why is henry cavill leaving the witcher?
Henry Cavill has long been hinting at his dissatisfaction with The Witcher, and it sadly should come as no surprise that he’s departing. For Henry Cavill, the opportunity to play the character of Geralt was something of a dream come true. “I really enjoy playing these kind of games and reading these kinds of books in my spare time,” he observed in an interview back in 2019. “I don’t consider it a job. For me it is more like an extraordinary opportunity to live my childhood and adult life fantasies” (via Hobby Consolas). This, more than anything else, has made the recent news Cavill is leaving The Witcher after season 3 particularly shocking.
why is henry cavill leaving the witcher?
In truth, though, Cavill has been hinting at his displeasure with Netflix’s The Witcher franchise for quite some time. The problems stem from the very fact he is a fan of the source material – both the books and the games. He’s clearly wanted to be part of a faithful adaptation, one that brought to life everything he loved about Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels and those classic games. In contrast, however, the creative team behind The Witcher has clearly showed little respect for the source material, and the story feels as though it’s increasingly deviating from the one Cavill loves.