Actor Ray Fisher has responded to the recently published claims made by Justice League director Joss Whedon concerning the allegations issued against him in 2020. Fisher says, however, that his response will have to wait a day.
On social media, Fisher stated, “Rather than address all of the lies and buffoonery today—I will be celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” He added, “Tomorrow the work continues.”
Looks like Joss Whedon got to direct an endgame after all…
Rather than address all of the lies and buffoonery today—I will be celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Tomorrow the work continues.#MLKDay
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— Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) January 17, 2022
The response follows the publication of a substantial claim Whedon made to New York Magazine, which was published on MLK Day. In the interview, he dismissed all of Fisher’s claims against him — including abusive and unprofessional behavior on the set of the 2017 film — and stated, “We’re talking about a malevolent force. We’re talking about a bad actor in both senses.”
Furthermore, Whedon claimed Fisher may have issued the allegations against himself on behalf of director Zack Snyder, who was forced to depart from Justice League, owing to a family tragedy. Whedon stated, “I don’t know who started it… I just know in whose name it was done.” To be clear, while the bulk of the allegations were issued against Whedon, Fisher has claimed DC Films executive Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, as well as Warner Bros. Picture Group Chairman Toby Emmerich enabled his behavior and on-set racism. Additionally, Fisher later claimed DC Films President Walter Hamada “attempted to throw Joss Whedon and Jon Berg under the bus in hopes that I would relent on Geoff Johns.”
One example of racism Fisher provided from his experience on Justice League concerned the overall depiction of Cyborg. Johns allegedly sought to depict Cyborg similarly to Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, going so far as to demonstrate by dipping his shoulder in what Fisher described as a servile posture. The actor stated, “It was like he was assuming how Black people would respond rather than taking the advice from the only Black person — as far as I know — with any kind of creative impact on the project.” Moreover, Fisher claimed that, on top of reducing his role, Cyborg was made to appear lighter-skinned– a claim Whedon recently denied.
Whedon claimed that the reason so much of Fisher’s role in Justice League was cut was because it was not received well by test audiences. The director also stated that he brightened the entire film during post-production and not just Cyborg. Whedon also insisted that his interactions with Fisher on set were professional and friendly.
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