In order to morph into the vagabond monster-slaying Geralt of Rivia for Netflix's The Witcher, star Henry Cavill occasionally had to take the character's dirtiness into his own hands. While talking to Vanity Fair about all the in and outs of his Geralt transformation, including multiple wigs and contacts that would eventually irritate his eyes, Cavill mentioned how much he became invested in Geralt's overall unkempt look. "The costumers were, towards the end, quite horrified with me," he said. "Before takes I would look at myself and say, 'We need more dirt on me.' They’d come up to me with this tiny little -- it's like a pair of tights rolled up into a ball, with some dust in, and they’d sort of pat it on me. And I’d say, 'Yeah, guys, that's not enough.'" "So I’d go stand out in the rain. Sometimes I’d roll around in puddles. I would just try and get as much of the world on me, so this character looked like he had lived within it." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-monster-in-season-1-of-netflixs-the-witcher&captions=true"] After pausing production on Season 2 due to the COVID-19 crisis, which caused Cavill to have enough down time to paint Warhammer figurines, cameras are set to being rolling again on The Witcher in August - with reports saying the most "controversial" part of Season 1 has now been fixed. Season 2 will add the character of Vesemir, Geralt's mentor, along with a slew of new Witchers. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/27/the-witcher-showrunner-shares-her-favourite-deleted-scenes-from-season-1-teases-season-2"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

