Henry Cavill is one of the most sought-after actors in the entertainment world. He is known to embrace any character offered to him, and his performance in the films is applauding worthy. From playing the ace detective Sherlock Holmes to the beloved Superman, he has managed to woo his fans every time. However, the actor’s most cherished role is Geralt in the popular television series, The Witcher.
Henry Cavill opened up on his character in The Witcher and how he molded it to give it a personal touch.
Henry Cavill reveals reason for being less verbose in The Witcher Season 1
DC star Henry Cavill played the character of Geralt in the television series The Witcher for its three seasons. The actor joined the show in 2019 as the lead actor, and the show turned out to be a grand success. After the success of the first season, more seasons were planned.
Talking about his character in The Witcher, the actor shared with GQ that he chose to have less dialogue in the first season. He shared,
“In season one there was a deliberate choice of mine to be less, verbose because I didn’t have the luxury of the show being dedicated purely to Geralt. So you don’t have that swathes of nuance and complex dialogue, which you have in the books. So I thought okay, how do I reflect Geralt’s intelligence and his wisdom, I figured if I do a man, who listens more and watches more. Sometimes for some light comedic moments makes a judgmental noise or two when someone’s finished waffling or pontificating, then it might represent the character a little better.”
The Witcher is a fantasy drama series, based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.
Henry Cavill on the changed scenario in season 2 of The Witcher
He added that the dynamics of the character changed when he entered season two, and his character had a daughter-like figure named Cirilla and a father figure, Vesemir. Hence in the season, he needed to be more verbose about himself. Cavill shared,
“The advantage of going into season two is that I actually wanted to make sure that book Geralt shined through a bit more especially now that we have him in a personal environment. He’s with Cyrilla who becomes his ward and ultimately a daughter-like figure to him, and then we’re with his Witcher kin and his father-like figure, Vesemir.”
“At that stage, he doesn’t have to have the walls up, he doesn’t have to be so closed off, and I wanted to really reach into it and just make sure that he had a more expanded vocabulary. He sounded more intelligent, and he came across as someone who had the wisdom of between 70 and 90 years. For me, that was the real focal point of season two. I didn’t I don’t think I found any moments where I was like, aha, I found a little deeper level to Geralt. It was more about making sure that a part of the books lived in the show.”
Henry Cavill played the role of Geralt in The Witcher and has stepped down for the fourth season. It is yet to be decided which actor will take up the character.
Source- GQ
