Actor Ray Fisher’s ongoing battle with Warner Bros. took another turn, with the actor’s character Victor Stone / Cyborg being removed entirely from the upcoming film The Flash.
The 33-year-old made his film debut in a cameo as Cyborg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016, before the 2017 Justice League.
Fisher made headlines last summer when he accused Joss Whedon, who directed the Justice League remakes after Zack Snyder left due to a family tragedy, behaved inappropriately and unprofessionally on the set.
Removed: Actor Ray Fisher’s ongoing battle with Warner Bros. took another turn, with the actor’s character Stone / Cyborg being removed entirely from the upcoming film The Flash
The actor accessed Twitter on Tuesday to issue a lengthy statement about his removal from the Flash, which came just two weeks after he declared that he would refuse to work with DC Films President Walter Hamada, who he called ‘ the most dangerous type of facilitator. ‘
“I received official confirmation that Warner Bros. Pictures decided to remove me from The Flash,” Fisher’s long statement began.
He added that, ‘despite the misunderstanding, Cyborg’s involvement in Flash was much more than a cameo – and while I regret the missed opportunity to bring Victor Stone back to the screen, bringing awareness to Walter Hamada’s actions will prove be a much more important contribution to the world. ‘
Long statement: The actor accessed Twitter on Tuesday to issue a long statement about his removal from Flash, which came just two weeks after he declared that he would refuse to work with DC Films President Walter Hamada, who he called ‘the most dangerous type of facilitator’
Fisher also reiterated his statement made on December 30, where he said he could no longer ‘participate in any production associated with current DC Films president Walter Hamada’.
The actor said that Hamada purposely tried to “undermine” the investigation he started in the Justice League remakes in an effort to protect his friend Geoff Johns.
Fisher added that Hamada lied in his September 4 statement, which claimed that Fisher refused to meet with third-party investigators, which Fisher claims was a lie.
No more: Fisher also reiterated his statement made on December 30, where he said he could no longer ‘participate in any production associated with the current president of DC Filmes, Walter Hamada’
No more: Fisher also reiterated his statement made on December 30, where he said that he could no longer ‘participate in any production associated with the current president of DC Filmes, Walter Hamada’
He went on to say that Hamada’s behavior was not the focus of the investigation, although Fisher adds that his ‘dangerous and empowering actions must be held accountable’.
Fisher first spoke about Joss Whedon’s behavior in July, stating through Twitter: ‘The treatment that Joss Wheadon gave the cast and crew of the Justice League on the set was rude, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable. He was empowered, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg, ‘with the latter being the head of DC Films while the Justice League was in production.
Hamada was named president of DC Films in 2018 after the commercial and critical failure of the Justice League.
Dangerous: he went on to say that Hamada’s behavior was not the focus of the investigation, although Fisher adds that ‘dangerous and facilitating actions must be held accountable’
A few days after Fisher’s initial tweets, the actor said he had a ’57-minute phone call’ with Hamada, where he tried to get Hamada to ‘escalate’ Fisher’s complaints against Whedon, Johns and Berg ‘through the appropriate channels. . ‘
Instead, Hamada, ‘discredited Joss Whedon and Jon Berg in an attempt to cover up Geoff Johns,’ although when Fisher told Hamada that Johns, ‘he was a major contributor to the problems faced – including blatant racism – Walter tried, but without success, to have me reveal the names of witnesses and other specific information so that he could alert Johns about the claims against him.
Hamada even rejected Fisher’s claims against Johns due to his own personal relationship working with Johns.
Phone call: a few days after Fisher’s initial tweets, the actor said he had a ’57-minute phone call’ with Hamada, where he tried to get Hamada to ‘escalate’ Fisher’s claims against Whedon, Johns and Berg, ‘through of appropriate channels’
Hamada had even told Fisher that he was informed of Whedon’s behavior on the set before Fisher performed, adding that it was the producer’s job to protect the director.
Hamada eventually agreed to ‘escalate’ Fisher’s complaints, adding that he was above his salary level, and made a ‘bad joke’ about not putting him on Twitter.
Since the investigation was launched, WarnerMedia has separated from Whedon, while exposing Johns’ “racist, coercive, discriminatory and retaliatory behavior”.
On the set: Hamada even told Fisher that he was informed of Whedon’s behavior on the set before Fisher performed, adding that it was the producer’s job ‘to protect the director
Fisher added that his responsibilities now are ‘to try to protect those who were brave enough to lend their voice to the Justice League investigation’ and to ensure that what happened in the Justice League reshoots and the investigation that followed ‘never happens again’ .
The actor concluded his statement by holding that Walter Hamada is, ‘unsuitable for a leadership position’, adding that he is willing to submit to a polygraph to support all the claims he has made against Hamada.
“I don’t know how many cases of abuse in the workplace Walter tried to cover in the past, but I hope the Justice League investigation will be the last one,” said Fisher.
Unable: The actor concluded his statement by holding that Walter Hamada is, ‘unfit for a leadership position’, adding that he is willing to submit to a polygraph to support all the allegations he has made against Hamada
Responsible: Fisher added that his responsibilities now are ‘to try to protect those who were brave enough to lend their voice to the Justice League investigation’ and to ensure what happened in the Justice League reshoots and the investigation that followed ‘will never happen again ‘
He concluded his statement by adding that, ‘If the end of my time as a Cyborg is the cost of helping to bring awareness and responsibility to Walter Hamada’s actions, I will gladly pay.’
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Director Andy Muschietti (It) and writer Christina Hodson (Bumblebee) came on board, with the studio setting a release date for November 4, 2022.
Flash: The Flash movie, starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash, has been delayed several times, but now it seems to be moving forward