In order to morph into the vagabond monster-slaying Geralt of Rivia for Netflix's The Witcher, star Henry Cavill occasionally had to take the character's dirtiness into his own hands. While talking to Vanity Fair about all the in and outs of his Geralt transformation, including multiple wigs and contacts that would eventually irritate his eyes, Cavill mentioned how much he became invested in Geralt's overall unkempt look. "The costumers were, towards the end, quite horrified with me," he said. "Before takes I would look at myself and say, 'We need more dirt on me.' They’d come up to me with this tiny little -- it's like a pair of tights rolled up into a ball, with some dust in, and they’d sort of pat it on me. And I’d say, 'Yeah, guys, that's not enough.'" "So I’d go stand out in the rain. Sometimes I’d roll around in puddles. I would just try and get as much of the world on me, so this character looked like he had lived within it." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-monster-in-season-1-of-netflixs-the-witcher&captions=true"] After pausing production on Season 2 due to the COVID-19 crisis, which caused Cavill to have enough down time to paint Warhammer figurines, cameras are set to being rolling again on The Witcher in August - with reports saying the most "controversial" part of Season 1 has now been fixed. Season 2 will add the character of Vesemir, Geralt's mentor, along with a slew of new Witchers. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/27/the-witcher-showrunner-shares-her-favourite-deleted-scenes-from-season-1-teases-season-2"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Fans have been itching for a revenge-soaked follow up to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill two-parter for years, really ever since the opening scene of Vol. 1 where Uma Thurman's Bride character talks to the young daughter of the freshly-murdered Vivica A. Fox's Vernita Green and tells her "When you grow up, if you still feel raw about it, I'll be waiting." Naturally, this leaves room for a Kill Bride or Kill Beatrix movie where Vernita's daughter hunts down her mother's killer. It's a project that that Tarantino and Thurman still discuss possibly doing to this day. Even back in 2004, Tarantino was raring to go for the sequel, saying "The star will be Vernita Green’s daughter, Nikki. I’ve already got the whole mythology: Sofie Fatale [Julie Dreyfus] will get all of Bill’s money. She’ll raise Nikki, who’ll take on the Bride. Nikki deserves her revenge every bit as much as the Bride deserved hers.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=quentin-tarantinos-most-notable-abandoned-or-delayed-projects&captions=true"] Recently though, while talking about Kill Bill sequels and/or reboot possibilities with NME, Vivica A. Fox mentioned how'd she'd love to see Zendaya play Nikki. "Zendaya! How hot would that be?" she said. "And that would probably green light this project. Because her and Uma are both very tall, and it would just be kick-butt, and I love her.” “Hopefully now we can put that out, like ‘Tarantino, cast Zendaya!’ And spark his interest to put it on the fast track." So what do you think about this casting? Would you like to watch Zendaya v. Uma Thurman? In a bloody, stabby battle for Kill Bill supremacy? Also, would you like this to be Tarantino's tenth and final film as the director has said many times that he plans on only making ten movies and then retiring. Let us know below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/28/once-upon-a-timein-hollywood-deleted-scene"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Fans have been itching for a revenge-soaked follow up to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill two-parter for years, really ever since the opening scene of Vol. 1 where Uma Thurman's Bride character talks to the young daughter of the freshly-murdered Vivica A. Fox's Vernita Green and tells her "When you grow up, if you still feel raw about it, I'll be waiting." Naturally, this leaves room for a Kill Bride or Kill Beatrix movie where Vernita's daughter hunts down her mother's killer. It's a project that that Tarantino and Thurman still discuss possibly doing to this day. Even back in 2004, Tarantino was raring to go for the sequel, saying "The star will be Vernita Green’s daughter, Nikki. I’ve already got the whole mythology: Sofie Fatale [Julie Dreyfus] will get all of Bill’s money. She’ll raise Nikki, who’ll take on the Bride. Nikki deserves her revenge every bit as much as the Bride deserved hers.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=quentin-tarantinos-most-notable-abandoned-or-delayed-projects&captions=true"] Recently though, while talking about Kill Bill sequels and/or reboot possibilities with NME, Vivica A. Fox mentioned how'd she'd love to see Zendaya play Nikki. "Zendaya! How hot would that be?" she said. "And that would probably green light this project. Because her and Uma are both very tall, and it would just be kick-butt, and I love her.” “Hopefully now we can put that out, like ‘Tarantino, cast Zendaya!’ And spark his interest to put it on the fast track." So what do you think about this casting? Would you like to watch Zendaya v. Uma Thurman? In a bloody, stabby battle for Kill Bill supremacy? Also, would you like this to be Tarantino's tenth and final film as the director has said many times that he plans on only making ten movies and then retiring. Let us know below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/28/once-upon-a-timein-hollywood-deleted-scene"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Ubisoft has stated that the recent sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against some of its employees will not "be addressed directly" during its upcoming Ubisoft Forward presentation. Ubisoft made the statement on Twitter, saying "Ubisoft Forward comes during a time of big internal change. Because all the content has been pre-recorded, we wanted to recognize that the issues we're currently dealing with won't be addressed directly in the show. We still have significant work to do and are committed to this process. We will provided more updates soon." The first allegations were made against the former creative director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ashraf Ismail, Ubisoft product and brand manager Andrien Gbingie, and Ubisoft's Stone Chin in late June. Since then, Ubisoft and its CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot promised to enact change and take "any and all appropriate disciplinary action" against those guilty of abuse. Change has already occurred within Ubisoft, with Ismail stepping down alongside three top executives in Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët, Ubisoft Canadian studios head Tannis Mallat, and Global Head of HR Cécile Cornet. Ubisoft's editorial team has also seen change, with Maxime Béland resigning and Tommy François being "placed on disciplinary leave pending the outcome of an investigation." This statement arrives just a few hours before Ubisoft hosts its Ubisoft Forward E3 replacement showcase where it will discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, and much more. You can watch Ubisoft Forward on Sunday, July 12 at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm BST. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Ubisoft has stated that the recent sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against some of its employees will not "be addressed directly" during its upcoming Ubisoft Forward presentation. Ubisoft made the statement on Twitter, saying "Ubisoft Forward comes during a time of big internal change. Because all the content has been pre-recorded, we wanted to recognize that the issues we're currently dealing with won't be addressed directly in the show. We still have significant work to do and are committed to this process. We will provided more updates soon." The first allegations were made against the former creative director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ashraf Ismail, Ubisoft product and brand manager Andrien Gbingie, and Ubisoft's Stone Chin in late June. Since then, Ubisoft and its CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot promised to enact change and take "any and all appropriate disciplinary action" against those guilty of abuse. Change has already occurred within Ubisoft, with Ismail stepping down alongside three top executives in Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët, Ubisoft Canadian studios head Tannis Mallat, and Global Head of HR Cécile Cornet. Ubisoft's editorial team has also seen change, with Maxime Béland resigning and Tommy François being "placed on disciplinary leave pending the outcome of an investigation." This statement arrives just a few hours before Ubisoft hosts its Ubisoft Forward E3 replacement showcase where it will discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, and much more. You can watch Ubisoft Forward on Sunday, July 12 at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm BST. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

We've got a look at what PS5 boxes will look like through 2 upcoming games.

We've got a look at what PS5 boxes will look like through 2 upcoming games.

Following the recent sexual misconduct and toxic culture allegations at Ubisoft, three of its executives - Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët, Ubisoft Canadian studios head Tannis Mallat, and Global Head of HR Cécile Cornet, have stepped down from their roles. As reported by GamesIndustry.Biz, these three stepped down "following the initiation of a rigorous review that the company initiated in response to recent allegations and accusations of misconduct and inappropriate behavior." Hascoët, according to a report in the French newspaper Liberation, was specifically named as "playing a central role in the company's culture problems, with one source saying the executive has 'the most toxic behavior in the whole business.'" Ubisoft's CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot said in a statement that he is "committed to implementing profound changes across the company to improve and strengthen our workplace culture."

"Ubisoft has fallen short in its obligation to guarantee a safe and inclusive workplace environment for its employees," said Ubisoft CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot. "This is unacceptable, as toxic behaviors are in direct contrast to values on which I have never compromised - and never will. I am committed to implementing profound changes across the company to improve and strengthen our workplace culture. Moving forward, as we collectively embark on a path leading to a better Ubisoft, it is my expectation that leaders across the company manage their teams with the utmost respect. I also expect them to work to drive the change we need, always thinking of what is best for Ubisoft and all its employees."

Guillemot will be filling Hascoët's role on an interim basis, where he will manage "a complete overhaul of the way in which the creative teams collaborate." There has been no replacement named for Mallet, but he has already left his role as "the recent allegations that have come to light in Canada against multiple employees make it impossible for him to continue in this position." These employees include Ubisoft Montreal's Ashraf Ismail, the former creative director on Assassin's Creed Valhalla who left his role following impropriety allegations, and Ubisoft Toronto VP of editorial Maxime Béland who was also accused of abuse and misconduct. Another unnamed employee was also fired for "engaging in behaviors that do no align with what is expected of Ubisoft employees." Outside of Canada, Ubisoft's VP of editorial and creative services Tommy François was also placed on disciplinary leave due to similar allegations. Cornet decided to leave her position as "she believes it is in the best interest of the Company's unity." Ubisoft is also searching for her replacement, focusing on "restructuring and strengthening its HR function in order to adapt it to the new challenges of the video game industry." The announcement stated that Mallat would be leaving the company, while Hascoët and Cornet would be changing roles, but an Ubisoft representative confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that Hascoët would in-fact be leaving the company. Amidst all of these allegations, Ubisoft is still planning on hosting its Ubisoft Forward E3 replacement showcase where it will discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, and much more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Following the recent sexual misconduct and toxic culture allegations at Ubisoft, three of its executives - Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët, Ubisoft Canadian studios head Tannis Mallat, and Global Head of HR Cécile Cornet, have stepped down from their roles. As reported by GamesIndustry.Biz, these three stepped down "following the initiation of a rigorous review that the company initiated in response to recent allegations and accusations of misconduct and inappropriate behavior." Hascoët, according to a report in the French newspaper Liberation, was specifically named as "playing a central role in the company's culture problems, with one source saying the executive has 'the most toxic behavior in the whole business.'" Ubisoft's CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot said in a statement that he is "committed to implementing profound changes across the company to improve and strengthen our workplace culture."

"Ubisoft has fallen short in its obligation to guarantee a safe and inclusive workplace environment for its employees," said Ubisoft CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot. "This is unacceptable, as toxic behaviors are in direct contrast to values on which I have never compromised - and never will. I am committed to implementing profound changes across the company to improve and strengthen our workplace culture. Moving forward, as we collectively embark on a path leading to a better Ubisoft, it is my expectation that leaders across the company manage their teams with the utmost respect. I also expect them to work to drive the change we need, always thinking of what is best for Ubisoft and all its employees."

Guillemot will be filling Hascoët's role on an interim basis, where he will manage "a complete overhaul of the way in which the creative teams collaborate." There has been no replacement named for Mallet, but he has already left his role as "the recent allegations that have come to light in Canada against multiple employees make it impossible for him to continue in this position." These employees include Ubisoft Montreal's Ashraf Ismail, the former creative director on Assassin's Creed Valhalla who left his role following impropriety allegations, and Ubisoft Toronto VP of editorial Maxime Béland who was also accused of abuse and misconduct. Another unnamed employee was also fired for "engaging in behaviors that do no align with what is expected of Ubisoft employees." Outside of Canada, Ubisoft's VP of editorial and creative services Tommy François was also placed on disciplinary leave due to similar allegations. Cornet decided to leave her position as "she believes it is in the best interest of the Company's unity." Ubisoft is also searching for her replacement, focusing on "restructuring and strengthening its HR function in order to adapt it to the new challenges of the video game industry." The announcement stated that Mallat would be leaving the company, while Hascoët and Cornet would be changing roles, but an Ubisoft representative confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that Hascoët would in-fact be leaving the company. Amidst all of these allegations, Ubisoft is still planning on hosting its Ubisoft Forward E3 replacement showcase where it will discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, and much more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.