Last week, it was announced Liam Hemsworth would be taking over the role of Geralt from Superman actor Henry Cavill for the fourth season of Netflix’s The Witcher adaptation.
But it turns out he was almost cast as Geralt of Rivia in 2018 when the role was first being cast.
According to a report by redanianintelligence, Hemsworth was actually a frontrunner for the part before the role ultimately went to Cavill.
As such, sources state the casting process this time around was very quick, with it being implied the producers went back to their original audition tapes before settling upon Hemsworth as the replacement Geralt of Rivia.
This was all reportedly done during the latter part of summer 2022, during season three’s production.
However, despite the producers’ enthusiasm for Hemsworth, many Witcher fans are less enamoured with the news of this recasting. In fact, chugging along confidently in the background, a petition to get Cavill back into the role on Change.org is on the cusp of becoming one of the site’s most prolific ever.