LOS ANGELES — As part of his preparation to fully embody Geralt of Rivia, actor Liam Hemsworth revealed that he ate all six The Witcher novels, sources confirmed.
“Believe it or not, but before getting casted as Geralt, I’d never actually eaten a Witcher book front to back,” said Hemsworth. “But I wanted to do this role justice, so I ran to the library, checked out all the books in the series, and gulped them down right there on the spot. I would have taken a break after one or two, but once they’re halfway down your gullet, they’re hard to put down!”
“I’m really excited to show the world my version of Geralt,” he added. “I know Henry Cavill was a huge fan of the books, and now that I’ve really tasted their pages and felt them in my gut, I feel like I have a great sense of the character. And they’re not even all out of my system yet!”
Hemsworth’s fellow castmates offered their support as he joined the show’s production.
“Of course there’s been some growing pains,” said Hemsworth’s co-star, Anya Chalotra. “Like how any time Hemsworth messes up a line, he’ll tear a couple pages from the script, eat them whole, and then slowly rub his temples as if he’s harnessing his newly consumed knowledge, but that’s to be expected during this difficult transition. It must be tough to hop into the lead role mid-show like this, so even if we have to pause the shoot because Liam coughed up a furball after swallowing his Geralt wig, that’s fine with me. It’s just nice to work with someone who really cares about the job.”
Henry Cavill, the previous actor who played Geralt, commended Hemsworth’s fresh new take on the iconic character.
“They showed me Hemsworth’s audition tape. I immediately knew he was the one for the role when he pulled out a stack of Witcher 3 disks and ate them like a sandwich,” remarked Cavill. “And I’m glad he wasn’t afraid to make his own creative choices either, like how he has a muzzle strapped to his face in every scene.”
As of press time, Netflix canceled The Witcher after Hemsworth unhinged his jaw and devoured the entire cast and crew.
