Fans were disappointed to see Henry Cavill leave The Witcher Netflix show, and it turns out even Geralt of Rivia voice actor Doug Cockle is sad to see Cavill go. Speaking on Eurogamer’s One-on-One podcast, Cockle reflected on Cavill’s version of Geralt and the first time they met after Cavill invited him to the first season’s premier.
“For whatever the reason is, I think it’s sad because I think Henry did a fabulous job as Geralt of Rivia,” Cockle said. “I wish Liam Hemsworth the very best of fortunes with it,” he said. “I am excited to see what he does with it. Henry really, really embodied the role of Geralt in a wonderful way. So yeah, I don’t envy Liam.”
Cockle also said he and Cavill spent a few hours talking about Superman and The Witcher, specifically about how they both wanted to bring Geralt of Rivia’s more human side to the forefront, rather than presenting him as some kind of emotionally stunted monster hunter.
As for what both versions of Geralt have next, the upcoming season of The Witcher is still under wraps, and while CD Projekt RED is working on a new game set in The Witcher universe, there’s no telling just yet whether it actually stars Geralt. The original Witcher game is getting the remake treatment in Unreal Engine 5, and The Witcher 3‘s next-gen update is just over the horizon, so Geralt will still get some screen time either way.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
