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Henry Cavill Was A Fan of The Witcher Series Before He Was Cast as Geralt

Henry Cavill Was A Fan of The Witcher Series Before He Was Cast as Geralt - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 October 2019 / 2,360 Views

Actor Henry Cavill, best known for playing Superman in the latest DC films, is playing Geralt of Rivia in the upcoming The Witcher Netflix series.

In an interview that was translated on Reddit Cavill revealed he was a fan of the franchise before he was cast. He first played the games, followed by the books. 

"I discovered the games, then I discovered the books, and the universe of The Witcher instantly meant something to me," said Cavill. "I often thought about playing Geralt. When the opportunity appeared, I didn't let the chance pass me. I asked my agent to make me meet Lauren as soon as possible.

"I didn't even have the need to prepare myself for the role. Because I breathe, I live this universe every day. I already got numerous opportunities to think about this character while I was playing the games. My preparation was already made before the casting started!"

The show is rumored to release on Netflix on December 17.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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Summerset (on 15 October 2019)

I think he's genuine.

When Zack Snyder first reached out to Henry Cavill to ask if he would play Superman in a movie — this was for 2013's Man of Steel — Cavill was, more or less, too busy with other things to take the call.

"I was playing World of Warcraft, and I had my priorities straigh"

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmfFT2iORVg

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Zenos (on 15 October 2019)

This could be a PR statement, but then again Cavill could be genuine. Hopefully the Netflix show isn't complete cancer for his sake since I do like him.

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The Fury Zenos (on 15 October 2019)

I'd say it's safe to assume that a guy of that age (only a few month younger than me) did and does play games. It's part of our generation. Okay maybe not obsessed like us as he has less time, more money and all that but still.

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TallSilhouette Zenos (on 15 October 2019)

He's professed his gaming love for a while, now. Iirc he almost missed his Superman audition because he was playing WoW.

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method114 Zenos (on 15 October 2019)

I have very little hope in this show doing well. I hope it does but this just seems like one of those shows that is going to be hard for anyone to pull off.

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