After publicly swearing that he would never work with DC Films President Walter Hamada, Ray Fisher confirmed that Warner Bros. removed him from the cast of the next DC movie, The Flash. In a lengthy social media post on Wednesday, January 13, Fisher went into meticulous detail about his dismissal from the film, his months-long battle with WarnerMedia and, most notably, his negative experiences with Hamada.
After revealing that he would no longer appear as Cyborg in the next film, Fisher said that while he “strongly disagreed with their decision”, it is ultimately not “surprising” Fisher was involved in an investigation with DC’s parent company, WarnerMedia, after accusing director Joss Whedon of alleged “abusive behavior” and racism in a set of reshoots for Justice League. In his post, Fisher accuses Hamada of intentionally spreading lies and misinformation about Fisher and intentionally trying to “undermine the Justice League investigation in order to protect his friend and former co-chairman Geoff Johns. ”Johns left Warner Bros.
Fisher continues to provide a detailed account of how Hamada tried to minimize the situation of misconduct in order to protect his colleagues and himself, claiming that Hamada is not suitable to serve as president of DC. “I contend that Walter Hamada is not suitable for a leadership position – and I am willing, at any time, to undergo a polygraph test to support my claims against him,” writes Fisher. “I don’t know how many instances of abuse in the workplace Walter tried to cover in the past, but I hope the Justice League the investigation will be the last. Fisher ends his table with the following quote from Emmet Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, a small nod to his next artistic endeavor, where he will star as Gene Mobley in the ABC miniseries Movement Women: “You get to a point in life where you just need to position yourself.” You can read Fisher’s full statement below.