During the big Netflix Tudum 2023 conference, The Witcher season 3 trailer was shown to the fans. This is a somewhat special season since it marks the last appearance of British actor Henry Cavill as the hero.
It was on the stage of Tudum 2023, Netflix’s conference to talk about its new projects, that the cast of The Witcher caused a sensation. In São Paulo, where the event was taking place, actors Anya Chalotra (Yennefer), Joey Batey (Jaskier), Freya Allan (Ciri) and of course its star, Henry Cavill (Geralt de Riv) made an appearance on stage under the cries of the crowd.
The three-minute trailer was presented to the assembly as the first part of season 3 is due out on June 29.
The presence of the star actor of the series obviously led to mention of his sudden departure from the series.
Season 3 of The Witcher will indeed be the last in which Henry Cavill lends his features to the monster hunter. From season 4, he will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth to the chagrin of fans of the saga. Cavill’s departure saddened many onlookers.
On the stage of Tudum 2023, the Briton took the floor to thank his playing partners and the fans, loyal to the position, in a moving speech:
“ Thank you everyone, I love you too. It’s a pleasure to be here. I’m going to talk about what it’s like to play my final season and I actually want to talk about my fellow filmmakers. It was such a pleasure and such an honor to work with you. You brought so much height and detail to these characters, complexity […]. What you did took work, effort and attention. Believe me, working with you has been a huge pleasure for me. I will miss you, I will really miss you ”.
Henry Cavill, moved, had tears in his eyes. He concluded his speech by indicating that working with his co-stars had been his “ greatest pleasure ”.
No doubt fans will be there for this season 3 of The Witcher , the first part of which will be released on June 29 and the second on July 27 on Netflix .