• ipodjockey@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    79
    ·
    3 months ago

    Hmmmm you got some primary sources for those claims? Not saying you are wrong. It’s just the first time I’ve heard this.

    • sundray@lemmus.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      30
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      I had a brief look around and these accusations seem to originally come up in a leaked script for an episode of the Duexmoi gossip podcast. Some of the responses to the accusations can be found in this Vulture article, but there’s not a lot in it. As they state, “everybody involved in The Witcher is […] playing nice on the record.” So… *shrug*. Very disappointing if true, but no one’s confirming anything…

    • Coasting0942@reddthat.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      21
      ·
      3 months ago

      He’s missing the “controversy” section on his Wikipedia. Which is my litmus test of how big are your red flags

      • nehal3m@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        18
        arrow-down
        11
        ·
        3 months ago

        Huh? So a lack of mention of controversy with sources to back it up is a red flag to you? Weird.

        • __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          32
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          3 months ago

          No, you’re reading that backwards somehow. A lack of controversy section shows that there are no good sources and the red flags are not that big.

        • Pistcow@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          8
          ·
          3 months ago

          Yeah, that Gene Wilder is an asshole because he doesn’t have “controversy” in his wiki.

    • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      39
      ·
      3 months ago

      I’d seen this all multiple places before but doing a quick search here is a source on the most recent round of Netflix and superman stuff

      Source

      Personally I think a lot of this is overblown. Specifically the not wanting shirtless scenes and stuff is a personal thing that’s up to the comfort of the actor. The bits I don’t like are harassing women and his previous comments about the MeToo movement which make me far more likely to believe the current accusations against him.

        • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          8
          arrow-down
          23
          ·
          3 months ago

          I replied to each comment that asked for a source with a source. Seemed like the best way to make sure everyone that wanted to be notified got notified.

          • pancakes@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            22
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            3 months ago

            The commenter asked for a primary source, which I’m also interested in. Does one exist?

            • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              5
              arrow-down
              15
              ·
              3 months ago

              Yes, I included it in the original comment in an edit but just in case that was missed, I’ll also include it here.

              This is an excerpt from a podcast in which someone from the set described their experience:

              This was also mentioned in the article but honestly they did such a poor job showcasing it I’m not surprised it was missed at all.

              • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                26
                arrow-down
                5
                ·
                3 months ago

                The primary source is a leaked podcast script from a podcast run by an anonymous celebrity gossip Instagram account which was posted on reddit. This is basically the journalist equivalent to using 4chan green-text as a citation. The article, which fails to verify anything, is a year and a half old and not a soul related to the production has corroborated any part of it in that time.

                No official statement was made about why Cavill is no longer on The Witcher. I wouldn’t doubt that he was being difficult on set considering his love of the source material and how little the show respected it. I also wouldn’t be surprised to find out his contract just ran out and neither party was interested in renegotiating.

                James Gunn has specificly said, on thar record, that Cavill wasn’t fired. The next Super Man is just going to be younger. After how badly Black Adam flopped, I’m not surprised they’re taking the DCU in a different direction.

              • Cypher@aussie.zone
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                12
                arrow-down
                4
                ·
                3 months ago

                So he was, according to one claim, disrespectful to the people who were disrespecting fans and his wishes to make a faithful adaptation.

                I see no problems here.

                Oh and saying it’s a ‘problem’ that he didn’t want to perform sex scenes for misandrist show runner and writers isn’t a negative. He stood up for himself.

                • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  arrow-down
                  6
                  ·
                  3 months ago

                  I 100% agree with that last part. I think it’s a good thing he stood up for himself and how he wanted to be displayed/treated on screen.