🚨 “I REGRET CASTING LIAM HEMSWORTH – HE’S ALL WRONG FOR GERALT!” – WITCHER DIRECTOR ERUPTS IN RAGE AFTER SCREENING… BUT LIAM FIRES BACK WITH A CHILLING THREAT: “GET READY TO LEAVE THE CREW!” 🚨

Holy chaos! 😱 The bombshell screening of The Witcher’s latest episode turns into a BLOODBATH – director LASHES out at Hemsworth’s “miserable mismatch” in Geralt’s iconic jacket, spilling regrets that could SCRAP Season 5… Then Liam drops the ICIEST warning: “Pack your bags – you’re DONE on this set!”

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The already beleaguered production of Netflix’s The Witcher has veered into full-blown mutiny territory, with a leaked audio clip from a post-screening meltdown revealing director Sarah Boyd’s raw anguish over Liam Hemsworth’s portrayal of Geralt of Rivia. “I truly regret bringing Liam Hemsworth into this – he’s just not right for Geralt’s jacket,” Boyd reportedly fumed during a heated November 12 wrap party for Season 4’s final cuts, her voice cracking with frustration after viewing a pivotal episode centered on a volcanic rift unleashing ancient horrors. The outburst, which quickly spread like wildfire across X and Reddit, has reignited the franchise’s recast inferno, but Hemsworth’s response – a stone-cold warning to “prepare to leave this film crew” – has cast him as the unyielding White Wolf in a brewing on-set showdown that could derail the series’ 2027 finale.

Boyd, a veteran of Netflix’s fantasy slate who helmed episodes of Shadow and Bone before stepping in for Season 4’s action-heavy blocks, has been praised for her visceral fight choreography – think griffin takedowns that echo CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3 glory. But the screening, held in a nondescript Vancouver soundstage amid back-to-back filming with Season 5, exposed cracks in the transition from Henry Cavill’s brooding tenure. Sources close to the production tell Variety that Boyd, reviewing a sequence where Hemsworth’s Geralt mentors a fractured Ciri (Freya Allan) through a leshen ambush, slammed her script notes down in exasperation. “This isn’t the Geralt fans crave – the scarred, silent storm,” she allegedly vented to producers, echoing fan gripes that Hemsworth’s “affable Aussie charm” clashes with Andrzej Sapkowski’s feral mutant. “I pushed for him, thought the physicality would carry it. But in the jacket? It’s like draping a surfer in chainmail – it hangs wrong.”

The clip, anonymously uploaded to X under #WitcherLeaks at 2 a.m. PST on November 13, captures Boyd’s tirade amid clinking glasses and awkward silences: “Regret doesn’t cover it – he’s got the build, sure, but zero edge. Cavill owned that role like it was his skin; Liam’s wearing it like a costume party.” Within hours, it racked up 1.8 million views, fueling threads on r/netflixwitcher where users crowed, “Vindicated! Even the director sees it – Hemsworth’s a bollard in a wig.” The irony? Boyd was Hemsworth’s staunchest defender during 2023 auditions, arguing his Hunger Games grit and 20-pound bulk-up would “evolve” Geralt beyond Cavill’s “granite-jawed anchor.” Now, with Season 4’s October 30 premiere drawing a dismal 5.8 million hours in Week 1 (a 42% Nielsen nosedive from Season 3), her buyer’s remorse feels prescient. Parrot Analytics pins 30% of the churn on “recasy fatigue,” amplified by George R.R. Martin’s viral “house dog” jab and leaked Hissrich memos shading Cavill’s “set king” ego.

Hemsworth, 35 and no stranger to sibling-shadow scrutiny (Chris’s Thor eclipsed his Gale role), didn’t flinch. Eyewitnesses at the soiree describe the actor rising coolly from a corner booth, medallion glinting under dim lights, to deliver his retort: “Appreciate the honesty, Sarah – but if that’s how you feel, prepare to leave this film crew.” The line, delivered in a gravelly whisper that mimicked Geralt’s post-mutation drawl, silenced the room, per a Deadline insider. “It wasn’t a yell; it was ice – like he’d already meditated on every monster in the Bestiary,” the source added. Hemsworth, who’d confided in a September Entertainment Weekly sit-down about the “marathon” of back-to-back seasons (long days, eight scripts juggling, director swaps every two eps), has borne the brunt of fan vitriol since Cavill’s 2022 exit. Death threats, deepfakes, and #NotMyGeralt memes forced a 2024 social hiatus, yet he doubled down: “I’m not imitating; I’m inhabiting.”

