Los Angeles| The Witcher fans have launched a petition demanding Henry Cavill return to the series – after he was replaced by Liam Hemsworth in the role. In a new Instagram post, the Australian heartthrob, 32, revealed he was ‘over the moon about the opportunity to’ play the TV show’s monster-hunter protagonist.
But some viewers of the show aren’t happy with the new choice and a Change.org petition has since been launched, which has already gathered over 12,000 signatures. It claimed: ‘Henry isn’t leaving The Witcher because of Superman, Netflix executives have once again made a grave decision against delivering for their fans. ‘The reason why The Witcher is such a popular show is the fans’ love of the source material of books and games, that are hated by and have actively been mocked by the writers and showrunner. ‘Henry Cavill is one of those big fans, he knows all of it inside out and wanted to stay true to Sapkowski’s world, which is why Netflix wants to replace him.’
The petition also asked fans to boycott the upcoming season. The petition concluded: ‘We already had to suffer through the disaster that was the end of Game of Thrones – NETFLIX don’t repeat the exact same mistake of holding onto writers and showrunners that believe themselves to be superior to the actual creator of the stories that made them successful.’
Henry is stepping down after three years of playing the monster-hunting Geralt of Rivia character, with Liam stepping in to replace him. The announcement comes before the third season has even aired, which will see Henry’s final scenes before handing over to Liam for the season after.
And it appears the two actors are looking out for one another too, as Henry shared a congratulatory message to Liam via Instagram while announcing his own departure. He wrote: ‘My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4.
‘In my stead, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men.
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