Though Ralph himself did not make the trip from the states, opting instead to watch from a live stream in New York, there was no shortage of star power. Looking on from the front row were a who’s who in the world of new guard leading men: Henry Golding, Liam Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Colman Domingo, Morgan Spector, Benito Skinner, and Nick Jonas.
“I always think of my father when I’m here, because this is the place where he would show me just how men were dressing,” David recalled. “We would walk the streets and see how Polo or Purple Label had become part of the culture. He’d say, ‘If it works in Italy, it means you’re a global brand.’”
Liam Hemsworth, Gabriella Brooks
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Following the show, as the models emerged from backstage to mingle with guests for canapés and cocktails, the scene became a veritable trunk show. “I think I need that Yankee bomber jacket,” Golding told VF. He was just one of many guests, celebrity and otherwise, who were already drafting their wish lists. For the TikTok set, it was a particular Western fringe jacket that caught their eye, and for the discerning group of department store buyers, a trio of military-inspired officer coats not seen in the brand’s design canon since the late-90s.
The only thing that could tempt some guests to exit was the promise of a meal at the nearby Ralph’s Bar, a smaller satellite version of New York’s The Polo Bar inside the Ralph Lauren Milan flagship store on Via della Spiga. Here, a more subdued atmosphere unfolded for a select few, with Hemsworth and fiancée Gabriella Brooks unwinding in the back loggia making plans for a return to the French Alps, and Domingo with husband Raúl in the wood-paneled bar enjoying Ridgway margaritas; a recipe perfected in the home bar at Lauren’s Double RL Ranch in Colorado. Cast in a warm glow and dotted with equestrian oil paintings and paraphernalia, it all felt a world away from the scrum of flashbulbs and screaming fans outside, and nothing short of glamorous.
This week’s streaming has two standouts that I cannot recommend enough. Each show is completely addicting and one is new flavor for you to try whilst the other is a remix of shorts. Two shows. Two totally different worlds. In Down Cemetery Road, Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson turn a conspiracy thriller into something far richer — darkly funny, deeply human, and crackling with the kind of dialogue that only great writing can deliver.
Across the streaming multiverse, The Witcher returns for its fourth season, swinging harder than ever as Liam Hemsworth officially takes up the sword from Henry Cavill.
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson light up the screen in Down Cemetery Road, a sharp, witty, and unpredictable new thriller that blends dark mystery with biting humor.
For both Thompson and Wilson, it all began with the writing. “It is all the writing,” Thompson said. “We were thrilled at the idea of working together, but I wouldn’t have done it if the writing hadn’t been so good that I knew it would support us all the way through.”
Wilson had a similar reaction when the first script landed in her hands. “You’re excited, you’re surprised—it’s shocking, it’s funny—and you just want to know what’s going to happen next,” she said. “I only got one episode, but I signed on after that. One was enough.”
Thompson explained that she looks for the truth in how characters speak. “I look for dialogue, accuracy, and originality,” she said. “A lot of scripts come through and everyone sounds the same, but in really good writing, everyone has their own way of talking as they do in real life. The first thing I look for is dialogue and character—can I believe in all of them? Then I look at story, because without a really good story, it doesn’t matter. One of the worst things you can see is when one person’s writing is strong and everyone else’s isn’t.”
Wilson, who plays a seemingly ordinary woman caught in an extraordinary situation, was drawn to the show’s energy and tone. “I look at the whole thing and ask, does this feel different? Does it feel unique?” she said. “My character doesn’t really belong in this genre—she’s an everyday person who suddenly finds herself in a conspiracy thriller. That was really interesting to me, to explore how to maintain that relatability in something that’s quite heightened.”
Both actors were captivated not only by the show’s mystery but by its wit. “I just love the humor in this,” Thompson said. “That’s what makes it work. Any entirely humorless thriller—it’s not much fun. It doesn’t have to be laugh-out-loud funny, but there has to be wit. Otherwise, it becomes flat.”
Wilson agreed. “The characters themselves are funny—not necessarily because they’re witty, but because of how they deal with situations,” she said. “That’s very human. Mo [the writer] is brilliant at finding the absurdity in people and putting that into a thriller. Every day on set, we were finding the humor in the moment. That was the best part about it.”
The chemistry between Thompson and Wilson, both onscreen and in conversation, mirrors the show’s balance of gravitas and playfulness. Down Cemetery Road isn’t just a thriller—it’s so much more.
After three seasons of monster slaying, mysticism, and soul-searching, The Witcher is back for its highly anticipated fourth season — and this time, a new White Wolf prowls the Continent. With Henry Cavill passing the sword to Liam Hemsworth, Season 4 marks both a new chapter and a bold reinvention for Netflix’s dark fantasy juggernaut. Under returning showrunner Lauren Hissrich Schmidt, the series continues to balance its sprawling mythology with intimate, character-driven storytelling.
“Things explode at the beginning of the season — in every way possible,” says Hissrich Schmidt. “We have a new Geralt, and for the first time, our three main characters — Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri — are on separate paths. Everyone’s story evolves independently. What I love is that each of them gets to fully become who they’re meant to be, not defined by the others but by their own journeys.”
That independence gives Season 4 a new rhythm — a slower burn that lets each storyline breathe before the fates inevitably intertwine again. “It’s one of the most exciting things about this season,” Hissrich Schmidt adds. “You’re watching these people evolve into the purest versions of themselves.”
For Freya Allan, who plays Ciri, isolation became the heart of her performance. She embraced it — and even welcomed the distance. “I’m living as the character, so I don’t need to know what anyone else is doing,” Allan explains. “Ciri doesn’t know what’s happening in everyone else’s story, and neither should I. It’s actually helpful not to know — it keeps you grounded in your own truth.”
Anya Chalotra, returning as Yennefer, approaches it from another angle. “Yen’s world is so layered,” she says. “I do like to know what’s happening around me, but mostly when I need it. Because you’re in it — eight months a year, your thoughts are spinning — and sometimes you need to step back and ask Lauren, ‘What are you seeing? How do you feel about this moment?’ Those conversations help guide me back to my instincts.”
