#Joss Whedon Says Justice League’s Cyborg Storyline ‘Made No Sense,’ Calls Ray Fisher ‘A Bad Actor’

Ray Fisher was not the only actor to publicly address the troubled “Justice League” set, but he was instrumental in starting the conversation. His initial comments in 2020 served as a pillar not just for fans’ #SnyderCut campaign, but also a sweeping internal investigation conducted by WarnerMedia. Fisher’s own campaign against the leadership at Warner Bros., further fleshed out in tell-alls with Variety and Forbes, addressed the erasure of people of color in Whedon’s “Justice League,” as well as the “massive blowups, threats,” and more that occurred on set.

In the interview with Forbes, Fisher gave context to his gripes with the film, most notably the reduction of his own role as Cyborg — who, in Snyder’s cut, was “the heart of the film” (via USA Today). Fisher also heard that Whedon had lightened an actor’s skin color in post-production. “That was the tipping point for me,” the actor would later tell Forbes.

Whedon flat-out denies any racial motivation in lightening his “Justice League” cast, claiming that he brightened the entire film without bias. To the director, none of Fisher’s comments were “true or merited discussing,” but he did go on to explain why the actor’s role was slashed so drastically in his film. Whedon claimed that Cyborg’s story line “logically made no sense,” and cited a bad performance on Fisher’s part — something that the “Justice League” test screenings apparently confirmed. Cyborg was named “the worst of all the characters in the film,” according to an unnamed source.

Despite Fisher’s inexperience, Whedon insists that he consulted the actor in a series of “friendly and respectful” exchanges. He doubles down on his disbelief, calling Fisher “a malevolent force” and “a bad actor in both senses.”