'The Witcher' Director Hints At What Led Henry Cavill To Leave The Netflix Show

One of the directors on The Witcher is opening up about the circumstances surrounding Henry Cavill‘s exit from the series.

The 40-year-old actor announced his exit from the series late last year, and the role of Geralt of Rivia would be played by Liam Hemsworth in season four.

In a new interview from ScreenRant, Marc Jobst was asked about Henry‘s exit, and shared his thoughts about the fan fave actor leaving.

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While Henry has never stated a reason for him leaving the fantasy Netflix show, Marc hinted that it could be related to just how much he pushed himself for the series.

“Henry has done three series, these are demanding shows to make, you know, they are huge,” he shared. “Henry does every single beat of his stunts, he won’t even allow a hand, if you’re doing a close-up of a hand grabbing a sword, it has to be his hand.

Marc added that Henry also likes to do everything that it on camera work, including his stunts, no matter how small.

“Normally, what you do is you bring in a double, Henry will go off and shoot some other scene in which he’s in somewhere else, and you get somebody else into the hand, so that you don’t have to bother your number one,” Marc explained. “Henry won’t do that, and as a result of that, the results are extraordinary.”

“You’re working with an incredible athlete, first and foremost, who works out hours before, and hours after, you’ve been shooting for 12 hours, and who cares deeply about the work that he does,” he added.

Marc then recalled one big fight scene in the first season that Henry had been working non-stop on, to ensure that it looked perfect on screen.

“That’s draining on your number one, so after three series, I feel, ‘Okay, he’s brought the show into being, and if he feels like he’s done what he can, I trust him,’” he said. “That focus that he has, that desire to get it right, is a gift to work with because it elevates everybody to say, ‘Good enough isn’t good enough. It’s got to be fantastic.’”

Here’s what happened in Henry‘s final scenes on the show.