Henry Cavill’s Superman Exit Won’t Change The Witcher’s Recast Plans

Last evening James Gunn casually tweeted the stunning information that, simply months after it was introduced that Henry Cavill’s Superman was again in motion, he now… isn’t. The hierarchy of energy altering within the DC Universe, nonetheless, doesn’t imply one factor some followers are hoping: that the dearth of Cavill’s DC return may imply a return to The Witcher.

Just days after Cavill publicly introduced his return to the DCU after Black Adam’s post-credit sequence teased his tackle the Man of Steel coming again, Netflix dropped a bombshell: the upcoming third season of its fantasy adaptation The Witcher could be Cavill’s ultimate within the title position as Geralt of Rivia. A deliberate fourth season will see Westworld’s Liam Hemsworth tackle the mantle as an alternative.

But now, Superman returns no extra. Or, not less than, a Superman wanting like Henry Cavill. Gunn’s announcement famous that he’s presently writing the script for a Superman reboot that can deal with a youthful model of Kal-El. So is there a chance that Netflix may carry out the same about-flip? Don’t get your hopes up. A Netflix spokesperson chatting with io9 concerning the chance famous that the streamer’s plans for Hemsworth to guide The Witcher season 4 haven’t been modified by the information of Cavill’s Superman break up.

Presumably that’s, for now. Obviously it’s nonetheless very early days. The Witcher’s third season wrapped in late September, and little doubt work on navigating the franchise’s post-Cavill future is already underway. There is likely to be a chance he returns someplace down the road—stranger issues have occurred, like asserting your return to, and exit from, an iconic position inside a month-and-a-half—however for now, Cavill’s effectively and actually hanging up his swords.

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