The great success of the first season of The Witcher comes from many different factors, including Henry Cavill’s excellent role-playing ability to recreate the image of the hunter Geralt in the most impressive way. . On December 17, the British actor will return to the small screen to continue his journey on the magical land of the Continent, after nearly 2 years of delay due to the impact of the pandemic.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Henry shared many stories surrounding The Witcher as well as his own desires and orientations in the future. One of the most notable details is the lucrative contract he just signed with Netflix to make the second season.
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Joining The Witcher season 2, Henry Cavill will receive a dream salary for a TV star.
Although Henry did not disclose the specific number, but The Hollywood Reporter said the actor will receive at least $ 1 million / episode in the next season of The Witcher. This can be considered a respectable number for a TV series, and is usually reserved for the stars who are considered the soul of the series (such as The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus). Before that, Henry only received about 400,000 USD/episode in the first season.
Not only raising his salary, but Henry also boosted the morale of The Witcher production team when he announced he was ready to stick with a 7-year plan – equivalent to 7 seasons of this franchise. The actor said:I support producer Lauren Hissrich’s seven-year plan, as long as we can continue to deliver the best, best stories that honor Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels.“. Currently, Netflix has confirmed that it will produce season 3 of The Witcher, in addition to a series of other spin-off series.
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Henry Cavill backs Netflix’s plan for seven seasons of The Witcher.
The Witcher will certainly be an important part of Henry Cavill’s acting path, but he also does not forget to diversify his roles to enrich his career. Currently, the actor has pocketed 4 big projects, including Argylle, The Rosie Project, Highlander and Enola Holmes 2. Besides, he continues to show interest in superhero movies and expressed his wish. want to be part of the 2 biggest cinematic universes today, MCU and DCEU.
Specifically, with the DCEU, Henry still hopes that the Man of Steel 2 project will soon be deployed, despite the fact that Warner Bros. confirmed to produce the Superman reboot, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and produced by JJ Abrams. Superman in the last series of DCEU shared: “It’s an interesting decision (when exploiting multiple versions of Superman). Superman is an icon, an ideal, not just a matter of skin color. This is a wonderful character that will live forever in our hearts. So why can’t we develop multiple Superman at the same time? Joaquin Phoenix also makes a top-notch Joker, right? DC has also released many different Superman series at the same time“.
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Henry Cavill is always ready to put on Superman’s mantle one more time, despite the DCEU showing little interest in Man of Steel 2.
“For me, Superman still has so much to explore, and I’m always ready for the opportunity to return. The killing of Zod is the reason why this character never kills anyone else. The scene where Superman kneels and screams pitifully, I think it’s a detail that is not in the script, I just want to show the pain that Superman has just gone through when killing the last member of the race. mine”.
“There’s still so much room for Superman to continue to develop after that event, to explore more deeply into the character’s inner self – an entity that is powerfully fictional, yet has very real emotions deep down. inside yourself. I’m always ready to put on Superman’s red cape.”
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The fan picture shows Henry Cavill as Marvel’s Captain Britain, and the actor did not hesitate to admit that if given the opportunity, he would also like to try the role.
With the MCU, Henry Cavill expressed interest in the role of Captain Britain after seeing a fan-painted photo of him in the character’s costume: “I won’t choose Marvel characters that have been played by others before, because they’ve all done their jobs well. However, I’ve also read a lot of rumors regarding Captain Britain, and I’d be happy if I could take on and modernize the character, the same way Marvel did with Captain America. It’s definitely going to be an interesting project, and also I’d love to take on British roles“.
This is not impossible, because in 2017, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that he and his associates were looking for ways to bring Captain Britain into the MCU’s movie projects. Feige also said: “Many actors have contacted us and inquired about this role“And no matter when Marvel plans to exploit Captain Britain at any point, Henry Cavill will certainly always be one of the best options they can consider.
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