Ray Fisher Reveals What It Would Take for Him to Return as Cyborg
It’s no secret that the original production for the Justice League was troubled, to say the least. Once Joss Whedon took over the project for Zack Snyder, the whole thing became a disaster. Perhaps the person who had the hardest time on set was Ray Fisher, who portrayed Cyborg. The former theatre actor made his film debut in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice but didn’t have a really big role until Justice League. He clearly didn’t like how Whedon did things and has been very critical of Warner Bros. for how they handled the whole situation.
Cyborg wasn’t a very interesting character in Whedon’s cut but was a big standout in the Snyder cut. There are many fans who wouldn’t mind seeing Fisher return to the DCEU but there’s a lot of bad blood between him and the studio. The actor was asked by the No Load Time podcast at MegaCon 2021 in Orlando, Florida what it would take for him to return. He gave a very candid answer while leaving the door open for a return:
That’s a complicated question. I think, ultimately, how people spend their money determines what happens and what does not happen in this business, and particularly in comic books and DC. For me, there’s a lot of stuff behind the scenes. Obviously, I’ve not been shy about talking about all of the things that have occurred over the last year, the back and forth that I’ve had personally and publicly with Warner Bros. Pictures, Walter Hamada, and the rest of the crew over there.
For me, I think it all starts with an apology coming from the Warner Bros. side of things. There’s a lot of really gnarly stuff that has gone down, especially publicly. What Walter Hamada and Warner Bros. Pictures attempted to do, professionally and personally, during one of the most crucial years for Black people in the history of really humanity, is just unacceptable. So until such time an apology is issued, I definitely will not be supporting any Walter Hamada productions, period. And it’s a tough thing because I’m a DC fan through and through. I love these characters, but sometimes you gotta give up what you love to do what’s right.
An apology from Hamada seems unlikely and so does the revitalization of the Snyderverse. It’s hard to see a return of Fisher’s Cyborg without Snyder returning to the DCEU. If we don’t ever see him in another DC film, we at least have him in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
