DC Films President Walter Hamada was sent death threats by Zack Snyder fans after being accused of undermining an investigation into misconduct that took place during reshoots on 2017's Justice League.
According to Variety, many Warner Bros. employees have voiced their support for Hamada and feel that he has been mistreated since becoming the DC Films boss. They noted that Hamada had to "endure death threats after Justice League star Ray Fisher publicly accused the executive of undermining an investigation into misconduct allegations related to reshoots on" Justice League that were overseen by Joss Whedon. The staffers believe Warner Bros. did not do enough to support Hamada during the period of allegations and accusations and "feel it was unfair that he became the target of Snyder-verse fans because that film was completed before he took over at DC." Hamada joined DC Films in January 2018, two months after Justice League opened in theaters and six months after Whedon completed reshoots on the 2017 film.
Fisher first accused director Joss Whedon, who served as writer and director on Justice League's reshoots following Snyder's departure from the film, of "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable" behavior on the film's set in 2020. After making these comments public, Fisher stated that Hamada called him and asked for him to recant his statements. The actor's accusations did prompt WarnerMedia to launch an investigation into the events that occurred on Whedon's Justice League set, but the investigation concluded with no evidence of abuse found. Since the investigation has ended, Fisher has continued to call for an independent inquiry while Whedon, Johns, Beg, Hamada and former Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Chairman Toby Emmerich have all denied Fisher's claims.
Walter Hamada May Be Done at DC
New reports have suggested that Hamada may be finished at DC Films. He reportedly considered exiting the studio over Warner Bros.'s sudden decision to shelve Batgirl as the HBO Max film (and The Flash movie) was supposed to tease a future Crisis on Infinite Earths event film. At this time, Hamada has agreed to remain in his current position until Oct. 21 when Black Adam opens in theaters. One source with knowledge of the situation says Hamada is "pausing" and that a "decision has not been made to make this adversarial, yet." Hamada has not publicly commented on the matter.
Warner Bros. Discovery is currently working on "a 10-year plan focusing just on DC" that is "very similar to the structure that Alan Horne and Bob Iger put together very effectively with Kevin Feige at Disney." WBD CEO David Zaslav has mentioned that the focus moving forward for DC movies will be on quality instead of quantity. The company will also not release any film before it’s good and ready with The Flash listed as one DC film that could be improved before its theatrical release.
Source: Variety