One of the most surprising news that the world of entertainment left us during 2022 was, without a doubt, the departure of Henry Cavill from The Witcher. However, Netflix, aware of the importance of this series in its catalog, quickly searched and found the replacement: Liam Hemsworth. While the service still hasn’t officially shown us what he looks like in the role of Geralt of Rivia, this deepfake he has taken it upon himself to imagine it.
The deepfakesIn recent years, they have become a trend on the internet. It is another demonstration, in addition, of how much artificial intelligence has evolved in a short period of time. So the YouTube channel stryderHD was assigned the task of replacing Henry Cavill’s face with that of Liam Hemsworth in The Witcher.
Technically speaking, the result is surprising; although we have certainly seen deepfakes even more impressive. The problem is that we get so used to seeing—and hearing—Henry Cavill as Geral de Rivia, that we the incorporation of Hemsworth, with or without deepfakeit will seem strange to us. For some, it will even be difficult to bear once it becomes a reality. You can see the result below:
The Witcher runs out of Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill’s departure from The Witcher it was quite a drama. Apparently, he had some creative differences with those responsible for the production, and this was the main cause of his goodbye. The actor, like many fans, considered that the series began to depart significantly from Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels. The above, in fact, would have been even more noticeable in the third season, which is yet to be released.
However, it cannot be forgotten that the news emerged shortly after the return of Henry Cavill as Superman was announced. Although the aforementioned hinted that his departure from The Witcher It was not related to this topic, the times invite us to think the opposite.
Sadly for Henry Cavill, his dream of donning Superman’s iconic red cape again didn’t come true. James Gunn showed up unexpectedly to take over at DC Studios alongside Peter Safran, and the two decided it was time to restructure the production company. The new strategy, however, did not contemplate the participation of Cavill.
One of James Gunn’s first announcements was to confirm that there will be a new superman movie —Superman Legacy—, but with another actor. The idea is to create a story that shows Clark Kent’s early days as a superhero, and Cavill didn’t fit that profile.
Of course, according to James Gunn, no one in DC fired Henry Cavill, they simply never offered him a formal agreement to finalize his return. “We didn’t fire Henry. He was never cast [de Superman Legacy]. I like Henry, he’s a great guy. I think a lot of people are cheating you, including the old regime of this company. But this Superman [el de la nueva película]for various reasons, it is not for Henry, ”said the manager.
The third season of The Witcher It will be released sometime this year.