Doug Cockle, who plays Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt Red's Witcher games, has publicly endorsed the casting of Henry Cavill for the role in Netflix's upcoming TV series.



People keep asking... so... let me go on record saying I think that #HenryCavill will do a great job as #GeraltOfRivia ! He'll make it his own of course, as well he should, and I can't wait to see what @LHissrich and the whole @netflix team create. It's gonna be #Magic — Doug Cockle (@DCockle) September 5, 2018

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Many fans had asked Cockle - who's become synonymous with the role, and will be reprising it for the character's appearance in Soulcalibur 6 - for his opinion. He responded on Twitter Cavill's casting was announced yesterday , but he first expressed an interest in an interview with IGN last month - little did we know, showrunner Lauren Hissrich had already met with the actor four months ago . Sneaky Henry.The Netflix adaptation draws on Andrzej Sapkowski's original novels , with CD Projekt not involved . The first season will be eight episodes long, and at least one script is finished , but don't expect to see it before 2020 If you were the naughty sort, you might have stumbled across the show's casting scripts, which leaked online - but they aren't going to be part of the final product.

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