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“Without him, Netflix wouldn’t be able to do The Witcher”: Game of Thrones Star Said Henry Cavill’s Gifted Sword-Fighting Skills Made the Show
by Diya Majumdar, April 28, 2023, 9:11 am
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Henry Cavill’s turn as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher was unanimously hailed as one of the best live-action adaptation portrayals on television. Be it voice or movement or aesthetic representation or subtle hat tops to in-game references, the actor imbibed the entirety of the character into his on-screen personality, leaving no room at all for debate or qualms about his ability to be the best Geralt there is or ever can be.
And if the end product can be so perfect in its finality, one can only assume the astounding work that Cavill put in behind the scenes to craft the role with precision – be it in the company of stunt coordinators or the writers’ room or on the mat floors of the gym.
The Witcher Stunt Expert Hails Praises on Henry Cavill
It’s not every other day that an actor is so perfectly cast in the role of a certain character that the entirety of the production crew and the audience fall in love almost overnight with them. Henry Cavill’s role in The Witcher amounts to a level of brilliance that can only be dreamt of in rare moments. The actor is not only built in the form of the Witcher but his octave range, his devotion to the art, his inherent grasp over all of the intricacies that make Geralt who he is, and Cavill’s truly everlasting love for Sapkowski’s literature and its subsequent video game adaptation, has made the Brit’s casting nothing short of serendipitous at its core.
Vladimir Furdik, the stuntman and fight sequence designer (famously known for his role as the Night King on Game of Thrones) found the opportunity to work with the critically acclaimed actor and revealed:
“I think Netflix made a very good decision to give the role to Henry because I don’t know anyone else in the world who looks like The Witcher. Or any actor who has as much experience with the sword as Henry. He’s a very good fighter. So it was not difficult for me to teach him anything […] Henry is excellent, without him [Netflix] wouldn’t be able to do [The Witcher], I can guarantee that. I don’t know any actors who are that good with a sword and fight scenes overall as Henry is. I have never met anyone who could learn fight choreography for a scene in two hours.”
Speaking at the Eastern European Comic-Con in 2019, Furdik also drew a comparison between Cavill and GoT veteran, Kit Harington aka Jon Snow, claiming that even the latter’s fight sequences were not as complex as the ones mastered by the Witcher star.
The Production Floors Henry Cavill With Compliments
Henry Cavill’s masterful strokes in portraying Geralt were singularly the most aesthetically and structurally perfect in their execution of each Witcher sequence. Showrunner Lauren Hissrich, knowing what Cavill brought to the table, rightly claimed:
“Henry brings subtleties to this character, finding emotional resonance in small moments, and playing it in such a subtle way that you understand what the character is going through without necessarily having huge chunks of dialogue […] there was so much Henry could do with Geralt that didn’t require my words.”
Cavill himself calls his Geralt role a dream come true for him, considering how invested he has been since the inception of this series and his faithful affinity to the high fantasy novels of Andrzej Sapkowski. In his time on the set playing Geralt, Cavill went above and beyond in crafting his alter ego with precision, claiming:
“I spent all of my free time, and when I wasn’t on set, with a sword in my hand. It was getting used to the weight of the sword, using it day in and day out. I had three swords where I lived, and four at work. And it was just non-stop practice, practice, practice.”
On October 30, 2022, Henry Cavill announced his departure from the series over undisclosed reasons which fans have since then attempted to unearth. In his stead, Australian actor and Hunger Games veteran Liam Hemsworth will take on the mantle of Geralt from The Witcher Season 4. The upcoming third season will be Cavill’s final testament to the White Wolf.
The Witcher is available for streaming on Netflix with Season 3 arriving in two parts on 29 June and 27 July 2023 respectively. Watch the latest teaser trailer here.
Source: Eastern European Comic-Con
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Henry Cavill Beats The Rock as King of Small Screens – His $1 Million Per Episode ‘The Witcher’ Salary Dwarfs Johnson’s $700K ‘Ballers’ Paycheck
by Diya Majumdar, April 28, 2023, 6:16 am
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Even though greater than most, Henry Cavill’s net worth is not as astounding as it may seem when compared to fellow contemporary Dwayne Johnson. The latter holds a staggering worth valued at $800 million while Cavill’s stands at a more moderate $40 million. And despite the difference, both actors have come to be greatly loved by the theatregoing audience after building up an impressive, if not daunting, filmography in the past decade. Among those lies some of the most contentious vehicles Hollywood has seen recently, including Cavill’s DCEU arc as Superman and The Witcher property at Netflix.
Henry Cavill Outweighs The Rock in One Aspect: Salary
Although the megastardom of Dwayne Johnson is definitely a worthy rival to the fanfare surrounding Henry Cavill, in one aspect, the latter takes the cake in their faux battle for the title of ‘who’s the worthiest of them all.’ In 2019, the Brit’s salary from The Witcher Season 1 which amounted to $400,000 per episode was radically increased to $1 million per episode for his appearance in Season 2. The actor’s salary for his latest and last appearance as the White Wolf in the beloved series’ upcoming third season has not yet been disclosed.
Cavill’s earnings stand in the face of The Rock’s salary from his HBO series, Ballers, for which he was paid $650,000 per episode, later scaled up to $700,000. In the battle for the small screens, Henry Cavill has definitively set his mark and record straight by claiming the winning title against his DCEU counterpart and nemesis, Dwayne Johnson.
Henry Cavill Bows Out From Netflix For Amazon Deal
In what has been deemed a momentous year in the history of streaming and production in Hollywood, 2022 marked a tectonic shift that rocked the foundations of this industry to the core. The scandal comprised two of the biggest productions: the centurion goliath that is Warner Bros. and the other, Netflix, born at the turn of the new century to satisfy the temperamentally restless and constantly on-the-move demography of the modern era.
In both, Henry Cavill had played an integral role, contributing just as much to the franchises’ recent progress over the last ten years as the productions did in return for his meteorically rising career. With Superman and Geralt of Rivia, Henry Cavill not only became a household name but immensely beloved for his iconic take and renditions of both these literary and canonically established characters.
In the aftermath of his exit from the projects, Cavill now opts for a multi-year deal with Amazon Studios for an adaptation of the miniature tabletop game, Warhammer, which is being produced as a live-action series. Cavill will star as the lead and serve as the executive producer of Warhammer 40K.
The Witcher is available for streaming on Netflix with Season 3 arriving in the Summer of 2023. Ballers is currently streaming on Max.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Written by Diya Majumdar
Having graduated with honors in literature from Miranda House, Diya Majumdar now has more than 1100 published articles on Fandomwire, and her passion and profession both include dissecting the world of cinema. She happens to be a liberally opinionated person with an overbearing love for Monet, Edvard Munch, and Van Gogh, and an obsessive collection of Spotify playlists
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