About a year and a half ago, Henry Cavill shocked many fans of The Witcher with the news that he was leaving the successful series is abandoned. Despite all the criticism that the fantasy film adaptation has received over the course of its three seasons so far, Cavill has always been a reason to go to the continent for a binge marathon.
Now Cavill is finally out. The finale of The Witcher season 3 marks the last episode in which we see the Hollywood star as Geralt of Rivia have seen. His replacement has long been determined: Liam Hemsworth will take over the role from now on. In a new picture we see how he has physically transformed for the iconic role.
The Witcher Season 4: Liam Hemsworth shows off the muscles he trained for Geralt of Rivia
Forget Liam Hemsworth from the Hunger Games films and also the one who briefly stopped by the Expendables. The Witcher Hemsworth is waiting muscular upper arms on, which even compete with his brother, Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. You can take a look at the picture below.
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Last year, co-star Joey Batey, who plays Jaskier in the series, revealed to Total Film that Hemsworth is putting in a lot of effort in his Witcher training:
I am in contact with [Liam Hemsworth]. We wrote emails to each other, exchanged our favorite quotes from the books and things like that. I don’t think any of us are in a position to give advice on playing Geralt, but he’s throwing himself into it. His training schedule is crazy and he devoured the books.
Hemsworth is no stranger to The Witcher universe. In fact, the actor was in the at the time tighter choice, when the role was originally cast for the Netflix series, according to fan site Redanian Intelligence. With a little delay, he now has the chance to prove himself as Geralt of Rivia.
When does The Witcher season 4 start on Netflix?
It will be a long time before we see Hemsworth in Geralt costume in front of the camera. Since filming for the 4th season of The Witcher only starts in April, we should expect a Netflix launch in April at the earliest Summer 2025 calculate.