That collaboration between cast and creator is the show’s secret weapon. “They live inside these characters in a way I don’t,” says Hissrich Schmidt. “When we talk about a specific scene, it’s so informative to hear what they’re experiencing on set. They bring emotional layers, moments, and lines that make the story deeper. It’s the essence of collaboration.”
Allan agrees. “It’s exciting when you feel like you have a real say,” she says. “Lauren is always open to hearing our ideas — even the constant thoughts flying out of our actor brains. It makes you feel trusted.”
Hissrich Schmidt continues. “It really is about trust. Sometimes they bring things that completely change a scene, and other times it’s about grounding everyone back to the core of what we’re doing. But that back-and-forth, that honesty, is what makes this team feel like a family.”
That sense of unity carries over to the other side of the Continent, where Hemsworth joins Lawrence Fishburne and Joey Batey (the ever-chaotic Jaskier). The chemistry between the trio is undeniable — a mix of wit, warmth, and occasional absurdity that mirrors The Witcher’s tonal balance of grim and goofy.
“There’s a campfire scene this season where someone says, ‘If he’s lost his love, he shouldn’t be the same,’” I mention to Hemsworth — a line that, even when not spoken by Geralt, feels like it belongs to him. Hemsworth grins. “Geralt says ‘f***’ a lot,” he laughs. “But it always feels right. It comes from a deep place.”
“You’re actually closer to the book Geralt than you think,” Fishburne tells Hemsworth. “You’ve got the look, the weight — it works.”
For Hemsworth, stepping into a role immortalized by another actor was daunting, but he found his own rhythm by focusing inward. “I looked over the broader storylines, sure,” he says, “but I didn’t want to be too aware of what Ciri or Yennefer were doing. I wanted Geralt’s perspective to stay singular — because he is isolated. That’s his world.”
Batey agrees. “We rely on the writers to hold the map,” he says. “There’s so much happening — the realms, the timelines, the braiding of stories — we just stay aware that our piece is part of something larger. Credit goes to the writers for keeping all of that straight.”
Season 4 feels like both a return and a rebirth. With new faces, shifting alliances, and that unmistakable Witcher humor cutting through the darkness, it’s clear the Continent isn’t done with its legends yet.
It’s been quite the wait, but the fourth season of The Witcher is almost here. In a teaser shared this weekend, Netflix finally revealed the release date: October 30. The video also provided an extended look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia — a casting change that fans naturally have a lot of feelings about after Henry Cavill won their hearts with his take on the character in the first three seasons. The minute-and-a-half-long clip doesn’t give away too much about season four, but we now have a proper sense of what our new Geralt looks and sounds like.
This season will also see Laurence Fishburne join as Regis, Sharlto Copley as Leo Bonhart and James Purefoy as Skellen. It’s , and the streaming company has said that the two final seasons will cover the last three books in the series: Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and Lady of the Lake. But, fans still have more Witcher content to look forward to yet outside of the show. (the game) is on the way, though we don’t yet have a release date.
At long last, we have a release date for The Witcherseason four: October 30.
On Saturday night, Netflix released a first look at the new season, which sees Liam Hemsworth as the new Geralt of Rivia after Henry Cavill bowed out. We see Geralt’s still doing his monster-slaying thing, and the clip goes out of its way to assure Hemsworth’s got the look and action chops to carry the show for its final two seasons. Like the Cavill-led era, this new adventure for Geralt will span eight episodes, and unlike season three, thankfully release all at once.
Plot-wise, the logline notes Geralt, Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) remain separated after the events of season three as war brews around the Continent. “As their paths diverge, and their goals sharpen,” it reads, “they stumble on unexpected allies eager to join their journeys. And if they can accept these found families, they just might have a chance at reuniting for good.” Along with a returning Joey Batey as Jaskier, the next season’s cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Robbie Amell, Meng’er Zhang, and Sharlto Copley.
Expect more on The Witcher as news about the season comes out. Until then, you’ve got the first three seasons to rewatch, along with the Sirens of the Deepanime film and Andrzej Sapkowski’s Crossroads of Ravensnovel, which stars a young Geralt and lands September 30.
Toss a coin to your witcher because Geralt of Rivia is back on the hunt. Netflix has released the first look at Season 4 of “The Witcher,” the fantasy drama series adapted from CD Projekt Red’s video game franchise and Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels of the same name. The eight-episode season will arrive on Netflix on Oct. 30.
Though the show’s white-haired protagonist Geralt was played by Henry Cavill in the first three seasons of the Netflix series, Cavill took to Instagram in October 2022 to announce that he was departing the series and that Liam Hemsworth would take over the role of the titular witcher. Season 3, which was released in two parts in June and July 2023, was Cavill’s final outing as the character.
“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” Cavill wrote. “In my stead, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf.”
The first teaser shows Hemsworth’s Geralt, who looks very similar to Cavill’s version, vanquish a ghostly wraith. The logline reads: “After the Continent-altering events of Season 3, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri find themselves separated by a raging war and countless enemies. As their paths diverge, and their goals sharpen, they stumble on unexpected allies eager to join their journeys. And if they can accept these found families, they just might have a chance at reuniting for good.”
In addition to Hemsworth, the cast includes Anya Chalotra (Yennefer of Vengerberg), Freya Allan (Princess Cirilla of Cintra), Joey Batey (Jaskier), Laurence Fishburne (Regis), Eamon Farren (Cahir), Anna Shaffer (Triss Merigold), Mimî M Khayisa (Fringilla), Cassie Clare (Philippa), Mahesh Jadu (Vilgefortz), Meng’er Zhang (Milva), Graham McTavish (Dijkstra), Royce Pierreson (Istredd), Mecia Simson (Francesca), Sharlto Copley (Leo Bonhart), Danny Woodburn (Zoltan) Jeremy Crawford (Yarpen), Bart Edwards (Emhyr), Hugh Skinner (Radovid), James Purefoy (Skellen), Christelle Elwin (Mistle), Fabian McCallum (Kayleigh), Juliette Alexandra (Reef), Ben Radcliffe (Giselher), Connor Crawford (Asse), Aggy K. Adams (Iskra), Linden Porco (Percival Schuttenbach), Therica Wilson-Read (Sabrina), Rochelle Rose (Margarita), Safiyya Ingar (Keira) and more
As previously announced, Season 4 will be the penultimate season of “The Witcher,” with the series coming to a close after Season 5. The two remaining seasons of the series were shot back to back and have three novels’ worth of material left to cover: “Baptism of Fire,” “The Tower of the Swallow” and “Lady of the Lake.”
