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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://amp.marca.com/en/lifestyle/tv-shows/2022/12/17/639e16e4268e3eab508b4599.html

Cavill accused of toxic behavior against women on Witcher set.

Makes sense why he was replaced on Witcher and Superman. There’s likely more bad press coming.

Remember: he said a lot of bad stuff during the Me, Too movement.

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Reading this article, I wonder if it's a publicity stunt on behalf of The Witcher team. Because around the time he left the role as Geralt, other people reported that the writers on the show hated the novels, mocked them, and wanted to tell a different story on the TV show. And Cavill has been established as a huge fan of the novels for years. Other actors on set would report how Cavill would constantly try to bring the show's writing in line with the novels, like telling them, "Let's use this line from this page of the book". And we also know that season 2 of The Witcher was a trainwreck, mostly because the writers threw the novels in the trash and wrote original material for season 2.

Then around the time that Cavill left the show, we heard that he was quarreling with the producers/writers about the creative direction the show was in.

So this article seems to be saying that he was misogynistic to the female producer and female writers on the show. And I'm sitting here (as a woman, mind you), and thinking, "Hmmm...was he [i]really[/i]? Or are you trying to spin this as a #metoo thing because your show sucks and you're angry that people noticed?" [/quote]

+1. It's from some weird random source. Every once in a while someone posts something like this on entertainment and I'm always wondering if it's so they can write another article and use the comments here as fodder.

There's also this one:

[quote]Interesting. I remember reading an interview with Millie Bobby Brown about how Cavill had "terms and conditions" for their friendship and would tell her to shut up if she asked him questions. She said that felt like a healthy relationship but I was like...no, a 40 year old man telling you to shut up is not healthy. [/quote]

Which, taken out of context, sounds pretty bad. But if you read it in the context of the entire interview, and where she is specifically contrasting the relationship she has with the Stranger Things kids, it makes sense. I still find the wording cringey, but Cavill isn't some ogre.

[quote] DEADLINE: In building this relationship and dynamic with Henry Cavill vs. your Stranger Things family Noah Schnapp and Charlie Heaton, is there a difference in creating this camaraderie that you noticed while shooting?

BROWN: It’s different because I grew up with Noah and Charlie. I met them when I was 10. So, for me, it does feel like your schoolmates. And with Henry, it feels like a real adult relationship. Like a really good friendship, a really healthy one. One that we have terms and conditions. I know Henry. He has terms and conditions with me. I’m not allowed to ask about his personal life. It’s like, “Millie, shut up. No.” And I’m like “Understood.” Whereas with the Stranger Things kids, it’s different. There’s no boundaries because it’s like we’re all siblings. But with Henry, he’s very strict with me, which I appreciate.[/quote]

[url]https://deadline.com/2022/11/millie-bobby-brown-harry-bradbeer-henry-cavill-interview-enola-holmes-2-stranger-things-news-1235160407/[/url]

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New poster. I don't have any particular engagement in this as I've only seen Cavill in the Enola Holmes movies (and liked his acting in them) and I've seen a few episodes of Witcher season one. No Superman. But I'm posting to thank this PP for giving the ENTIRE quote by Millie Bobby Brown for context. Far too often, a snippet out of a larger quote ends up circulated -- as Brown's tiny snippet about "shut up" was being misused by the earlier PP who did not remember the context but went right ahead and misquoted it anyway. And that's damaging both to the person speaking (Brown) and the person about whom she's talking (Cavill).

The full quote makes vastly more sense and puts Cavill in a sensible light.

People need to consider sources and hidden agendas in any show business or pop culture coverage, and not assume that anyone is anything (narcissist, "me too" violator, whatever) based on supposed news about actors' departures, script disputes, etc. [/quote]

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