Matrix Star Laurence Fishburne Will Suck Blood In Witcher Season 4

Actor Laurence Fishburne raises his fists in a seemingly congratulatory gesture during American Buffalo's opening night in the Square Theatre in April 2022.
Actor Laurence Fishburne raises his fists in a seemingly congratulatory gesture during American Buffalo's opening night in the Square Theatre in April 2022.

We don’t have a release date for the next season of Netflix’s live-action adaption of The Witcher yet, we do have an official piece of casting news. Legendary actor Laurence Fishburne, best known as The Matrix’s Redpill Resistance operative Morpheus, will join the fantasy drama series as the vampiric barber-surgeon Emiel Regis. The streaming giant announced the news on X/Twitter on January 12.

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Fishburne’s introduction to the cast comes as The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth steps into the weathered boots of Geralt of Rivia, replacing Henry Cavill. In light of the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023, it’ll be some time before The Witcher returns to Netflix, but Fishburne joining the cast is an exciting surprise.


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