And there he is, actor Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's upcoming The Witcher series. Most will probably know Cavill as Superman from the DC movies, but his portfolio stretches quite a ways beyond that. Hopefully he's a good fit for the White Wolf.
If you've played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, you'll probably be asking where the heck Geralt's beard is, but based on what we know, this series features a younger cast. Ciri, for example, is being played by actress Freya Allan, who's decidedly youthful in her appearance.
How do you think Geralt's looking in this adaptation? Wonder whether Cavill will pull off his gruff voice in the comments section below.
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Awful.
(Cant make one word comments anymore? Jeeze)
How about...
REALLY awful.
That wig looks awful.
@kyleforrester87 beat me by 2 seconds, has this guy doing anything good, Superman was gahbage
@Kidfried They should have used Sean Connery
It just works.
I had a good look, he's doing zero good acting, he was also a plank in mission impossible
@kyleforrester87 100% agree, that just looks like....I haven't the words. If I saw this picture without the accompanying article I doubt I would even guess who that is suppose to be.
It doesn't look good, though I'm still planning on watching it.
@Kidfried Alright we'll compromise: Steve Buscemi.
Hello, Jason Isaacs called...he wants his wig back.
So disappointing. The wig looks awful and his face isn't masculine/defined enough.
We all know who the right guy for the job would’ve been: Danny DeVito. Oh well.
Looks like the stress of being Earth's guardian has really gotten to Supes. His hair has gone all gray.
This looks so bad 😂
Does he have a cgi mouth like in Justice League?
That's not Geralt. That's bad Geralt cosplay.
@Kidfried Even Nikolaj Coster-Waldau would make a better Geralt than this one TBH.
doesn't work for me.
if i did not know that it was supposed be gerald i would have thought that it was some sort of lord of the rings character.
but hey adapting games to a movie/TV show rarely works anyway.
Looks like Henry Cavill in a stupid wig.
Classic Netflix.
He looks like Orlando bloom 😂
Not digging this Medieval remake
Yikes. Maybe it'll look better in context, with proper post-production etc? Maybe?
I'm sure he'll look better after the day one patch.
I didn't like Cavill for that role but I was willing to give them a chance, maybe with the right makeup, facial hair...
It's even worse than I imagined lol.
Here we are, born to be Kings, we're the princes of the universe!!
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If this turns out to be half as good as Highlander I'd be happy, but I'm not optimistic. Though I am enjoying Cloak & Dagger so I've obviously lost my mind.
Wow...Just wow... (in an odd & awful & negatively perceived ways).
I do not expect much from the early announcement for The Witcher live action adaptation. Well, this short tease makes it even worse than what I initially had felt. But since it is Halloween, I guess this 'reveal tease' does the job for some Halloween moments (a scarily awful looking cosplay of the Geralt of Rivia from the game).
Seriously, I truly hope this will turn out great in the end.
Generic looking video game character looks naff in real life. I am shocked!
@Octane Is that the Fist of the North Star guy? He's under rated, in a bad 80's TV show kinda way. If only he could have put in an appearance as a one off villain on Buffy he would have been golden.
Edit - No wait, that was Costas Mandylor. The kingslayer is too much of a pretty boy for Geralt, though admittedly a better choice than failed Supes.
@jdv95 I know right, this looks like Legolis cosplaying as Geralt. He looks too young and has too long a face for the role. No whethering, I mean it looks like Geralt just finished the trial of ordeals.
I like his Superman, but this just won't do. They should have recast the moment they saw him dressed up.
This will flop I am afraid - look what happened to the Iron Fist for casting the wrong actor and sticking with it.
Edit: even though the second season was actually half-decent.
@finalstan Same thing happened with Luke Cage and that one cast the right actor.
@naruball Well, they killed the wrong villain, too soon
@finalstan hopefully bushmaster turns up in Witcher
From what I’ve seen of the casting (Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri specifically) I’ll be sadly passing on the show.
I don't think it looks that bad. I'm not sure about him eating smarties, though.
Does this mean we will get a Henry Cavill skin for Witcher 3? I want to play as somebody with a medium effort cosplay of Geralt in the game xD
@kyleforrester87 THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
We're POSITIVE this isn't an image selling a cheap Legolas wig at a pop-up Halloween store?
I really wanted to like this adaptation but with each new info I’m just not feeling it - seriously that wig!!!!
Don't want to offend Henry Cavill but...he looks like a mixture of Fabio, Legolas and that guy from Pirates of the Caribbean with white hair.
I love Henry Cavill but this is too pretty to be Geralt.
They're going for the novel look, but it just looks.... Off. He's too tan, and his eyes aren't right. The wig looks awful too.
Where are his scars? He's pretty damn old in the Last Wish. Young for a Witcher, but he's experienced.
Tch, ahhhhhh....
Predictions......................
Canned After Season 1
Or
Another actor brought in for Season 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBhgv9RDWs
Well, about the beard, that was only a thing in the third game, and in the books he actively chose not to have one.
All I see is Superman Thranduil...
Awful.. im not watching it for that alone..
I thought that’s the older brother of Legolas
@Orpheus79V The babyface is real without one though. It be needed for the actor. The other good option might be to recast.
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L Whatevever they say, the games are the reason this series exists. The books are probably a wiser story to adapt is the main thing as well as avoiding repeating the games. If they aren’t looking at the games as they make they’re really just kinda stupid.
Wow the Netflix Geralt looks so cool. I like the hair.
Doesn't look good. Shouldn't his hair be shorter? Plus, I think he needs a thicker beard. Also, I wonder if he'll lose some muscle mass for the role.
I can't stop seeing Superman, hopefully his acting/performance makes up for that.
where are the cat eyes? man Netflix cmon...
I'll watch the first episode and take It from there. I Don't care if his wig looks awful, i'll judge It on the storyline and the acting
I don't get why they would go for constipated moustacheman to play Geralt. I don't like this actor
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