The Netflix fantasy series that’s shaping up to fill the Game of Thrones-sized hole in all our hearts can’t get here fast enough. The first trailer for The Witcher was shown off during Comic-Con and sent expectations soaring even higher — and now it seems the show was so buzzy from the get-go that it apparently generated a mad scramble from actors desperate to land the starring role. The one that ultimately went to Henry Cavill, who will portray the white-haired heroic monster hunter Geralt of Rivia.
In a new interview, he explains how he beat out more than 200 actors for the part and that he basically bugged his agents and Netflix until they finally relented and he won the role.
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Henry Cavill wanted to star in ‘The Witcher’ so badly that he bugged Netflix until they said yes originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 18:35:44 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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