Henry Cavill is no stranger to heroic roles, having become a household name for his appearances as Superman in the recent DC films, but soon he’ll play an entirely new kind of hero. Cavill has been picked to star as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’sThe Witcherseries, and we can’t wait to see him with gray hair and a beard.
Cavillmade the announcement himselfon his Instagram account, showing that he was signed into his Netflix account as “Geralt of Rivia.” He jokingly listed his new mailing address as being in Kaedwen, acity in the Polish book series.
During aninterview with IGNlast month, Cavill revealed that he was interested in playing the character, and that he had just replayedThe Witcher IIIfrom start to finish — a game that can take dozens or even hundreds of hours to complete.
Cavill is certainly trying to avoid being typecast, with his burly and gruff role inMission: Impossible — Falloutfeeling remarkably different from his Superman character.
The Witcher series’ author, Andrzej Sapkowski, has been releasing his books to critical acclaim since the ’90s, but the world and characters received significantly more international attention after they were adapted into video games. Polish studio CD Projekt Red most recently releasedThe Witcher III, which has been called one of thebest role-playing games of all time.
A few months ago,The Witchertelevision series writer Lauren S. Hissrich said that thoughproduction was moving along smoothlyon the project, it would likely not air until 2020. The series will be eight episodes long.
Hissrich also shared some of the other characters we can expect to see in the show. These include Geralt’s lover Yennefer, the young prodigy Ciri, and the horse Roach,among many others.
Video game fans may have to wait a bit longer before getting to seeThe Witcheron television, but they can watch the return ofCastlevaniawhen it the second season hits Netflixin October. The animated series focuses on Trevor Belmont in his battle against Dracula, and it has receivedgood reviewsfor its dark tone and faithful adaptation of the source material.
