First Look: The Internet Reacts to Henry Cavill in 'The Witcher'

Posted by BBC America Editors | November 1, 2018

Forget Beyoncé, Harry Styles or Stephen Merchant: One of the most talked-about Halloween costumes yesterday (October 31) was Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia.

Except this wasn't just a Halloween costume: the Superman star was in fact undergoing a make-up and costume fitting for the lead role in new series The Witcher, which Netflix released on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1057640842201055232

Based on a popular video games and books franchise by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, the story follows a "witcher" called Geralt of Rivia who hunts monsters and has supernatural abilities — not to mention fabulous silver tresses and cheekbones to die for.

Perhaps it was just the playful Halloween spirit, but people on Twitter were quick to compare it to other looks:

https://twitter.com/ultrabrilliant/status/1057653645100175360

https://twitter.com/Gliitchy/status/1057725375965487111

Some thought he bore a resemblance to Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate (2013):

...while others were reminded of Peep Show's David Mitchell as an evil genius in 2006 sketch show The Mitchell and Webb Look:

https://twitter.com/Trillburne/status/1057698951791603712

And others thought he looked like a cross between Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs):

And then there's the resemblance to Jon Snow, a.k.a. Kit Harington, dressed, as, well, Daenerys:

https://twitter.com/Piovinha/status/1057647791617519616

What do you think of Henry's transformation?