Justice League's Ray Fisher has disputed a claim that he wanted double his negotiated price to appear as Cyborg in The Flash. Fisher previously accused Geoff Johns, Joss Whedon and John Berg of abusive and unprofessional conduct, which prompted an investigation by Warner Bros.
"It would appear that @wbpictures has gone from giving libelous official statements to one media outlet, to becoming 'a source' of purposeful misinformation for another," the actor tweeted. "The people are on to you. The investigation is coming. Casting aspersions on me will not change that."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, negotiations between Fisher and Warner Bros. have stalled as a result of Fisher's side countering the original negotiated price with a figure double what they agreed upon. Fisher's Cyborg was originally meant to play a larger role in The Flash, but the current script scaled it back to a three scene appearance. Fisher's contract included options for future appearances after the release of Justice League, though what impact, if any, Fisher's investigation has on the agreement remains to be seen.
While the investigation has been ongoing, this is not the first time Fisher has criticized Warner Bros. for putting out allegedly untrue statements about him. At the beginning September, Warner Bros. claimed that Fisher was not cooperating with their investigation, to which the actor clarified that he only ended a conversation with the investigator to secure legal representation. Of the alleged misinformation shared by Warner Bros., Fisher said that "the only way to cut through the PR spin is to hit it with hard facts, hard evidence and to let people know you're not playing games."
Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. Zack Snyder's Justice League will premiere exclusively on HBO Max in 2021.
Directed by Andy Muschietti with a script by Christina Hodson, The Flash stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen. It is scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 3, 2022.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Twitter