many disagreements between the actor and the production team in the content creation stage. Cavill has always had a certain respect for the original novel series by writer Andrzej Sapkowski and wanted the script to stay as close to the original as possible. Meanwhile, the screenwriting team wants to include many of their own creative elements. Some people even openly mocked and boycotted the novel The Witcher.
The conflict between Cavill and the crew was sparked during the production of season 2, and the actor almost had to say goodbye to his passionate role right from that season. Recently, some reports said that the production team was very unhappy with the actor’s attitude towards the script, and also his reluctance to accept the new vision they had for The Witcher. .
The production team planned to fire Henry Cavill right from the second season – Photo: Internet.
In other words, the production team felt they were not respected by their lead actor, and thought that Henry Cavill put his personal passion above the overall direction of the project. For fans, Cavill’s passion and loyalty to the original is very welcome. But to the producers, the actor’s actions were nothing more than an opposition and hindered the building of The Witcher according to their ideals.
Conflicts between the two sides continuously broke out during the production of the second season, when Cavill objected to many changes made by the writing team. That caused the film set to always be in a tense atmosphere, and Cavill himself became increasingly irritable and difficult to work with. This is also part of the reason why the production team realized they could not continue to work with Cavill and were forced to replace him in the future. The only positive point is probably that the actor will still play Geralt in the third season, instead of being fired right before season 2 begins.
