Over a month ago, the last 3 episodes of the series Arcane officially aired, concluding a highly successful first season for Riot’s debut animated feature. The film’s ending was not only visually stunning but also opened up many new hints for the audience regarding season 2. Shortly after, Riot announced that season 2 would premiere in 2022, continuing the storyline centered around the conflict between the two cities of Zaun and Piltover.
Besides its primary audience of the League of Legends community, the film has also attracted significant attention from outsiders. Moreover, on social media forums, many gamers who had long abandoned League of Legends admitted that they decided to return to the “national game” after watching Arcane. It can be said that not only is it a masterpiece sweeping the charts, but Riot has also succeeded in promoting League of Legends to a broader audience around the globe, thanks to Arcane.
Recently, Arcane attracted another special viewer, the “Superman” Henry Cavill. The British actor, known for his roles in DC’s Superman series and Justice League, as well as in Mission: Impossible, is particularly recognized by gamers for his portrayal of Geralt, the main character in the series based on the game The Witcher.
In a recent interview with BBC, host Ali Plumb asked Henry if he had seen the masterpiece Arcane yet, and at that time, Superman was not aware of the film. Therefore, Ali Plumb immediately “advertised” the film to Henry. Perhaps due to his enjoyment of film adaptations of video games, Henry quickly “binged” the series. According to Josh Horowitz, an MTV host, during a subsequent Q&A session with Henry Cavill, Geralt enthusiastically encouraged him and everyone on set to watch Arcane together.
For an actor who is passionate about gaming like Henry Cavill, his expression of love for the series Arcane excites fans of the show in general and the League of Legends community in particular. Who knows, one day Riot might actually invite Geralt to voice a character in Arcane. If that does happen, Riot would have achieved another success in promoting both the show and their game League of Legends.