Geralt’s voice actor says Henry Cavill has left ‘The Witcher’ for Netflix

The story of Geralt de Rivia was born in the novels of Andrzej Sapkwoski, which have become extremely popular, thanks to their adaptations in different media. Now, Geralt’s voice actor in video games has expressed his opinion on Henry Cavill’s abandonment in the series, and assures that it was all Netflix’s fault, for not wanting to stick to the original material.

In an interview during a panel, via CBR, Doug Cockle assured that Henry Cavill is gone ‘The witcher’ from Netflix. The reasons have not been entirely clear, and recently the creator of the fantasy series has preferred to avoid talking about it, which has given rise to hundreds of rumors about a possible fight or discussions about the reasons why the Superman actor left the show .

Cockle is of the opinion that Henry Cavill is gone ‘The witcher’ because Netflix doesn’t want to respect books and video games: “If so, I can completely understand that, because Henry is a huge fan of games and books and the writers of the Netflix series have chosen, for whatever reason, to deviate quite a bit from books and games. Is it okay or not? It depends on what you like. Personally I don’t understand the choice, but… there you have it. I think that’s why… Henry is leaving.

In the end, Cokle said Liam Hemsworth has some very big shoes to fill after the departure of Henry Cavill. The reasons, according to Lauren Hissrich-Schmidt, showrunner of the Netflix series, will be discussed in 6 months, which has given rise to rumors that the third season would premiere in mid-2023, when they can already provide details on what it will happen in the future of the franchise.

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Netflix didn’t want to respect the story of ‘The Witcher’

It is worth mentioning that at the moment there is nothing official, but according to Beau DeMayo, former writer of ‘The Witcher’, accused the team of writers and showrunners of the series, of mocking the source material of the story of Geralt de Riviera . Subsequently, the defendants came out to state that that was not true, and that it was just a tantrum from someone who had been fired from the show.

What is certain is that Netflix now faces a major problem with the future of the franchise, as rumors mention that ‘The Witcher’ would depart from the source material and transform the franchise into something entirely different, in its adaptations to the small screen, not just in the main episode with Cavill, and later with the arrival of Liam Hemsworth.

For his part, Henry Cavill was left without two of the most important roles of his career, Geralt de Rivia and Superman, which can also be seen as the perfect opportunity not to be pigeonholed into one character. Now, it has been confirmed that he will star in another video game adaptation, such as ‘Warhammer 40k’ for Amazon Prime Video.