Whose Geralt of Rivia Is This?

"On October 30, the day Liam Hemsworth dons the white-blond wig and yellow contact lenses that make him Geralt of Rivia on Netflix's The Witcher, it will have been three years and a day since once-Geralt Henry Cavill stepped down from the role. "As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam's take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men," Cavill wrote at the time."

"In the midst of a trailer that promises the return of all our pals - Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), Ciri (Freya Allan), and Jaskier (Joey Batey) - we see Hemsworth's Geralt rally a group of armed friends with a bellowing, bafflingly American-sounding, "Let's fucking go!" Let's fucking go? Is this something Geralt of Rivia would say? Is it something he'd say like that? It's not as if they don't cuss in The Witcher ( in fact, they cuss a lot), but they don't cuss like this."

On October 30, Liam Hemsworth appears as Geralt of Rivia on Netflix's The Witcher, three years and a day after Henry Cavill stepped down from the role. Hemsworth matches Geralt's hulking stature and scowl, but the first full preview features a bellowing, American-sounding line — "Let's fucking go!" — that contrasts with previous brooding portrayals. Recasting Geralt follows reported tension between Cavill and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. The Witcher books and games are bawdy, violent, grotesque, and steeped in cruelty and despair. The television adaptation has softened some elements, and Hemsworth's portrayal appears tonally different from Cavill's.

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