Some Fans Think Henry Cavill’s Passion For The Witcher Might Be Why He Exited Netflix’s Show

Fans took to Twitter to share their view on the situation, as the idea of Henry Cavill leaving “The Witcher” just to give DC his entire focus didn’t align with his previous statements on the subject. For context, in a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cavill promised his ongoing commitment to the series, provided that the content therein remained true to the source material. Specifically, THR wrote, “the actor remains committed to supporting Hissrich’s vision to keep ‘The Witcher’ going for at least seven seasons. ‘Absolutely,’ Cavill says. ‘As long as we can keep telling great stories which honor [author Andrzej] Sapkowski’s work.'”

With that in mind, @DragonVonEverec tweeted, “I like how everyone thinks Henry Cavill left because Superman role paid more. But there’s info out there confirming that a lot of people working on The Witcher hated the source material and the games. Henry probably didn’t want to continue his contract and work with them.” 

The information that the above Twitter user is referring to can be found in articles like this one from IGN, where it’s shared that Beau DeMayo, a previous producer for “The Witcher,” claimed the writers for the Netflix series actively despised both Andrzej Sapkowski’s books and CD Projekt Red’s games. If this were to be proven true, then it would explain why Cavill continued to do interviews, like this one for The Witcher: Unlocked, where he continues to suggest that he would love for subsequent seasons to stay loyal to the books. This could mean that Cavill would have left “The Witcher” with or without the safety net of more DC projects coming down the pipeline.