Reveal the real reason behind Henry Cavill’s replacement in “The Witcher”

Despite being a staunch fan of Andrzek Sapkowski’s creation, including video games, Henry Cavill has decided that after the third season premiere of “The Witcher” on Netflix, he will leave Geralt of Rivia’s sword to be Liam Hemsworth the new star of the series. The real reasons had not been clarified, but the reason behind the actor’s decision has now been revealed.

A new deadline report ensures that Henry Cavill has dropped out ‘The sorcerer’ due to programming problems. Seeing as his upcoming commitments would have prevented him from dedicating the time required by Netflix’s extensive production, the actor decided not to renew the contract for the rest of the series, preferring to step aside to make room for Geralt’s version of Liam. Hemsworth.

With this, it is clear that Henry Cavill did not renew his contract for ‘The Witcher 4′, and not for joining the second season of’ House of the Dragon ‘as some believed. The report explains that Cavill already had some commitments, as well as others to confirm, which prevent him from returning in future seasons of the series, which has undoubtedly disappointed fans and followers of this fantastic world.

Some of these commitments may be the future as Superman, which would complicate the fourth season of ‘The sorcerer’with Henry Cavill. However, when the recording of “Man of Steel 2” begins, the Netflix series will be in the fifth or sixth season. The truth is, in addition to his return to DC Comics, Cavill will appear in “Argylle”, Guy Ritchie’s new film “Highlander”, among others.

Does Henry Cavill know the direction Netflix will give to “The Witcher”?

Some of the early explanations that were believed about Cavill’s departure were that the Superman actor preferred to retire from “The Witcher,” as he knew the direction of the Netflix series would change. And it is that the company has shown signs that it does not mind being faithful to the books, even one of the main writers said that the writing team does not like and makes fun of the original material.

Initially, Henry Cavill was willing to do 7 seasons of “The Witcher”, as were the intentions of the company. However, the same actor has repeatedly stated that he wanted Geralt of Rivia’s story to be respected as shown in Sapkowski’s books, which the streaming platform has shown no interest in respecting.

“The Witcher” and its third season premiered in the middle of the following year 2023, and thereafter, the fourth and fifth seasons, in which Liam Hemsworth takes over from Geralt, will be shot almost one after the other, not to waste a lot of time between previews. “Blood Origin” arrives on December 25th, so there are more stories from the Continent before Henry’s departure.