According to several rumors, Henry Cavill’s departure from The Witcher series was motivated by tensions in the making of the adaptation. Looking back, we realize that things had started badly between them.
With the departure of Henry Cavill, the future of The Witcher franchise is uncertain. Netflix intends to continue capitalizing on its successful adaptation by banking on Liam Hemsworth as its replacement, ready to don the mantle of Geralt de Riv. The actor is very invested in his role and, according to his future castmates, he goes out of his way to surprise his critics. His predecessor himself knew all the books by Andrzej Sapkowski like the back of his hand and had bled video games dry.
Henry Caville “painful,” according to The Witcher series creator
The actor then gave his heart and soul to the role of Geralt de Riv, making himself the keeper of the lore and original work on the set. This particular level of enthusiasm wasn’t for everyone, however, as according to the creator of The Witcher series, Henry Cavill’s behavior was already excessive before he even got the role.
A recent 2019 interview for Vulture resurfaced to reignite rumors of tensions between the two show runneuse
According to persistent rumors, the atmosphere between Henry Cavill and the creator of The Witcher series was not good. The actor would have become a reference point on the set, regularly asking for script changes due to inconsistencies or being too disloyal to the original work. The original interpreter of Geralt would often have deviated from the script, regularly improvising, much to the chagrin of the production. These disagreements would have been the origin of the conflicts that would have led to his departure from the series.
