Entertainment Weekly has revealed a brand new photo of Superman actor Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia for The Witcher.
Henry Cavill is set to bring Geralt of Rivia to life in Netflix’s highly-anticipated adaptation of The Witcher, which is expected to debut on the streaming service this fall. This past Friday, Netflix premiered the first official trailer for The Witcher at San Diego Comic-Con and now Entertainment Weekly has revealed a fresh look at Henry Cavill as Geralt, the show’s central character.
You can see Henry Cavill in full costume as Geralt of Rivia below.
Everyone ready?! New image of Henry Cavill as The Witcher via EW. Panel today from 2:15 – 3:00. We’ll be talking to him today, so stay tuned for updates from @Comic_Con! pic.twitter.com/FYmFcxHyHj
— Henry Cavill News (@HenryCavillNews) July 19, 2019
Last year, Henry Cavill dropped out of talks to return as Superman for a cameo in the Shazam! movie. Shazam! still managed to feature a cameo from his version of Superman, though the film was not able to show the Man of Steel’s head in the frame of his shots as Cavill still had yet to work out a deal with Warner Bros. and DC Films by the time the film was released. Rumors have also swirled suggesting that Warner Bros. will be focusing on Supergirl in the DCEU going forward instead of Superman. 22 Jump Street writer Oren Uziel is writing the script for the Supergirl film which will be an origin story for Kara Zor-El.
Based on the fantasy series of novels and short stories by Andrzej Sapkowski, Netflix’s The Witcher will follow the monster slayer for hire named Geralt of Rivia. Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich will also serve as an executive producer on the series while Alik Sakharov, Alex Garcia Lopez, and Charlotte Brändström are on board as directors for the eight-episode first season.
Here is the official logline for Henry Cavill’s The Witcher series:
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.
The Witcher stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Freya Allan as Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson as Eist, Adam Levy as Mousesack, MyAnna Buring as Aretuza, and Millie Brady as Princess Renfri, with Mimi Ndiweni and Therica Wilson-Read as novice sorcerers.
The Witcher will be available on Netflix in late 2019.
Source: EW (via Henry Cavill News)
