While fans have been waiting for an announcement about the next project from Henry Cavill, it’s probably not the announcement they wanted, as the Superman actor is announced to be starring in the Netflix Witcher Saga series.
Fans were hoping for Henry Cavill to return as Superman for Man of Steel 2, but the actor and Warner Bros. have been said to playing hardball in negotiations. On one end, it’s said Cavill’s manager wants him to be paid as an A-lister, but on the other end, WB apparently thinks otherwise. Warner Bros. also announced plans for a Supergirl movie where the Hollywood trade sites offered up it could be a vessel to replace Henry Cavill.
And now we see Henry Cavill signs on with Netflix for Witcher as the starring role of Geralt of Rivia in an eight episode series.
While doing press for Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Cavill actually said he wanted the role.
Here is the official announcement:
Henry Cavill to lead the cast of Netflix’s THE WITCHER saga
Alik Sakharov, Charlotte Brändström and Alex Garcia Lopez to direct the series from showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
- Henry Cavill (Mission Impossible – Fallout, Justice League) will lead the cast of The Witcher saga, playing the role of Geralt of Rivia
- Showrunner/EP: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s The Defenders, Umbrella Academy)
- Director/EP: Alik Sakharov (House of Cards, Game of Thrones) — 4 episodes, including the first episode
- Director: Alex Garcia Lopez (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Utopia) — 2 episodes
- Director: Charlotte Brändström (Outlander, Counterpart, Disparue) — 2 episodes
- The Witcher will consist of 8 episodes
Logline: Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together
About Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill currently stars in the critical and box office hit Mission Impossible – Falloutwhich has earned over $649 million worldwide. He is a massive fan of Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of fantasy short stories and novels about the witcher Geralt of Rivia. Henry starred in the dual role of ‘Clark Kent / Superman,’ in Man of Steel, the highest-grossing Superman film to date, and in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.He made his feature film debut in The Count of Monte Cristo. His credits include the Golden Globe-nominated series “The Tudors”; Whatever Works; Immortals; Cold Light of Day and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Upcoming he stars in Nomis alongside Sir Ben Kingsley and Stanley Tucci for director David Raymond. Henry co-founded Promethean Productions, along with his brother, Charlie Cavill and Ben Blankenship, to expand Henry’s involvement in all aspects of film, TV, and live events with a charitable component.
