Henry Cavill’s portrayal of Geralt of Rivia is so incredible that it inspired Mackenyu to create some amazing sword fighting scenes in One Piece.

Actor Henry Cavill has proven his mettle over the years. However, his most iconic role, aside from Superman, would be as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher.

Henry Cavill’s Swordplay Inspired Mackenyu’s Fight Scenes

Actor Henry Cavill has put in a lot of effort to learn the art of sword fighting, especially when his character had a sword fight with Vilgefortz in The Witcher season 3. It was Henry Cavill’s sword skills in The Witcher that inspired Mackenyu’s fight scenes in the live-action One Piece movie .

And Mackenyu’s performance as Roronoa Zoro in the live-action adaptation of One Piece has received praise from the audience. His smooth fighting scenes in particular have been highly appreciated by viewers.

As seen, One Piece live-action season 1 was very successful. The film broke the anime adaptation curse and season 2 is in production.

Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro

While each actor played their roles to perfection, it was Mackenyu’s portrayal of the Pirate Hunter that made the film so much more compelling. In the eye-catching fight scenes featuring the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoro’s swordplay was on a whole other level.

In an exclusive interview with CinemaBlend, the interviewer asked One Piece director Marc Jobst a tough question about how to achieve such fluid fight scenes.

Marc Jobst emphasized that the fewer cuts in a fight scene, the more viewers will appreciate the beauty of the fight scene. The action scenes on the One Piece set are filmed in a very special way. This requires the production team to prepare special recording equipment.

In addition, actors also need to act well and have good physical strength to perform many dangerous action scenes themselves. They also need to memorize the movements so that the director can perform long and smooth shots at the same time. A long shot can keep the camera moving around the action, bringing about eye-catching, true action scenes. The cameraman will also use his skills to capture the movements smoothly.

Lack of guidance from Eiichiro Oda causes Mackenyu to struggle

There’s no denying that the One Piece live-action was successful because Eiichiro Oda was a huge part of the show’s production.

A scene from Netflix’s One Piece

However, that didn’t make it any easier for the actors on set. Because the lack of direction from Oda-Sensei to the actors made their task more difficult. In an exclusive interview via Cosmopolitan, Mackenyu shed light on how the lack of direction from the creator pushed him to work harder for the role.

“It would have been a lot easier if he had given me specific, detailed tips and information on what to do with Zoro, but he didn’t. That made things difficult,” he said .

Although this made it difficult for the actors on set, it helped the actors, especially Mackenyu, have their own interpretation of the character, creating their own uniqueness while still respecting the original.