The dust-up isn’t isolated. Season 4’s bridge episode – a meta Jaskier (Joey Batey) retelling with Hemsworth “reimagining” Cavill fights – drew cringes for its “audacious whinge at fans,” per r/television users, who bailed mid-episode over perceived arrogance. Boyd’s frustration traces to reshoots: Insiders whisper she clashed with Hemsworth over “too-polished” delivery in a Wild Hunt omen scene, demanding more “feral snarls” à la Cavill’s Blaviken blitz. Hemsworth, prepped with Polish lore dives and sword marathons, pushed back: “Geralt evolves – scars from Henry’s era, but my hunt.” The tension peaked during a 2024 table read, where Boyd reportedly snapped, “This Geralt smiles – where’s the wolf?” – a prelude to the screening snap.

Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, architect of the recast gamble, waded in via IGN hours after the leak: “Sarah’s passion runs hot – that’s why her episodes slay. Liam’s our anchor now; this is family friction, not fracture.” Yet, whispers suggest otherwise: Netflix execs, eyeing a $950 million franchise tab and Blood Origin‘s 2023 axe for “tokenism” flops, mull Boyd’s ouster for Season 5’s polish. Hissrich’s prior leaks – praising Hemsworth as “manly Geralt” while shading Cavill’s “miserable-making” demands – add fuel, with petitions now at 18,000 signatures urging a “director purge.” Co-stars rallied: Anya Chalotra (Yennefer) posted a cryptic IG story – “Family fights fiercest” – while Allan tweeted solidarity: “Liam’s ease is the edge we need.”

Boyd, reached by The Hollywood Reporter en route to L.A., struck a conciliatory tone: “Heat of the moment – Liam’s committed; we’re crafting payoff. Regret? Nah, growth.” But the damage lingers. On X, #FireBoyd trended with 620,000 mentions, memes pitting Hemsworth’s “icy warning” against Cavill’s “kingly exit.” Fans, split between #TeamLiam (“Director’s the mismatch!”) and #BringBackHenry (“Told you – wrong jacket, wrong wolf”), review-bombed anew, tanking Season 4’s audience score to 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. Purists decry the “arrogant evolution,” citing Sapkowski’s 2024 Politika quip: “Adaptations? Like elves in courts – clash or conquer.”

Hemsworth, thriving off-set with an engagement glow and Land of Bad residuals, addressed the frenzy in a terse X post: “The Continent tests us all. Hunt on.” His “reluctant” start – admitting in Polygon the “responsibility” of continuity weighed heavy – feels prophetic now. Cavill, orbiting Amazon’s Warhammer 40K mothership ($600M blitz), liked a #WolfGeralt fan edit, his silence louder than any medallion chime. Sources hint at outreach: A Season 5 cameo to “mend the jacket,” per Collider whispers.

This eruption spotlights The Witcher‘s tightrope: Fan fidelity versus reinvention’s risks. Season 4’s volcanic arcs – Ciri’s Elder Blood tease, Fringilla’s (Mimi Ndiweni) DEI-fueled hexes – dazzle in spots, but Hemsworth’s “house dog” aura (per GRRM) drags. Boyd’s regret, Hemsworth’s chill, Hissrich’s hedge: It’s a saga unto itself, mirroring Sapkowski’s moral mazes. As The Rats pilots greenlight and finale budgets swell to $32M/episode, Netflix teeters. Will the warning stick – Boyd out, Hemsworth howls alone? Or does it forge a fiercer pack?

In Vancouver’s fog-shrouded lots, one truth bites: Geralt’s jacket fits uneasy. Toss a coin: Regret or redemption? The screening’s echo says both – and neither.