Henry Cavill goes from 'The Witcher' to The Witching Hour: The actor is expecting his first child with entertainment executive Natalie Viscuso, The Times has confirmed.
The “Justice League” and “The Tudors” alum hinted at what's going on in his life at the red carpet premiere of his latest film, “Ministry of Ungentlemanly War,” in New York on Monday.
“I'm so excited,” the 40-year-old star told Access Hollywood about fatherhood. “Natalie and I are both very excited. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more.”
When a reporter on the red carpet asked Cavill about co-star Henry Golding; — father of two — Kabir laughed and replied that it inspired him to become a father. So were my parents. ”
A representative for the “Man of Steel” star declined to comment to The Times on Tuesday.
The future Steele's father and Vertigo Entertainment vice president made their relationship official on Instagram in April 2021 by sharing a photo from a chess match.
“This is me, quietly confident, right before my beautiful, brilliant girlfriend Natalie beats me at chess,” the actor captioned the photo. In the same post, Viscuso added: “I'm teaching my dear Henry how to play chess… or… maybe he's letting me win?”
The couple made their red carpet debut in October 2022 in New York City for the premiere of Cavill's Netflix film Enola Holmes 2, and returned in January for the London premiere of Cavill's action comedy Argyle. Appeared.
Beyond chess, the couple's interest in tabletop games also shows up in their professional work. The two announced in December 2022 that they will turn the “Warhammer 40,000” game into a live-action series.
“For 30 years, I've dreamed of seeing the Warhammer universe in live action,” the actor and executive wrote at the time on Instagram, shortly after announcing his departure from The Witcher and the DC Extended Universe. “After 22 years in the industry, he finally feels he has the skill set and experience to bring his Warhammer cinematic universe to life.
“Partnering with Natalie Viscuso at Vertigo has been an indescribable blessing. Without her, we may not have been able to find our perfect home on Amazon,” he added. .
Cavill said in February: “Having this opportunity is the greatest privilege of my professional career.”
“I can't say too much, but it's still early days, so it's key for me to have this opportunity to bring this to the screen and represent it faithfully,” Cavill said on “Happy Sad.” Ta. Confusion” podcast. “This is a problem I've been dealing with since I was a child. This is the kind of thing that even as an adult I've spent my free time dreaming about, and now I can make it come true. There's no other reason I joined this industry than to do something like this.”