Much to the shock and agony of the people, Henry Cavill recently announced his retirement from the witcher franchise. Without further explanation, rumors of creative differences or busy schedules circulated on the Internet.
Just like what happened after season 8 of game of thrones, Henry Cavill’s army (yes, he has one too now) created a petition to shoot the witcher writers, who gained 100,000 signatures!
Henry Cavill’s Army signs petition to fire writers!
With changing times, the actors are not alone in their struggles. Henry Cavill fans have their witcher’s back, as a petition has appeared on Change.Org to fight injustice against Henry Cavill.
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The petition dictates the dismissal the witcher writer, showrunner and executive producer, Lauren S. Hissrich. According to the petition, the showrunner of the series apparently does not like the works of Andrzej Sapkowski and wishes to deviate from the tradition of the witcher books. Andrzej Sapkowski is the author and creator of the witcher universe he started in 1992 with Sword of Fate.
The petition has over 1,01,542 people signed so far and is targeting 1,50,000. The petition was posted last week and garnered 100,000 signatures over a seven-day period! This scene looks like when game of thrones humbled fans with its 8th and final season. Lauren S. Hissrich has been associated with the witcher has been pouring since its inception in 2017. With 2 seasons already released and a 3rd season on the way, Netflix the witcher is surely one of the best.
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Henry Cavill could be back in and as the witcher
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With the launch of the petition and the arrival of the cavalry, there is a chance that we may see the Steel man actor grabbing the silver sword again. There’s been a lot of reception from Dwayne Johnson regarding “listening to fans” and it could usher in a new era where studios actually listen.
Lauren Hissrich, while a commendable showrunner, will have a hard time fighting Henry Cavill (if he even engages in battle) as the actor has his army behind him. Not only that, but Henry Cavill will also be giving the Superman character plenty of time in the DCU (formerly DCEU) after his much-requested cameo in Black Adam. The Impossible mission The actor will play Geralt de Riv in the next season 3 of the witcher after which, the sword will be passed on to The hunger Games famous Liam Hemsworth.
the witcher Season 3 is expected to release in the summer of 2023 while black adam is running in theaters for the world to see. Henry Cavill was recently seen wearing the Sherlock Holmes costume in Enola Holmes 2, available to stream on Netflix.
Source: RBC
