Henry Deas III, Longtime Variety Ad Sales Executive, Dies at 75

Director Chad Stahelski provided an update on the Highlander reboot, which is set to star Henry Cavill.

Playing the Witcher isn’t easy.

The Witcher director Marc Jobst has shared his thoughts behind Henry Cavill’s exit, implying it could be due to the show’s “demanding” nature.Jobst, who directed two episodes in the Netflix show’s first season, was asked about the actor’s decision to leave the series following season three.Speaking to ScreenRant, Jobst said: “Look, Henry has done three series, these are demanding shows to make, you know, they are huge. Henry does every single beat of his stunts, he won’t even allow a hand, if you’re doing a close-up of a hand grabbing a sword, it has to be his hand.“So, normally, what you do is you bring in a double.

One of the directors on The Witcher is opening up about the circumstances surrounding Henry Cavill‘s exit from the series.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Shia LaBeouf will make his stage debut in the world premiere of “Henry Johnson,” a new play from David Mamet. The production will be mounted at the Electric Lodge venue in Venice, Calif. and will be directed by “The L Word: Generation Q” showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan.

Shia LaBeouf will make his stage debut in Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet’s world premiere play, Henry Johnson, directed by The L Word: Generation Q Showrunner, Marja-Lewis Ryan at The Electric Lodge in Venice, CA. The cast features Academy Award Nominee, David Paymer; Mamet’s frequent collaborator, Dominic Hoffman; and Broadway’s Evan Jongkeit in the show’s titular role of Henry Johnson.

EastEnders star Jane Whittenshaw has sadly died, her agent confirmed on Friday.The much-loved actress, who was best known for playing social worker Anita Banks in the BBC soap, sadly passed away last Saturday, with her loved ones at her side. A statement from her agents read: "It is with profound sadness we must announce the passing of Jane Whittenshaw, a much loved and highly respected client of over 30 years.

It took quite a while to find the perfect actors to play Alex and Henry in Prime Video’s new movie, Red, White & Royal Blue.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Creative Artists Agency will bring down a small round of layoffs in the coming days, Variety has learned. The top talent firm, home to representatives for the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise, will axe around 60 jobs across multiple departments, insiders familiar with the agency said.

Red, White and Royal Blue director Matthew López initially thought he had his work cut out for him when the first cut of the movie was three-hours long — but as he exclusively explained to Us Weekly, bringing it down to under two hours wasn’t as hard as it may seem.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Wes Anderson will be honored at the 80th Venice Film Festival, which runs Aug. 30-Sept. 9.

Wes Anderson will be honored with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, running from August 30th to September 9.

Michael Boyd, who revived the fortunes of the Royal Shakespeare Company as its artistic director, died today of cancer, his family announced. He was 68.

Graham McTavish is back on screens again as he stars in The Witcher and has heaped praise on his co-star Henry Cavill.

William Earl Variety, the iconic entertainment publication, and iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced Wednesday the co-production of an exciting new true crime podcast, “Variety Confidential.” The podcast dives into Variety’s archives exploring stories of sex, money and murder in the entertainment industry.

Despite this being Henry Cavill‘s final season, the back half of The Witcher season three did not get stellar ratings.

WARNING: SPOILERS ARE AHEAD FOR HENRY CAVILL’S FINAL APPEARANCE ON ‘THE WITCHER’. DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!

Indie rock fans are in mourning.

The Witcher left many fans of the Netflix show in tears – warning spoilers below.It comes after the finale showed his character Geralt is once again separated from his love Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Princess Cirilla (Freya Allan), before being reunited with Jaskier (Joey Batey) and riding off into the sunset.Following the scene, one fan wrote: “I am just distraught with that ending and knowing Henry’s Geralt won’t get his happy ending.”Another added: “Really solid ending to the season, I thought. Gonna miss Cavill.

The Witcher season three, part two has arrived on Netflix, but this will be the last time fans get to see Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt Of Rivia.Based on the successful fantasy book series and video games of the same name, The Witcher sees Cavill star as a magically super-powered monster hunter (known as a Witcher) who crosses paths with a powerful sorceress and a princess whose untapped magic is sought after by evil forces.The official synopsis for season three reads: “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture Ciri of Cintra, Geralt takes her into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.”Alongside Cavill, the series stars Anya Chalotra as sorceress Yennefer Of Vengerberg and Freya Allan as Princess Ciri.This is, however, the last time Cavill will star in the series. The actor announced his decision to leave in October 2022, with the show now set to move in a new direction for the already confirmed fourth and fifth seasons.Liam Hemsworth will indeed be replacing Cavill as Geralt Of Rivia for season four, and it appears the character’s sudden change of face will even be addressed in the show.Speaking to Yahoo!, executive producer Tomek Baginski previously stated that fans of the books will recognise the story they have drawn from to explain Cavill’s departure.“I don’t want to get too emotional, but it was a great journey to have Henry Cavill on this show and we will miss him,” he said.“But, at the same time, we have a very, very good plan to introduce our new Geralt and our new vision for Geralt with Liam.