On Monday, Fisher tweeted a video of him saying those same words at SDCC 2017 with this caption: “I would like to take a moment to forcefully retract every part of this statement.”
I’d like to take a moment to forcefully retract each part of this statement: pic.twitter.com/1ECwwu6TG1
– Ray Fisher (@ ray8fisher) June 29, 2020
Fisher, a stage actor who made his big-screen debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice before moving on to the Justice League, provided no additional context to retract his past praise of Whedon. It’s unclear if Fisher’s hit is a personal fight with Whedon or simply if he doesn’t like the theatrical version of Justice League that Whedon directed, which was mandated to lighten the darker tone of Snyder’s version of the movie.
It’s also worth noting Jason Momoa’s stony expression and seemingly half-hearted nod reacting to Fisher’s praise.
Fisher has always been a supporter of #ReleaseTheSnyderCut on his social media. Given that Snyder gave Fisher, whose only credit since the 2017 Justice League was a recurring role in Season 3 on HBO’s True Detective, his start as a screen actor may be a matter of loyalty to him.
However, actor Joe Morton, who played Cyborg’s father, Silas Stone, told IGN in 2017 that Whedon’s tweaks were in part to alter the tone of Cyborg’s character, a creative change that could get to the heart of Fisher’s retraction of his past praise for Whedon. .
“Well, the things I had to do were really small little pieces, nothing necessarily related to tone. I know with Ray [Fisher], the young man who plays Victor, there were some adjustments they made in terms of that character’s tone, “according to Morton.
“I think what I heard was that there was a need for the studio to clarify the film in some way, that the film felt too dark. I don’t know what that meant in terms of how it actually translated in terms of the recordings, but that that’s what I heard. That’s what I thought some of the recordings were about. “
This is not the first time that Fisher has criticized the creative staff who worked on past DC movies.
In June, Fisher responded to a tweet from Suicide Squad director David Ayer, who answered a question from fans about his movie’s timeline. In the tweet (seen below), Yesterday claims Geoff Johns, the DC Comics writer who was also the protagonist of Warner Bros. ‘DC Films review: added an item to Suicide Squad, which was also infamously restructured prior to launch , who felt “broke my timeline” of Joker. To which Fisher replied, apparently casting a shadow on Johns, “I feel your pain.”
I feel your pain …
– Ray Fisher (@ ray8fisher) June 10, 2020
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is nearing completion and is expected to debut on HBO Max in early to mid-2021.
For more Snyder Cut coverage, watch the first clip of Darkseid and discover some of the visual changes the film will have in the theatrical premiere of Justice League.
