The video that replaces the face of Henry Cavill with that of Liam Hemsworth in ‘The Witcher’

There have been many surprises in showbiz in 2022, but few as shocking as the firing of Henry Cavill from ‘The Witcher’. A loss that many still can’t get over and that Netflix quickly tried to cover with the announcement of Liam Hemsworth. Now, a deepfake video shows what the replacement actor might look like as Geralt of Rivia.

StryderHD YouTube channel shared a Liam Hemsworth deepfakes ‘The sorcerer’. This is the same technology that was popularized after the release of a video in which Mark Hamill was rejuvenated looking better in “The Mandalorian”, compared to Disney’s final result facing Luke Skywalker. Ultimately, this type of digital effect is starting to take over the industry.

In the video you can see Liam Hemsworth as Henry Cavill’s understudy ‘The sorcerer’, Well, let’s remember that ‘The Hunger Games’ actor has been tapped to keep the role of Geralt in the Netflix series. Although, to be honest, the result is a bit strange compared to what other videos of this style have accustomed us to, it is still a good approach to what his interpretation of the white wolf could be like.

This technology uses Artificial Intelligence to replace any person’s face with someone else’s, using only a few reference images. That’s how it was possible to put Liam Hemsworth in both seasons of ‘The sorcerer’, even before the first official look, which still seems a few years away from being shared with the public.

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Why did Henry Cavill leave ‘The Witcher’?

Following Henry Cavill’s departure from ‘The Witcher’, it was rumored to be due to creative differences with Netflix, Lauren Hissrich Schmidt and the fantasy series’ writing team, who allegedly made fun of the fidelity to Andrej Sapkowski’s books. Later, the same production denied these rumors, and clarified that the real reasons cannot yet be revealed.

However, they said the reason behind Henry Cavill’s departure would be revealed after the premiere of ‘The Witcher’ season 3, which they hinted could take place in mid-2023, or the first 6 months. of the year. . Although there is no exact date for release yet.

Henry Cavill’s unfortunate situation following the departure of ‘The Witcher’ worsened when he was also fired from DC Comics as Superman. But now the recordings of the new spy film with Eiza González have already begun, while preparing another adaptation of one of his favorite video games of his, “Warhammer 40k”.