The world might have been used to Henry Cavill playing the iconic role of Superman. However, once the star picked up his sword in Netflix’s The Witcher series, fans lost their minds. While the 40-year-old may no longer be a part of the series, his dueling days must not end up being left behind as well. After all, the actor’s tricks not only surprised his fans but also surprised a sword historian.

Back in 2020, the founder of Chicago’s Swordplay Guild was asked about his thoughts about Cavill’s efforts. To everyone’s surprise, he only had glowing compliments for the star.

When a sword historian shared his two cents on Henry Cavill and sword fights in The Witcher

Back in 2020, Polygon interviewed Gregory Mele via email about Henry Cavill’s swordplay on The Witcher. The guest was not only the founder of the Swordplay Guild in Chicago but also a sword historian. In his response, he stated, “It’s believable that he’s a fighter,” thanks to the training the actor underwent. The enthusiast also said that the fight scenes in the show were “reasonably realistic.”

While Mele found a few things off about the accuracy of the sword itself, he claimed that he could “appreciate what they are trying to do” with the fight scenes. It even made Geralt of Rivia’s fighting “unusual and dynamic.” Given the compliments he received on his swordplay techniques, fans would certainly live seeing him in a role that puts them to use.

However, at the moment, the Man of Steel star seems to be caught up with an already surprising list of upcoming projects to work on.

A look at Henry Cavill’s upcoming projects

After leaving The Witcher, Henry Cavill ended up diving into another fantasy world. He took up the role of a spy in Argylle, which was recently released. While the actor stole headlines with his project, the film did not do too well at the box office. However, the actor has more films to come. At the moment he is looking forward to the release of his next project, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

There were also talks of Cavill starring in an upcoming Highlander reboot. However, there have been no updates on that front. Thankfully, the trailer for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film has gotten its official release date. The World War II thrill will make its way to theatres on April 19th, 2024.

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