“This is the beginning of a two-season journey for our family to finally reunite and be together — hopefully forever,” said creator, showrunner and executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich.
Liam Hemsworth and Gabriella Brooks are engaged. The couple is set to take the next step in their relationship after being together for the past six years. The duo announced the happy news with their fans on social media by sharing a carousel post where the model cuddled up with the Lonely Planet star and showed off her diamond ring.
Hemsworth and Brooks have been dating since 2019, and the pair made their romance official in public in 2021, with the actor sharing a group photo alongside his brother Chris Hemsworth, Matt Damon, and their wives.
Liam Hemsworth and Gabriella Brooks’ relationship timeline
As Liam Hemsworth and Gabriella Brooks will be setting their wedding date soon, here’s a glimpse of the couple’s romance evolving over the years. The Hunger Games star, following his divorce from Miley Cyrus in 2018, made headlines for hanging out with the model after they were spotted grabbing brunch together.
2020: A year later, a source close to the duo revealed to People Magazine that Hemsworth and Brooks “spent a lot of time in Australia together.” They also added that the pair is serious about one another.
2021: The couple went Instagram official with their romance. The pair joined the Marvel star Chris Hemsworth, his wife Elsa Pataky, Matt Damon, and his partner at the Golden dinner hosted in Sydney. The same year, an insider shared with US Weekly, “They’re not ones to make it known to the public, but their friends and family sure are in the know about how close they are and how an engagement can be right around the corner.”
2022: Gabriella Brooks gave company to Liam on his 32nd birthday. The actress-model also teased the internet with a shirtless photo of the actor, which she went on to post on her social media. Meanwhile, a source went on to compare Hemsworth’s relationship with Miley Cyrus and Gabriella Brooks.
They claimed, “He feels more at home with Gabriella than he did with Miley and feels like he can be his complete self without any drama.” The insider added, “Gabriella helped Liam boost his confidence and played an encouraging role in his life after his split with Miley. They are very happy together, and it’s comfortable and easy.”
As for the couple’s engagement, the industry friends have been sending in congratulatory messages across for the soon-to-be-weds.
Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth in Lonely Planet.Anne Marie Fox/Netflix
Did anyone have a Morocco-set rom-com starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth on their 2024 bingo card? If so, congratulations, even if the resulting film is a limp, chemistry-free excuse for the two actors to visit a series of aspirational destinations and get a nice Netflix paycheck. Dern, a national treasure, can be commended for her efforts in Lonely Planet, a made-for-streaming movie about an author, Katherine Loewe, who travels to a writers’ retreat to finish her novel after a breakup. It’s there she meets Owen Brophy, an investor (or something) who is the boyfriend of young novelist Lily Kemp (Diana Silvers). What ensues is a series of scenes forcing the two characters together even though they have nothing in common and can’t conjure a single spark.
LONELY PLANET ★1/2(1.5/4 stars) Directed by:Susannah Grant Written by: Susannah Grant Starring: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Younès Boucif, Adriano Giannini, Rachida Brakni Running time: 94 mins.
Katherine arrives to the luxurious, remote retreat without her luggage and with an isolationist attitude. She’s there only to write, not to interact with the other writers, who she seems to regard with derision. Lily has brought Owen along—a bizarre decision if you know how writing retreats work—despite the fact that he doesn’t enjoy travel and is always on the phone making deals. By happenstance, Katherine and Owen end up stuck on a dusty road in a broken-down car after a day gallivanting around Chefchaouen. They connect, although it’s unclear over what, a disconnect that is unrelated to their disparate ages. Owen and Lily become more and more distant as the days pass, with her humiliating him during a literary game (he doesn’t know who Pip from Great Expectations is, which should be humiliating if he ever graduated from high school). Katherine and Owen become more and more drawn to each other, and the viewer becomes more and more disinterested.
Lonely Planet, from award-winning writer and director Susannah Grant, should add up to something compelling. It’s got beautiful settings and basically functions as a travel advertisement for Morocco. The premise is decent and Katherine is a relatable character who seems at home in a rom-com. But Hemsworth, who has always struggled to conjure captivating emotion onscreen, can’t bring Owen to life. He’s just a good-looking guy who wants to protect the people who invest with him (or something). What Katherine sees in him is completely unclear, although Dern does her best with the script she’s given. When the pair finally do get together, in one of film history’s most uncomfortable sex scenes, you don’t want to root for them. A better version of this movie is Katherine falling in love with the hot retreat worker who is constantly finding her somewhere quiet to work.
Of course, despite these hiccups, Lonely Planet seems destined for Netflix’s Top Ten. The algorithm knows what people are going to watch and the coupling up of Dern and Hemsworth is impossible to deny. You have to see what happens, even if you know the end result isn’t going to win anyone an Oscar. The movie isn’t necessarily bad—it’s just wooden and unconvincing, both attributes that apply to many romance movies of the past that we still watch and moderately enjoy. Dern deserves a better rom-com with a better co-star. She’s always compelling and it’s clear she could be a winning leading lady in a movie like this (proving, of course, that age is irrelevant when it comes to love and to Hollywood). Katherine is searching for inspiration during her time in Morocco and, meanwhile, Dern should search for a better project.
Liam Hemsworth as Gerald of RiviaScreenshot: Netflix YouTube
In real life, if you look at them side by side, Liam Hemsworth and Henry Cavill don’t really resemble each other. But put them in White Wolf wig and costume, and turn the brightness way down, and… man, The Witcher’s continuity problem isn’t seeming so dire now.
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After on-set photos of Hemsworth in his Geralt of Rivia ensemble leaked earlier this week, Netflix released a very short video revealing the first official glimpse of him in character. It’s gloomy, sure, but who else reacted by muttering “I can’t believe it’s not Cavill?”
The Witcher: Season 4 | First Look | Netflix
Season four of The Witcher—as previously announced, the show will end after its fifth installment, with seasons four and five filming back to back—is now in production, so don’t hold your breath for a trailer anytime soon. The fourth season of the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher novels will be the first without Cavill as the titular monster-hunter, but it will feature the return of Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, and Joey Batey as Yennefer, Ciri, and Jaskier the bard—plus a few more new faces, including Laurence Fishburne and Sharlto Copley.
You can watch the previous three seasons of The Witcheron Netflix now.
The Met Gala is arguably the biggest fashion moment every single year. Annually, fashion’s most extravagant and highly anticipated event returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The invite-only gathering is an iconic moment for so many, and in some cases, a catapult to careers. As celebs, musicians, designers and A-listers in general, flood the red carpet, y’all already know we’re keeping you up on who wore what.
The annual event organized by Anna Wintour is all about renewing fashion with a refreshing twist. The official dress code is “The Garden of Time.” The intention is to celebrate the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, with the theme being “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” according to Vogue. Vogue reports, the exhibit will reportedly feature approximately 250 rare items from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection that span over 400 years of fashion.
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The co-chairs for this year’s festivities are none other than global superstar, Bad Bunny, A-list actors Zendaya and Liam Hemsworth. And to round it off, our girl Jenny from the Block, Jennifer Lopez. Now, lets get into the lewks, honey!
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Though the carpet has just kicked off, it’s safe to say we’ll be in for a night of LEWKS. Stay tuned to see who ATE, who showed up late and everything fashion related in between, Roommates!
The singer, who was in an on-and-off relationship with “The Last Song” actor for a decade, said the decision occurred when she headlined the Glastonbury Festival in England in June 2019.
“Me and Liam’s commitment to being married just really came from ― of course ― a place of love first because we’d been together for 10 years,” Cyrus explained in her ongoing TikTok series, which she is using to promote her latest single.
She said their commitment came “from a place of trauma and just trying to rebuild as quickly as we could.”
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills.
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“The day of the show was the day that I had decided that it was no longer going to work in my life to be in that relationship,” Cyrus said. “So that was another moment where the work, the performance, the character came first. And I guess that’s why it’s now so important to me for that to not be the case — that the human comes first.”
Cyrus and the actor first began dating in 2009. The two got engaged for the first time in 2012 when she was just 19 and he was 22. Then, they split in 2013 before eventually rekindling things in 2016.
“Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers,” a rep for the couple told People magazine at the time.
Cyrus has opened up about the two’s divorce before, telling Joe Rogan in 2020 about the part that “sucked” the most about her “very public divorce.”
“It wasn’t the fact that me and someone that I loved realized that we don’t love each other the way that we used to anymore. That’s OK, I can accept that,” she said.
“I can’t accept the villainizing and just all those stories,” the singer explained. “It’s amazing that the public kind of thinks there’s no gap of time they didn’t see that could possibly be what led to this.”
The author of The Witcher books, which inspired both the CD Projekt Red game series and the Netflix show of the same name, confirmed that he’s working on a new addition to the novels that tell the story of Geralt of Rivia, Cirilla of Cintria, and Yennefer of Vengerberg. It’ll be the first new Witcher book in 10 years—the last was 2013’s Season of Storms—but it likely won’t feature any of those beloved characters.
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According to fansite Redanian Intelligence, Andrzej Sapkowski was on a Ukrainian podcast called Fantastic Talk(s) and was asked what he was working on. Perhaps the man is preternaturally disposed to knowing when The Witcher discourse machine is chugging along, or maybe he has a special witcher sense, because he decided to just flat-out say that he’s “quite diligently” working on “a new book about witcher.”
“I never say these things with me because you never know,” he reportedly said (Redanian Intelligence does not detail how the interview was translated to English). “Maybe I’ll do something, maybe I won’t. And so far, when I said that I would write something, and then I didn’t write it, people complained as if I had deceived them and as if I had lied.”
“That’s why I don’t like to talk about what I’m doing until I finish doing it. Because until I finish it, I don’t think it exists. But since I always make exceptions for Ukrainians, I will do it this time too,” he continued.
Sapkowski then said that the next book in the Witcher universe could “take a year, but no longer” to finish. Geralt fans who are mourning the loss of Henry Cavill as the White Wolf in the Netflix series (he’s leaving for unknown reasons and being replaced by Liam Hemsworth), shouldn’t get too excited for more Geralt content, however, as Sapkowski has made it clear before that Geralt and Ciri’s story is over and done with.
Could the next book be a prequel, like the upcoming TV series based on Ciri’s crew of violent teenagers, The Rats, that’s currently in development at Netflix? Could it tell the story of another conjunction, another joining of different worlds like that one that kicked off the events of The Witcher, with elves and humans forced to share a continent together? More importantly: Is Sapkowski keeping the CDPR team in the loop? The studio is working on a new Witcher trilogy, after all….
On Wednesday, CD Projekt Red juiced up The Witcher 3 with yet another patch, giving the eight-year-old fantasy role-playing game improved cross-platform progression on consoles, new features for Nintendo Switch, and even better-looking grass for touching purposes.
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The Witcher 3’s version 4.04 patch introduces a hodgepodge of graphical updates and quality-of-life improvements to both console and PC versions of the game, as well as bringing certain specific improvements to the Nintendo Switch. In short, the latest patch improves the Switch’s cross-progression feature making it so that, once logged in to your CD Projekt Red account, you can pick up where you left off in The Witcher 3 on other platforms. The Switch is also getting the Netflix-inspired content other consoles received in the last patch.
