Before Being Labeled a Toxic By the Book Geek, Henry Cavill Had a Gentleman Response to The Witcher Crew: “I respect everything they do”

Henry Cavill is no stranger to controversies after all, he’s a superstar. From donning a superhero outfit as Superman to showing off his fighting charms with Geralt of Rivia’s role in Netflix’s The Witcher,  he has developed a strong portfolio. While we all know by now that he has already left DC, the Netflix show would feature him for the last time in the ongoing season.

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When fans were processing the heartbreaking news last year, reports about his alleged toxic behavior towards his female staff on the popular TV series hit the headlines. But many might have missed the fact that he is quite a gentleman by heart.

Henry Cavill Treated The Witcher Crew With Utmost Respect

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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Henry Cavill‘s demeanor as per his colleagues was stated to be quite humble. The Man of Steel actor would usually start his day by greetings almost every crew member. The entire procedure involved the star approaching a crew staff, sharing his greetings, shaking hands, asking about their day, and moving on to another.

At the time, the showrunner, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich shared that his courteous manners often garnered an assistant director’s attention.

“It’s to the point where sometimes our ADs are like, ‘OK, we have a huge crew, you can’t ask everyone.”

Cavill explained how he wanted people to know that they get the same respect as him as everyone is doing their job.

“A set is often rush-rush-rush, and we forget the basic human decencies. I want people to know I respect everything they do and they’re just doing a job like I am. To me, it’s just respect and good manners.”

His demeanor and down-to-earth thoughts would have melted your heart to fall for him once again and we get it. However, this gentle guy got surrounded by a bizarre controversy when he was alleged to be toxic to writers.

Henry Cavill’s Alleged Toxic Behavior on The Witcher Set

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Last year, when the announcement of Cavill leaving the show happened, it came along with some strange rumors that stated the reason behind his exit. At the time, the Deuxmoi podcast claimed that the Mission: Impossible-Fallout star’s alleged toxic behavior was getting overwhelming for women writers and showrunner which ultimately led to his exit.

The report suggested that he would allegedly ignore the female crew by overrunning their decisions and making last-minute changes to the script. That led to the female staff being unable to do their jobs, leading to several complaints against him. His alleged misogynistic and toxic behavior in the later seasons got him a final warning which he allegedly chose to ignore leading to Netflix firing him.

Season 3 is the last time fans can see him as a magically super-powered monster hunter with Liam Hemsworth taking up the swords of the White Wolf in season 4.

The Witcher Season 3 Part 1 is available on Netflix with the second part coming this July 27, 2023.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter