Dad of Steel! Henry Cavill expecting first child with Vertigo exec Natalie Viscuso

Henry Cavill is going 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 alluded to the life update Monday in New York at the red-carpet premiere for his latest film, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.�

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“I’m very excited about it,� the 40-year-old star told “Access Hollywood� about fatherhood. “Natalie and I are both very excited. I’m sure you’ll see much more of that.�

When the red-carpet reporter asked Cavill if his co-star Henry Golding — a father of two — inspired him to be a dad, Cavill replied with a laugh and said: “I mean, he didn’t inspire me to do that. My parents did.�

Representatives for the “Man of Steel� star declined to comment Tuesday when reached by The Times.

The future Dad of Steel and Vertigo Entertainment vice president made their relationship Instagram official in April 2021 by sharing a photo of themselves in a chess match.

“This is me looking quietly confident shortly before my beautiful and brilliant love Natalie, destroys me at chess,� the actor captioned the photo. In her identical post, Viscuso added that she was “teaching my dear Henry how to play some chess...or...maybe he let me win?�

The couple made their red-carpet debut in New York City in October 2022 for the premiere of Cavill’s Netflix film “Enola Holmes 2� and stepped out again in January for the London premiere of Cavill’s action-comedy “Argylle.�

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Aside from chess, the couple’s penchant for tabletop games has manifested into a professional production. The two announced in December 2022 that they would turn the “Warhammer 40,000� game into a live-action franchise.

“For 30 years I have dreamt of seeing a Warhammer universe in live action,� the actor and executive wrote on Instagram at the time, shortly after announcing his departure from “The Witcher� and the DC Extended Universe. “Now, after 22 years of experience in this industry, I finally feel that I have the skill set and experience to guide a Warhammer Cinematic Universe into life.

“Partnering with Natalie Viscuso at Vertigo has been a blessing beyond words, without her we might not have found the perfect home at Amazon,� he added.

In February, Cavill said it’s been “the greatest privilege of my professional career to have this opportunity.�

“I can’t say too much — again, it’s early days still — but to have this opportunity to bring it to the screen and be at the tiller so it can be faithful is key to me,� Cavill said on the “Happy Sad Confused� podcast. “This is the stuff I’ve been dealing with since I was a kid. This is sort of the stuff I spent my free time day dreaming about, as an adult as well, and I get to bring it into life, and there is no greater reason that I joined the industry than doing something like this.