Aside from numerous bug fixes like, umm… “mending grass collision,” patch 4.04 has also made it so you don’t have to do so much fussing in menu screens during combat, letting you switch oils and potions right from the game’s radial menu. It’s a welcome change, since oils are vital tools in taking down specific monsters. Now Geralt can bathe his sword in whatever specific concoction will help him defeat the beasties he’s currently battling without you needing to break the flow of combat by opening up the pause menu and fiddling around with witcher’s brew.
These quality-of-life updates come as the second half of the third season of Netflix’s Witcher series—the final season with actor Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt—is almost upon us. In his absence, Liam Hemsworth will take up the Roach-riding mantle, debuting as the Butcher of Blaviken in the show’s fourth season.
The second part of The Witcher’s third season will premiere on the streamer on July 27.
The first episode of The Witcher season 3 begins with a lengthy recap of the previous two seasons: flashes of Henry Cavill in that initial, questionable Geralt wig, Freya Allen as a much-younger, more eyebrow-less Ciri, everyone’s shittier eye contacts, sword fights, magic, and a bit of sex. While watching, I was viscerally reminded of how much ground the series has covered since its 2019 debut—how much better the makeup and styling got, how impressively legible the sword fights are, the undeniable sexiness of most of the cast, and how utterly perfect Cavill is as the eponymous witcher, Geralt of Rivia.
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Netflix’s The Witcher pulls from Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy novel series of the same name (which inspired CD Projekt Red’s game franchise), though there are many creative liberties taken with the twisting, turning, time-traveling books. The show can sometimes be a bit of a mess when it comes to plot, getting mired in the political goings-on instead of laser-focusing on the core trio of Geralt, Ciri, and mage Yennefer, but it shines whenever it gives those three center stage. It’s then that you remember: Cavill was made to play Geralt.
Cavill’s physicality and familiarity with Sapkowski’s universe shine in every moment he’s on screen—he perfectly captures the quiet kindness and probing philosophical mind that Geralt displays so often in the books. Geralt can kill you with his bare hands, but he can also have a riveting debate with you about war and race relations, and Cavill embodies that perfectly. I don’t know if I’d call Cavill an excellent actor, but he is an excellent Geralt.
There’s also a special kind of physicality that Cavill brings to the role that’s largely rooted in his ability to do many of his own stunts. While watching this season, I found myself wondering: “Did Cavill take notes from Tom Cruise while on the set of Mission Impossible: Fallout?” Cruise famously does almost all of his own stunts, continuously pushing the limits of what a Hollywood actor can pull off on-screen, and the payoff is obvious: the Mission Impossible films are the best modern action movies by a country mile.
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Cavill has been working with stunt coordinator Wolfgang Stegemann since Fallout—the two worked together to choreograph the iconic one-shot fight scene from The Witcher season 1, so the connection isn’t all that far-fetched. And Stegemann told GamesRadar that “it’s beautiful to see an actor who’s doing all the stunts themselves. I have a great stunt team but I don’t need a stunt double for him. [This means] I’m able to shoot special camera positions that I would never be able to do without him.”
Will Hemsworth have that kind of dedication to his role? The Witcher series often falters in plot progression and occasionally in character development, but whenever Cavill is fighting in a scene, you can’t look away. And in Season 3, he gets fight scenes and emotionally deep moments in spades, reminding us time and time again that he’s an excellent Geralt of Rivia.
The Witcher without Cavill
Bizarrely, even Netflix seems determined to reassure viewers that yes, Cavill is still in this season of The Witcher. A recent marketing campaign projected the words “Yes, he’s still Geralt in season 3 of The Witcher” on buildings and cliff faces around the world. Sadly he won’t be Geralt in season 4 of The Witcher, and that’s what I’m most worried about.
The Witcher Season 3 is split into two parts with the second set of episodes coming later this month. The first set of episodes ended on a cliffhanger, making the wait for those new episodes feel just a bit longer. Spoilers below for the books, but the second half of the season will likely kick off with the Thanedd coup, an infamous battle that horrifically injures Geralt. He carries that injury with him for the rest of the series, and the aftermath of the coup has major reverberations throughout the entire continent: It dissolves the mages’ Brotherhood, it separates Ciri from Geralt, it crowns an elven queen, it imprisons Yennefer.
The Thanedd coup will drastically shift the series’ pace—expect it to move rapidly, expect the stakes to be upped tenfold, expect your heart to be broken over and over again. It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Cavill shouldering the exciting future of The Witcher, but I’ll keep an open mind. Maybe Hemsworth has got the chops, and his Geralt of Rivia will be one for the ages. The Witcher showrunners have promised a “flawless” and “meta” transition from Cavill to Hemsworth, so I’m at least looking forward to seeing how they pull that one off.
The Witcher Season 3 Volume 1 is streaming now on Netflix; Volume 2 is due out on July 27.
Though fans of the attractive actors were presumably delighted to see them kiss in 2014′s “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” Hemsworth was anything but. The Australian famously revealed as much on “The Tonight Show” that year.
“Any time I had to kiss Jennifer was pretty uncomfortable,” Hemsworth told host Jimmy Fallon.
“When you look at it on the outside, it looks like a great picture,” he continued. “She’s one of my best friends. I love her. But if we had a kissing scene, she would make a point of eating garlic or tuna fish or something that was disgusting.”
Lawrence, who is currently promoting the R-rated sex comedy “No Hard Feelings,” addressed her former co-star’s claim on Thursday’s episode of the online show “Hot Ones.”
“It was not intentional,” she told host Sean Evans through rather revealing laughter. “It was just what I was eating, and then we’d kiss. He should just get over it.”
The actors’ decade-spanning gibes seem to be nothing but playful banter, however. Lawrence previously praised Hemsworth in an interview with Nylon in 2014, saying that he “taught me how to be fair and to stand up for myself.”
Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth became close friends while working on “The Hunger Games.”
