f.Bring Henry back immediately!” It’s the real Geralt.” The Witcher fan community broke silence and responded to Netflix following the decision to replace Henry Cavill for Liam Hemsworth.f
“Bring Henry back immediately!” It’s the real Geralt.” The Witcher fan community broke silence and responded to Netflix following the decision to replace Henry Cavill for Liam Hemsworth. Several viewers demanded Netflix publicly apologize to Cavill, global fans and the soul of the show. But Netflix responded fiercely with TWELVE WORDS that left the entire audience speechless, and fans could only scream Cavill’s name in despair.The controversy surrounding The Witcher seems to have no end. As soon as Netflix announced the surprising decision to replace Henry Cavill, who lived his masterful life with Geralt of Rivia for a very short time, by Liam Hemsworth, social rights turned into a battle camp. The fans, who are still in Cavill as a solo actor, if not a verdadero embajador of the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski, are still treated and deprived of what they consider the essence of the series.
The controversy surrounding The Witcher seems to have no end. As soon as Netflix announced the surprising decision to replace Henry Cavill, who lived his masterful life with Geralt of Rivia for a very short time, by Liam Hemsworth, social rights turned into a battle camp. The fans, who are still in Cavill as a solo actor, if not a verdadero embajador of the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski, are still treated and deprived of what they consider the essence of the series.
The first reactions were intense, with big campaigns on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram with labels like #BringBackHenry and #NotMyGeralt. Miles of messages in the red with images, montages and videos recording the best moments of the British actor on the skin of the brujo. “Henry Cavill is Geralt. He wrote a solo paper, but an emotional connection with his fans and his original album”, wrote a user, reflecting the sentiment shared by millions in all the world.
But when the machine was actually set on fire it was the formal requirement of public exoneration. Various groups of guides organize online petitions that quickly supersede the 500,000 companies, waiting for Netflix to reconsider the decision, or even to publicly acknowledge the error occurred. “This is one more series. It’s a saga that has a legacy and that thanks to Cavill who has conquered anyone who has played a book by Sapkowski nor played a video game of The Witcher”, signaled another indignant fan.
Before the unstoppable pressure, Netflix was forced to respond. Y lo hizo con un comunicado breve pero demoledor: solo doce palabras que marcaron un antes et un después. “The story of Geralt follows an actor: the series continues to evolve”. This phrase, tan escueta like a contundent, came like a jar of water fría to the community of fans. Para muchos fue una declaración de guerra: a recordatorio that the platform will stand firm in its decision, without importing the magnitude of popular clamor.
The reaction takes place immediately. The discussion forums will explode into fury and sadness. We will ensure that your subscription is cancelled, but we will allow other organizations to organize your subscription to avoid the loss of the approximate time. “We say that we don’t care, that our voices are irrelevant,” proclaimed a veteran guide to the saga. In recent times, the Netflix phrase has gone viral and has been analyzed by words in videos on YouTube, TikTok and specialized podcasts.
The irony of this situation is that Cavill’s propia story with the series is built on the passion and loyalty of the actor who has the original one. From the beginning, it appears as a declared fan of the books and video games, providing details and correcting errors included in the guide to maintain the authenticity of the film. Its validity, según rumores, is precisely due to the creative differences with the producers that require the alejarse of the literary canon. This only intensified the outrage of fans, which served as confirmation that Netflix sacrificed the essence of The Witcher for commercial reasons.
Soon, Liam Hemsworth remained silent, caught in the middle of the torment. Even though we recognized talent and charisma, the great majority was as an intruder, although we never could have lost Cavill’s vacancy. The propio australiano actor ha avoided controversial statements, but the reto that holds by delante parece titanico.
In the middle of this, one thing is clear: the figure of Henry Cavill as Geralt has been converted into a cultural symbol, and therefore the decision to replace it alone will strengthen the devotion of the fans. Netflix, with our doce palabras, no cerró el debate, except that it intensified to unexpected levels.
The future of The Witcher, one of the most ambitious franchises of the platform, is now in the game. And so, the unanimous voice echoed in the reds: “Queremos a Henry de vuelta!”
