Getting an actor to quit his long time paying gig only to yank the job offer from beneath his feet shortly thereafter is not going to win you many friends as the head of a studio.

Considering their shared interest in underage teens, I thought they would get along perfectly.

Henry Cavill – The Witcher, Superman

James Gunn

Henry Cavill won’t be returning to ‘The Witcher’ despite losing ‘Superman’ role

Henry Cavill will not return as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix hit “The Witcher,” despite losing his Superman role following a shake-up of the DC Extended Universe.

“We can confirm there are no changes to Season 4 of The Witcher,” Netflix told CNN in a statement on Friday.

Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s head of US and Canada scripted series, first addressed the decision to continue season 4 with Liam Hemsworth as the lead during a wide-ranging Variety interview published Wednesday.

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Cavill announced his departure from “The Witcher” in October, days after revealing he was reprising the part of Superman. He told fans at the time that he was passing the torch with “enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men.”

While the British actor did not offer a reason for his exit, it was widely speculated that he left the Netflix series to commit to his return as Superman, the DC Comics character he first portrayed in the 2013 film “Man of Steel.” He even made a cameo appearance as Superman in a mid-credits scene at the end of “Black Adam,” the DC film starring Dwayne Johnson.

However, things took an unexpected turn this week when it was revealed that Cavill would not be donning the red cape again after being dropped from the role. Director and writer James Gunn, who joined DC Studios as co-chair with Peter Safran in October, confirmed plans to write a new Superman movie that would focus on a younger version of the superhero. (Like CNN, DC Studios is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery) – Source

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