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“I’m a wimp about standing up for myself and Liam is always fair,” she told the outlet. “He’s always on time, he’s always doing his job, and he’s good about making sure that things stay fair. He’s teaching me to toughen up a little bit. That was important, I need that.”
Lawrence also told Nylon that she never expected to “have a man this good-looking ever be my best friend.”
“The boys and I would always go back to our hotel and just drink whiskey and get stoned,” Lawrence told The New York Times last year about Hemsworth and fellow “Hunger Games” actor Josh Hutcherson.
“I don’t do it anymore, I’m a mom!” she was quick to add.
The announcement of Henry Cavill‘s departure from the role of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher left fans devastated as they were unable to envision anyone else embodying the beloved character. However, after the upcoming third season, Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth will step into Geralt’s shoes. According to the executive producers of the Netflix show, Hemsworth’s entrance will make perfect sense to diehard fans who are familiar with the books that inspired the series.
Henry’s departure and remaining faithful to the lore
In anticipation of the release of the new episodes, which will serve as Henry Cavill’s final portrayal of the sword-wielding monster hunter, Metro.co.uk spoke to executive producers Steve Gaub and Tomasz ‘Tomek’ Baginski about the transition. Tomek emphasized that while Henry’s departure is bittersweet, Liam’s introduction aligns with the established lore of The Witcher. He stated, “The idea to introduce Liam… is very, very accurate with the lore of The Witcher. People who actually know all the books and know book five and the idea that there are many versions of the same story… I think that they might like it quite a lot.”
Emotional farewell and exciting future for Henry
As season three marks Henry Cavill’s final performance as Geralt, fans can expect an emotional goodbye while eagerly anticipating Liam Hemsworth’s portrayal. Steve, who has been involved with The Witcher since its premiere, expressed his personal satisfaction with the strength of the season in terms of Geralt’s character development and Henry’s growth as an actor. He highlighted Henry’s ability to expand the character, becoming not only a Witcher but also a father, a husband, and a close friend to Jaskier.
Despite the emotional impact of Henry’s departure, the producers are confident in the strength of The Witcher franchise, consisting of well-written characters and a captivating world. Steve emphasized their belief in the audience’s continued journey with the show, now with Liam Hemsworth as the new face of Geralt. Liam, in his statement confirming his casting, paid tribute to Henry’s exceptional portrayal of the character and expressed gratitude for being entrusted with the role’s next chapter.
With Liam Hemsworth poised to embrace the challenge, fans can anticipate a fresh take on Geralt while staying connected to the essence of the character and the captivating world of The Witcher. As the fantasy series continues to evolve, the enduring appeal lies in the rich storytelling and the dedicated fan base eagerly awaiting the next chapter of this epic adventure.
When Angela Bassett set the car on fire in Waiting to Exhale. When Aubrey Plaza spirals for a full episode after finding the condom wrapper in White Lotus. When Rosamund Pike fakes her death, frames her husband — Ben Affleck — for murder, and disappears completely after discovering his affair with EmRata in Gone Girl. Chefs kiss to all of it. Because one thing about me? I love the wrath of women.
While I don’t support the scorning of women, I support the actions of scorned women. Just like Lady Gaga said on the House of Gucci’s red carpet, “I don’t believe in the glorification of murder. I do believe in the empowerment of women.”
And recently, both Shakira and Miley Cyrus metaphorically murdered their cheating partners — Gerard Piqué and Liam Hemsworth respectively — by skewering them with the spikes of hit break-up anthems.
It’s the Taylor Swift treatment. Immortalizing a man in song — in the worst way possible … for him. Jake Gyllenhall and John Mayer are probably texting Piqué and Hemsworth words of support. They’ll need it.
In case you missed it, here’s a quick rundown on current breakup anthems on the charts that are bringing back girl power.
The backstory behind Miley Cyrus’s “Flowers”
Miley Cyrus is no stranger to penning songs about Liam Hemsworth. After being married for only one year, Cyrus and Hemsworth divorced in February 2020. However, their tortured romance has been making headlines since 2010. That means Liam Hemsworth wasted this woman’s time for an entire decade. No wonder she’s pissed.
Ever since they fell in love on the set of The Last Song, Miley’s been dedicating absolute bangers to her on-again-off-again partner. The movie’s breakout track, “When I Look At You,” should have netted her a slew of awards. A snub I shall never-ever get over. But since then, there have been many others: “Wrecking Ball,” “Malibu,” and even one named “I Would Die For You.”
But the instantly viral hit “Flowers” has special significance. The single is the first release from the former-Disney star’s upcoming album, Endless Summer Vacation. But this single was released on January 13th — little Liam’s 33rd birthday. It seems Miley is in her petty era. And we love it for her.
Even the lyrics of the song allegedly dig at her former relationship. “I can buy myself flowers,” Miley sings, “I can hold my own hand.” This assertion of self-love is a direct response to Bruno Mas’ “When I Was Your Man.” Why? Well, apparently Liam dedicated this song to Cyrus at their wedding. Odd, because it is a breakup song. Foreshadowing, maybe? At least we now get a breakup banger out of it.
The video is also sure to go down in music video history. Its vintage fashion looks were instantly striking, but when fans looked closer, they sussed out the deeper meaning of the video’s captivating narrative. First off, the video contains multiple references to Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. Classic and unhinged.
But that’s not all! Turns out, it was filmed in the very house where Hemsworth allegedly cheated on Cyrus… with multiple women… multiple times! And there she is, reclaiming her space and her time. As she should!
The backstory behind Shakira’s “Out of Your League”
One other woman-scorned dominating the news? None other than the ever-iconic Shakira. The Columbian singer shattered YouTube records for the most streamed Latin music song in 24-hours. The track, “Out Of Your League,” is an unapologetic rant to her former partner Gerard Piqué. Astoundingly, it’s logged 63m+ YouTube views in 24-hours, making it the most-watched new Latin song in the platform’s history.
And the story behind this song? More infidelity, unfortunately.
Rumor has it, Shakira realized her former partner was cheating on her after returning home to find that her jar of jam had been eaten. And, supposedly, Piqué has never tasted jam in his life. Shakira playing detective and ending up with a hit song? I’m obsessed.
