Justice League star Ray Fisher claims Warner Bros. tried to bury his claims with the news that Ben Affleck will return as Batman in The Flash. After appearing in a quick cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fisher made his proper DCEU debut in 2017's Justice League. Director Zack Snyder was forced to exit Justice League's production due to a family tragedy, and Joss Whedon was brought in to complete the project.
At the time, all seemed well with the process, but Fisher has spoken up in recent months to say the opposite. In July, Fisher accused Whedon of being abusive and unprofessional on set, and since then, he's led the charge for an investigation into the Justice League reshoots. Warner Bros. fought back against these accusations and attempted to claim Fisher was being uncooperative with the investigation, but Fisher soon provided evidence to the contrary. Fisher has received support from a few of his Justice League co-stars like Jason Momoa and Kiersey Clemmons.
Momoa, in particular, corroborated Fisher's claims that there were serious examples of mistreatment on the Justice League set. Momoa said Warner Bros. came up with news about him starring in a Frosty the Snowman film to distract from Fisher's initial accusations, and now Fisher is insisting the same strategy was used against him. On the same day Fisher announced Warner Bros. had begun an investigation, news broke that Affleck will return in The Flash. "Ben returning as Batman was clearly meant to be revealed at DC Fandome," Fisher wrote, implying the news broke early to prevent coverage of his own statements.
The timing of the Affleck news is certainly suspect, especially since Warner Bros. has already pulled something like this with Momoa and Frosty the Snowman. However, it's worth mentioning that the panels for DC FanDome were taped ahead of time, and Affleck wasn't included in The Flash panel, so it isn't necessarily clear Affleck's return was supposed to be announced there. According to the first report about Affleck, the deal was only closed a week before, and the DC FanDome Flash panel would have already been recorded well before then.
At the very least, it could be that Warner Bros. pushed up the time of the Affleck news once Fisher hopped on social media. Even if distraction wasn't their intention, this doesn't put Warner Bros. in a favorable light. Right now, it looks like they're doing all they can to dodge Fisher's claims, but Fisher refuses to stay silent. Fisher has already shared his dissatisfaction with the studio's previous investigative attempts, and he isn't likely to back down until he gets the solution he wants. For Fisher and all of those who worked on Justice League, Warner Bros. owes them a fair investigation.
Source: Ray Fisher/Twitter
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