Late Friday night, a Warner Bros. spokesperson released a statement addressing the allegations made by 'Justice League' actor Ray Fisher
that Hamada"attempted to throw Joss Whedon and Jon Berg under the bus in hopes that I would relent on Geoff Johns." Johns is a star DC Comics writer and is currently basking in the strong reviews and even stronger sales of the first issue of his latest work,In a statement, a studio spokesperson defended Hamada, saying,"At no time did Mr. Hamada ever 'throw anyone under the bus,' as Mr. Fisher has falsely claimed, or render any judgments about theproduction, in which Mr.
The studio also stated that Fisher has so far refused to cooperate with the investigation, noting that"to date, Mr. Fisher has declined to speak to the investigator.", when Fisher tweeted that filmmaker Whedon's"on-set treatment of the cast and crew ofwas gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable." Fisher went on to allege that producers Johns and Berg had enabled the filmmaker and his alleged behavior.
Complicating matters is that Fisher is also deep in negotiations to reprise his role as Cyborg for a cameo in Ezra Miller's, which is due to shoot next year and already counts Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton — both back as versions of Batman — among the cast. Whedon and Johns have remained silent following Fisher's claims in July, while Berg has publicly denied them.In July, Ray Fisher’s representatives asked DC Films President Walter Hamada to talk to Mr. Fisher about his concerns during the production of “Justice League.” The two had previously spoken when Mr. Hamada asked him to reprise his role as Cyborg in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Flash movie, together with other members of the Justice League. In their July conversation, Mr.
While Mr. Fisher never alleged any actionable misconduct against him, WarnerMedia nonetheless initiated an investigation into the concerns he’d raised about his character’s portrayal. Still not satisfied, Mr. Fisher insisted that WarnerMedia hire an independent third party investigator. This investigator has attempted multiple times to meet with Mr. Fisher to discuss his concerns but, to date, Mr. Fisher has declined to speak to the investigator. Warner Bros.
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