The song is pretty much a diss track. And like all fine diss tracks, it’s filled with savage jabs and no pulled punches. Shakira — 45 — sings: “I’m worth two 22-year-olds,” referencing her ex’s quick rebound with a 22-year-old. She sings: “You swapped a Ferrari for a Twingo/You swapped a Rolex for a Casio.”
The title is also a play on Piqué’s profession. As a soccer player, he’s familiar with leagues. But Shakira is definitely far beyond his.“I was out of your league,” she says, “which is why you’re with someone just like you.”
Leading up to the New Year, posters and billboards popped up all over town. Phrases like “she’s coming” and “I can love me better than you can” adorned the sides of buildings…A sign from Columbia Records that something big is coming: rock goddess and former Disney sensation Miley Cyrus is back.
After the 2020 release of the Plastic Hearts, fans have been eagerly anticipating her return to music and…the tour. Since the album, Cyrus has finalized her divorce from Liam Hemsworth, hosted multiple New Year’s Rockin’ Eves, and been the face of Gucci campaigns galore. She’s amped look after look, but the one thing we’ve been missing is…the album.
On January 13, Smiley will release “Flowers” the first single from her upcoming album, Endless Summer Vacation – the same day as…her ex-husband’s birthday. Absolute badass-girlboss behavior. According to promo posters, self-loving lyrics include digs like “I can buy myself flowers.” “I can take myself dancing.” and “I can hold my own hand.”
In a leaked mood board for Cyrus’ album, it’s rumored that collabs like Harry Styles, Rosalia, Billie Eilish and Finneas have been mentioned. In her new music video, Miley, Selena Gomez, and Paris Hilton are also expected to recreate the 2006 iconic shot of Paris, Britney Spears, and Lindsey Lohan.
The album, set to release on March 10, will be our album of the summer. Cyrus’ powerhouse vocals and edgy sound is our generation’s version of Stevie Nicks…so it’s safe to say we’re all totally thrilled about what’s sure to be her legendary comeback.
Jan. 8: Former “Sunday Morning” host Charles Osgood is 90. Singer Shirley Bassey is 86. Game show host Bob Eubanks (“The Newlywed Game”) is 85. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 83. Singer Anthony Gourdine of Little Anthony and the Imperials is 82. Singer Juanita Cowart Motley of The Marvelettes is 79. Actor Kathleen Noone (“Knots Landing”) is 78. Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors is 77. Actor Harriet Sansom Harris (“Desperate Housewives”) is 68. Actor Ron Cephas Jones (“This is Us”) is 66. Actor Michelle Forbes (“True Blood,” ″Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 58. Actor Maria Pitillo (“Providence”) is 57. Bassist Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel is 54. Singer Sean Paul is 50. Singer-actor Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley is 47. Actor Amber Benson (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) is 46. Actor-director Sarah Polley is 44. Actor Gaby Hoffman (“Sleepless in Seattle,” ″Field of Dreams”) is 41. Guitarist Disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo of Gym Class Heroes is 40. Actor-singer Cynthia Erivo is 36.
Jan. 9: Actor K Callan (“Lois and Clark”) is 87. Singer Joan Baez is 82. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 79. Actor John Doman (“Gotham”) is 78. Singer-actor Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) is 73. Singer Crystal Gayle is 72. Actor J.K. Simmons (TV’s “The Closer,” ″Spider-Man” movies) is 68. Actor Imelda Staunton (“Harry Potter” movies, “Vera Drake”) is 67. Guitarist Eric Erlandson (Hole) is 60. Actor Joely Richardson is 58. Guitarist Carl Bell of Fuel is 56. Actor David Costabile (“Billions,” ″Breaking Bad”) is 56. Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth is 56. Singer Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band is 56. Actor Joey Lauren Adams (“Chasing Amy,” ″Big Daddy”) is 55. Actor Deon Cole (“black-ish”) is 52. Actor Angela Bettis (“Carrie,” ″Girl, Interrupted”) is 50. Actor Omari Hardwick (“Power”) is 49. Singer A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys is 45. Guitarist Drew Brown of OneRepublic is 39. Singer Paolo Nutini is 36. Actor Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 34. Actor Kerris Dorsey (“Ray Donovan,” ″Brothers and Sisters”) is 25. Actor Tyree Brown (“Parenthood”) is 19.
Jan. 10: Actor William Sanderson (“Deadwood,” ″Newhart”) is 79. Singer Rod Stewart is 78. Singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is 75. Singer Pat Benatar is 70. Guitarist Michael Schenker (Scorpions) is 68. Singer Shawn Colvin is 67. Singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets is 64. Actor Evan Handler (“Sex and the City”) is 62. Singer Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 59. Actor Trini Alvarado is 56. Singer Brent Smith of Shinedown is 45. Rapper Chris Smith of Kris Kross is 44.
Jan. 11: Actor Mitchell Ryan (“Dharma and Greg”) is 89. Director Joel Zwick (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) is 81. Musician Robert Earl Keen is 67. Actor Phyllis Logan (“Downton Abbey”) is 67. Guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles is 65. Actor Kim Coles (“Living Single”) is 61. Former child actor Dawn Lyn (“My Three Sons”) is 60. Guitarist Tom Dumont of No Doubt is 55. Director Malcolm D. Lee (“Soul Men,” “The Best Man”) is 53. Singer Mary J. Blige is 52. Musician Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers is 52. Actor Amanda Peet is 51. Actor Rockmond Dunbar (“Heartland,” “Soul Food”) is 50. Actor Aja Naomi King (“How To Get Away With Murder”) is 38. Reality star Jason Wahler (“Laguna Beach,” ″The Hills”) is 36. Singer Cody Simpson is 26.
