Justice League actor Ray Fisher called out director Joss Whedon for alleged gross and abusive behavior towards the cast and crew on set. The actor unleashed his disappointment in a tweet that went viral this week.
Fisher made a damning accusation of abuse and unprofessional behavior of Whedon on the set of the 2017 movie Justice League where he starred as Victor Stone, a.k.a. Cyborg. The actor added that both former Warner Bros. co-president of production Jon Berg, and former DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns "enabled" the filmmaker's behavior.
Whedon had yet to comment on the allegation. Berg, on the other hand, denied to Variety that they enabled any unprofessional behavior on the set of the DC movie. He added that he remembered the time when Fisher got upset on set when he was asked to say "Booyah," a well-known expression used by Cyborg in the animated series.
Fisher first hinted earlier this week that he and Whedon did not go along well while filming Justice League when he tweeted a clip from their movie panel at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con. In the video, the actor can be seen praising Whedon as "a great guy" and a "good person." Fisher said he retracts every bit of that statement.
A few days later, he followed it up with more direct accusations against Whedon. The True Detective actor said the director's "gross, abusive, and unprofessional" behavior is completely unacceptable.
Fans speculated that Fisher could be speaking about the rumors that have been circling for years that Whedon's efforts to reshoot Snyder's footage were opposed by the cast members. Berg and Johns, allegedly, backed the director's decision.
Whedon directed the first two Avengers movies. After that, he took over directing duties for the movie adaptation of the Justice League from Zack Snyder after the latter exited the project due to death in his family. Aside from Fisher, the movie also starred Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), and Ezra Miller (The Flash).
Reports have it that it was Victor Stone/Cyborg's character arc that changed the most when Whedon took the helm for Snyder. Whedon did a series of reshoots to change the tone of the movie.
In the end, Cyborg's role was cut short in the movie. Fisher previously expressed his disappointment and said he wished Victor Stone's backstory wasn't left out in the final cut.
Snyder earlier said that Cyborg is the "heart" of his story, which fans didn't see in Whedon's movie. DCEU fans would be able to see if that is true when Snyder's restored version of the JL film finally premiered on HBO Max in 2021.
