Henry Cavill exits 'The Witcher' as Liam Hemsworth takes over lead function

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Henry Cavill is placing down his blades and shifting on from “The Witcher” after three seasons because the main man on the Netflix sequence.

The actor confirmed that he will likely be stepping away from the function on his Instagram on Friday, writing, “My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been full of each monsters and adventures, and alas, I will likely be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4.”

He went on to share that actor Liam Hemsworth “will likely be taking over the mantle” of the heroic blonde-haired character.

“As with the best of literary characters, I move the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s tackle this most fascinating and nuanced of males,” Cavill wrote.

On his personal Instagram, “The Starvation Video games” star Hemsworth wrote on Saturday that as a fan of the present, he was “over the moon in regards to the alternative to play Geralt of Rivia.”

“Henry Cavill has been an unimaginable Geralt, and I’m honoured that he’s handing me the reins and permitting me to take up the White Wolf’s blades for the subsequent chapter of his journey,” he wrote.

“The Witcher,” which premiered on Netflix in 2019, relies on the fantasy guide sequence by Andrzej Sapkowski and created for tv by Lauren Schmidt. It has acquired favorable opinions and already spawned a second season that was launched final 12 months. Season 3 is due subsequent summer time.

At San Diego Comedian-Con in 2019, forward of the present’s premiere, Cavill spoke about lobbying for the function after enjoying a preferred online game additionally primarily based on the literary sequence.

“I’m a gamer,” he stated on the time, by way of Vulture. “I used to be very very passionate in regards to the video games. I assumed, ‘I actually hope they make this right into a TV present or film.’”

When the present lastly was in improvement, Cavill was proactive about being thought-about for the starring function – even earlier than a script had been finalized.

“It was one thing I wasn’t going to let move me by with out giving it my finest shot,” Cavill stated at Comedian Con. “I irritated my brokers on a regular basis. They stated, ‘They’re not prepared.’”

However now, Cavill is definitely targeted on reprising one other iconic earlier function on his resume.

He was lately confirmed to once more be portraying Clark Kent/the Man of Metal in upcoming initiatives for DC. (Muricas News and HBO Max are each a part of the identical mother or father firm, Warner Bros. Discovery.)

On the potential docket is a crossover film that includes Superman and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam, after Cavill’s mid-credits cameo on this month’s profitable “Black Adam,” in addition to a rumored standalone sequel to 2013’s “Man of Metal.”

Simply days previous to his put up about “The Witcher,” Cavill shared on Instagram a picture of himself as Superman together with a video talking about his return.

“A really small style of what’s to return, my mates. The daybreak of hope renewed,” he wrote.