All good things have to end at some point, nothing is forever in this life, not even in the world of entertainment. And it is that although we are excited for the premiere of the third season of The Witcher, these new episodes will have a bittersweet taste, as it will be the last time we will see Henry Cavill as Geralt de Rivia.
As you will remember, A few months ago it was announced that the British actor will leave the adaptation of the popular saga of novels Created by the Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. There were many rumors behind this decision that were never confirmed, but The only thing we are clear about is that from the fourth season of The WitcherLiam Hemsworth will take the lead role of the series.
This is how the cast of ‘The Witcher’ found out that Henry Cavill was leaving the series
The news that Henry Cavill will not play Geralt de Rivia again was something that surprised many, because it is no secret to anyone that the actor is a super fan of this world and of video games based on this story. However, even if you don’t believe it, to the cast of The Witcher They were also taken by surprise by all this, so much so that they found out almost at the same time that we did.
In a recent interview for UNILAD, Freya Allen – who plays Princess Cirilla in The Witcher from Netflix– revealed that the cast of the series received only a brief notice before Henry Cavill’s departure from the production was made public.. What’s more, they didn’t even give them a chance to fire him properly.
“We found out a few months after the shoot, so there was no goodbye. And we found out a day before the whole world found out, so we all found out together. I think we all cry. I know I cried when I found out, I was in shock. I think the premiere (of the third season) will be our farewell.”
This is not the first time that Freya Allen has spoken about the departure of Henry Cavill from The Witcher. In other interviews, she has said that she is going to miss him, since they spent a lot of time together during the filming, as well the actress talked about the father-daughter relationship of her characters, which even crossed the screen.
“We have become very close to each other through those characters. He plays my adoptive father. So that part was the saddest element. It was rather a reflection on all this experience that we have lived together and that comes to an end with his part ”, declared Allen, who is evidently saddened by the departure of Henry Cavill.
No way, remember that Volume 1 of the third season is now available. The Witcher in the Netflix catalog. Although yes, we will have to wait for volume 2 to be released until July 27 to see Henry Cavill for the last time as Geralt de Rivia.
