Cavill took his final bow as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher’s third season, which aired in the summer of 2023 – less than a year after his shock departure was announced.
However, the decision to recast has certainly been met with considerable scepticism from fans, particularly given Cavill’s well-documented passion for author Andrzej Sapkowski’s source material.
Why did Henry Cavill leave The Witcher?
There’s been no shortage of speculation online following Cavill’s announcement, including rumours of a conflict with the writers over departures from the source material.
Shortly after his departure, Cavill posted a video on Instagram confirming his return as Superman, following a cameo in the post-credits scene of Black Adam.
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com about the recast, Schmidt-Hissrich said: "I think it's been really interesting to talk to people about it, because it feels like new information out in the world, but we've lived through this for so long, and I think Henry has gone off, he’s happy, and is doing wonderful things. And he originated this character. He was brilliant at it.”
Who is replacing Henry Cavill as Geralt on The Witcher?
As revealed in Cavill’s announcement, The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth took on the mantle of the White Wolf, with the former Witcher star enthusiastic about the “fantastic” Aussie actor.
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Hemsworth revealed that he was "pretty reluctant at that point” and that he had “a lot of concerns and questions about it all".
“I was a big fan of the video game and then I watched the series, and was a fan of the series, and I read the books."
"I think if I wasn't a fan myself, if I didn't care about it, I wouldn't have come on board. The reason I came on board was because I was a fan, and because I thought that I could do justice to this character. I thought that could bring an interesting interpretation to this part of the story."
He added that he was most excited about “where Geralt is at this part of the story – his emotional state, and where he's heading". He continued: “I think he's in a very real place of change and a place that I don't think he's been in often in his life. There's a lot of doubt and confusion and worry."
Hemsworth added: "It's through these other people around him that he sees how much love and care and how much they believe in his journey and his mission right now, yeah, that he's able to lean on them and accept that, help that you know, that he's really able to push forward and find himself again and find a new version of himself."
How has the show managed the transition between actors?
"We knew there were things that we knew that were really important to keep with Geralt – obviously, his look has to stay the same.”
"Those things had to stay but really, those conversations were so driven by Liam the first time that we met.”
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