Being Superman, Sherlock Holmes and Geralt of Rivia is an impressive resume for any actor, even if Henry Cavill‘s screentime as the first two of those iconic characters has been relatively limited. The actor first signed on to play the DCEU’s Big Blue Boy Scout a decade ago, but the studio have never shown much interest in developing a Man of Steel sequel, and three appearances in ten years is hardly a great return.
As for Sherlock, Cavill played a well-received supporting role in Netflix’s smash hit Enola Holmes, only for his portrayal of the legendary sleuth to find the streaming service facing legal action from the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for making him too emotional. Luckily, the platform is going all-in on The Witcher, which is already positioned as one of the company’s marquee TV shows.
Having recently been knocked from its perch as the most-watched original series in Netflix’s history by the all-conquering Bridgerton, Geralt and the gang will be looking to reclaim the throne when Season 2 of The Witcher arrives, which will hopefully be long before the end of the year.
The Cavill/Netflix partnership has proven to be hugely fruitful so far, and we’ve heard from our sources – the same ones who told us The Witcher was getting a live-action prequel long before Blood Origin was announced – that the two parties are keen to extend their working agreement throughout a number of future projects.
Exactly what they are remains unclear, but having only appeared in three movies in the last nine years that weren’t either franchise sequels or blockbusters designed with the intention of launching a multi-film series, it could conceivably involve smaller films designed for Cavill to showcase his range as an actor to continue proving he’s not just a handsome meathead.
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