Look, we’re all unhappy that Henry Cavill will not be Geralt anymore (opens in new tab). And I feel quite a lot of us additionally harbor doubts that his substitute on Netflix’s hit fantasy collection, Liam Hemsworth, is as much as the duty of filling the position.
He is most likely a really good man however he appears extra like a Lambert (opens in new tab) sort: youthful, smaller, form of a headache, extra susceptible to getting himself into avoidable hassle that he isn’t fairly as much as dealing with. A little bit brother determine, I suppose, though that would simply be preconceived notions talking. Hemsworth is in fact an precise little brother—to Thor actor Chris Hemsworth, who’s doubtless a person of Cavillian stature.
That mentioned, Hemsworth hasn’t landed the position simply because he occurred to be standing close by when Henry stop. Based on Witcher fan web site Redanian Intelligence (opens in new tab), he truly auditioned for the job in 2018, and whereas the gig finally went to Cavill, Hemsworth was one of many frontrunners.
In actual fact, Hemsworth made such a optimistic impression that when it got here time to discover a substitute Geralt, Netflix reportedly didn’t maintain a full casting course of for the position however as an alternative simply picked him as the brand new Geralt.
I will not lie, I nonetheless have a really exhausting time envisioning this man:
As this man:
However then once more, I mentioned the identical factor about this man:
And all of it labored out very properly ultimately. So for now, I am feeling a bit extra optimistic about Hemsworth’s casting, and I will undoubtedly be sticking round to look at The Witcher season 4—though if Henry adjustments his thoughts someplace between at times, that’d be high quality too.
Some followers are already sharing mockups of Hemsworth within the Geralt position, and whereas it is fully speculative, it is not a horrible look. Possibly a bit extra Thor-like than I would want, however there’s most likely not a lot to be accomplished about that.
Earlier than any of that, although, we have got The Witcher season 3 (opens in new tab), which can function Cavill within the lead position. It is anticipated to launch someday in summer season 2023.