Jan. 12: Country singer William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys is 84. Actor Anthony Andrews is 75. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 71. Radio and TV personality Howard Stern is 69. Director John Lasseter (“Toy Story,” “Cars”) is 66. News correspondent Christiane Amanpour is 65. Actor Oliver Platt is 63. Singer-director Rob Zombie is 58. Actor Olivier Martinez (“Unfaithful,” “Blood and Chocolate”) is 57. Rapper TBird of B-Rock and the Bizz is 56. Model Vendela is 56. Actor Farrah Forke (“Wings”) is 55. Actor Rachael Harris (“Lucifer”) is 55. Singer Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine is 53. Rapper Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan is 53. Actor Zabryna Guevara (“Emergence”) is 51. Singer Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay is 50. Bassist Matt Wong of Reel Big Fish is 50. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) of the Spice Girls is 49. Contemporary Christian singer Jeremy Camp is 45. Actor Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“The Rings of Power,” “Arrow”) is 38. Singer Amerie is 43. Actor Issa Rae (“Insecure”) is 38. Singer Zayn (One Direction) is 30. Singer Ella Henderson is 27.
Jan. 13: Actor Frances Sternhagen is 93. Actor Charlie Brill is 85. Actor Billy Gray (“Father Knows Best”) is 85. Actor Richard Moll (“Night Court”) is 80. Guitarist Trevor Rabin of Yes is 69. Drummer Fred White of Earth, Wind and Fire is 68. Actor Kevin Anderson (“Nothing Sacred”) is 63. Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep,” ″Seinfeld”) is 62. Singer Graham “Suggs” McPherson of Madness is 62. Country singer Trace Adkins is 61. Actor Penelope Ann Miller is 59. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 57. Actor Suzanne Cryer (“Silicon Valley,” ″Two Guys and a Girl”) is 56. Actor Traci Bingham (“Baywatch”) is 55. Actor Keith Coogan (“Adventures in Babysitting”) is 53. Writer-Producer Shonda Rhimes (“Scandal,” ″Grey’s Anatomy,” ″Private Practice ”) is 53. Actor Nicole Eggert (“Baywatch,” ″Charles in Charge”) is 51. Actor Ross McCall (“White Collar,” “Band of Brothers”) is 47. Actor Michael Pena (“American Hustle”) is 47. Actor Orlando Bloom is 46. “Good Morning America” meteorologist Ginger Zee is 42. Actor Beau Mirchoff (“Good Trouble,” “Desperate Housewives”) is 34. Actor Liam Hemsworth (“The Hunger Games”) is 33.
Jan. 14: Actor Faye Dunaway is 82. Actor Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men,” ″The Practice”) is 80. Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 75. Actor Carl Weathers is 75. Singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche) is 64. Director Steven Soderbergh (“Erin Brockovich,” “Ocean’s Eleven”) is 60. TV anchor Shepard Smith is 59. Actor-producer Dan Schneider (“Head of the Class”) is 59. Rapper Slick Rick is 58. Actor Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves”) is 56. Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes (“Mr. Rhodes”) is 56. Guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) is 56. Rapper-actor LL Cool J is 55. Actor Jason Bateman is 54. Musician Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and of Nirvana is 54. Actor Kevin Durand (“Lost,” ″Fruitvale Station”) is 49. Actor Jordan Ladd (“Death Proof”) is 48. Actor Emayatzy Corinealdi (“Middle of Nowhere”) is 43. Singer-guitarist Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon is 41. Actor Zach Gilford (“The Family,” ″Friday Night Lights”) is 41. Guitarist Joe Guese of The Click Five is 41. Actor Jake Choi (“Single Parents”) is 38. Singer-actor Grant Gustin (“The Flash”) is 33. Bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle is 30.
There is an awkward press junket in Netflix’s future because while Henry Cavill is not returning for the fourth season of the popular fantasy series The Witcher, a third season with Henry Cavill is still happening.
Filming for season 3 of The Witcher started back in April 2022, around the time Deadline shared an image of the three leads sitting together during production: Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, and Freya Allan as Princess Cirilla of Cintra. They also shared a rough idea of what we would see in the upcoming season:
“Per the official logline, in season 3, as monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’v landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line — or risk losing each other forever.”
Will Henry Cavill return to The Witcher?
We recently learned that Liam Hemsworth will be replacing Cavill as Geralt in future seasons. What we don’t yet know is how the transition from Cavill to Hemsworth will be addressed in-universe, if at all. This wouldn’t be the first time something like this happened. The “Other Darrin” trope exists because of the semi-commonality of this very thing. On the show Bewitched, Darrin Stephens—the mortal husband of Samantha—was played for most of the series’ run by Dick York, but when York got sick, Dick Sargent replaced him for the final three seasons. Other Darrin, other Dick.
I don’t know how they will make it work in the show, but we do get one more season of The Witcher with Cavill before saying goodbye.
Henry Cavill’s place in a lot of major franchises is now coming into question. Unfortunately, he won’t be returning as Geralt in The Witcher. His role has been recast, and Liam Hemsworth is set to take his place in the role in season 4 of the show. This news comes on the heels of some other major developments surrounding Cavill’s role as Superman. James Gunn stepped in as the co-CEO of DC Studios, and there have been some pretty big shakeups.
At first, Henry Cavill’s return as Superman seemed pretty certain, since he appeared in the role after the end credits of Black Adam. But yesterday Gunn tweeted that he is now writing a new Superman movie for a younger actor, and with that Cavill’s reprise of the Man of Steel was done.
Cavill took to Instagram to lament his loss of the role, while also sharing that he was thankful for the opportunity in the first place. “It’s sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,” he wrote. “After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life. I respect that James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.”
Some Witcher fans were hopeful that if Cavill won’t be busy with Superman he might be able to return for more seasons of The Witcher, but that doesn’t look to be the case. A Netflix executive told Variety that their plans have not changed, and that Hemsworth will take over for Cavill starting with Season 4.
“Henry is an extraordinary Geralt and I think Liam will continue and also be an extraordinary Geralt,” Netflix’s Peter Friedlander said. “There has been a legacy of amazing, iconic characters where the actors have changed and we’re hugely optimistic about this. We will continue to honor the IP, the fans, the storytelling, all the way through.”
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