The Witcher star Henry Cavill on new Netflix series – ‘I live in the fantasy genre anyway, that’s my hobby’
- Cavill was a fan of acclaimed video game The Witcher 3 before landing the Netflix series, and says he always wanted to bring such things to the big screen
- The ‘door hasn’t closed’ on a return to playing Superman in the DC cinematic universe, he adds
Henry Cavill is all-in on his Netflix fantasy series The Witcher, but he says the “door hasn’t closed” on a return as Superman in the DC cinematic universe.
Cavill last played the superhero in 2017’s Justice League and it’s unclear whether any upcoming movies will feature the character. There are several films based on DC superheroes in the works, including sequels to Wonder Woman and Aquaman .
Cavill dons a long white wig to play monster hunter Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher, an ambitious eight-episode adaptation of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s books. With intense magic, scheming political factions and epic battles, it’s targeting the audiences that made Game of Thrones a worldwide phenomenon.
“I live in the fantasy genre anyway, that’s my hobby. And so for me, it was always – it was always obvious. It was like yes, of course, these shows can be popular,” Cavill says. “It was always a target. I always wanted to bring things like this to the screen in one way, shape or form.”
The show premieres on Netflix on December 20, and production begins early next year on a second season.