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Everyone's favorite game coming out of Justice League has been the increasingly fruitless question of "who gets credit for my favorite scene: Joss Whedon or Zack Snyder?"Joss Whedon took over the reshoots for Justice League after director Zack Snyder had to leave the DC Extended Universe superhero ensemble due to a family tragedy. But the hoopla surrounding the reshoots, which reportedly drastically changed the film at the behest of Warner Bros., sent fans into a tizzy, with many embarking on a treasure hunt for scenes that hinted at Snyder's "original vision." (They couldn't find it, and instead petitioned for a non-existent "director's cut.") But in the weeks since Justice League's release, we have learned a little more of who shot what — and the newest revelation is a little surprising.The opening credits of Justice League unfolded to a bleak montage of the fallout of Superman's death after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, set to the mournful cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows.""Everybody knows the war is over /Everybody knows the good guys lost /Everybody knows the fight was fixed / The poor stay poor, the rich get rich," Norwegian pop star Sigrid croons over grim scenes of brutal criminals and their hopeless victims.The scene matches the dark tone that Snyder established for the DCEU in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, and seems to have remained untouched by Whedon and Warner Bros.' new mission statement to inject fun into the DC universe after the success of the optimistic Wonder Woman. But that's actually not the case. In a Twitter exchange with The New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum, Whedon revealed that he "stuck" the song into the Justice League opening credits.(I stuck it in JL too)— Joss Whedon (@joss) December 4, 2017It's an unexpected revelation, since Whedon is commonly associated with the carefree tone and snarky dialogue present in films like The Avengers or shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. While Whedon hasn't been one to shun moments of emotional distress, it's still somewhat of a surprise considering the director was ostensibly brought on to bring a

Published on May 9, 2021 07:23PM EDT Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is confirming anonymous reports that director Joss Whedon threatened her career while reshooting DC's Justice League. "He kind of threatened my career and said if I did something, he would make my career miserable and I just took care of it instead," Gadot said in a new interview with Israeli news outlet N12. EW has reached out for comment to Whedon's reps, who to date have remained publicly mum about the allegations. In a Hollywood Reporter story from April, which focused on the alleged mistreatment Justice League actor Ray Fisher said he experienced while working with Whedon, a "knowledgeable source" said Gadot also clashed with the filmmaker. In response, Whedon threatened to damage the actress's career and disparaged Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, according to the source. Whedon declined to comment for THR's story. Whedon was brought on to finish Justice League after Zack Snyder departed the project due to a family tragedy. The THR piece reported that, according to its source, Gadot had multiple concerns with Whedon's version of the 2017 superhero blockbuster, including "issues about her character being more aggressive than her character in Wonder Woman. She wanted to make the character flow from one movie to the next." The biggest clash, sources told the outlet, came when Whedon pushed Gadot to record lines that she didn't like, threatened to harm her career, and disparaged Jenkins. "A witness on the production who later spoke to investigators says that after one clash, 'Joss was bragging that he's had it out with Gal,'" the article read. "'He told her he's the writer and she's going to shut up and say the lines and he can make her look incredibly stupid in this movie." Previously, neither Whedon nor Gadot confirmed the source's story to THR. Reps for Whedon also declined to comment when reached by EW. In a statement to THR, Gadot said, "I had my issues with [Whedon] and Warner Bros. handled it in a timely manner." Gadot told the Los Angeles Times in December that "I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened. I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it. But I'm happy for Ray to go up and say his truth." Jason Momoa, who plays Aquaman on the big screen, has also supported Fisher for "speaking up about the s—y way we were treated on Justice League reshoots." Fisher has been vocal about the alleged indignities he faced on set of Justice League

Ray Fisher, the actor who played Cyborg in Justice League, has fully opened up about what happened during the Justice League reshoots. And now #IStandWithRayFisher is trending on Twitter. We've heard Fisher speak, somewhat vaguely, for months about issues that, among other things, including racism and abuse, during filming from Joss Whedon, who took over for Zack Snyder after he departed the project, as well as executives Geoff Johns, Jon Berg and Toby Emmerich. Now, in a wide-ranging interview, Fisher has pulled the curtain back to tell his side of the story. The piece is sprawling, with many new bits of information. But Ray Fisher's main issues stem from representation. As Fisher recalls, he had "to explain some of the most basic points of what would be offensive to the Black community" to Joss Whedon. Much of Cyborg's story was stripped from the theatrical version of the movie, released in 2017. As we saw in Zack Snyder's Justice League, Cyborg was, in many ways, at the heart of the movie. Of particular note, the theatrical version stripped away much of his backstory, particularly about Victor Stone's parents. "It represents that his parents are two genius-level Black people," Fisher says. "We don't see that every day." That is just one example. Joss Whedon was tasked with making Justice League lighter in tone. Per the report, "Johns told him that it was problematic that Cyborg smiled only twice in the movie." It is also said that there were discussions where executives said they could not have "an angry Black man" at the center of the movie. It was also reportedly suggested by Geoff Johns that Fisher play the character more like Quasimodo and less like Frankenstein. "I didn't have any intention of playing him as a jovial, cathedral-cleaning individual," Fisher said. Another major issue had to do with the catchphrase "booyah." Cyborg says the phrase in the popular Teen Titans animated series. But both Zack Snyder and Ray Fisher felt it didn't have a place in the movie. Fisher thought of other Black characters who, throughout history, have had catchphrases, such as

Justice League Sign in to your ScreenRant account Jason Momoa claims he also experienced mistreatment on the set of Justice League. After Ray Fisher's bombshell allegations about interim director Joss Whedon's toxic behavior, while working on the project, which was supposedly enabled by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg, people have come out to support the actor. Arguably the biggest and most critical of the bunch is Momoa's backing, who now also says that he, too, maltreated while working on the project. For context, Whedon was brought in to finish Justice League after original director Zack Snyder had to step away from the project due to a personal tragedy. Instead of simply completing the initial vision for the project, however, he manned extensive reshoots and cut a much-different movie that watered down Snyder's story plans for the film and beyond it. This became apparent when the film hit theaters back in 2017, paving the rise of the Release the Snyder Cut movement, which demanded Warner Bros. to release Snyder's work. More than two years of campaigning turned out to be worth it as Zack Snyder's Justice League is now slated to release on HBO Max next year. On the heels of this massive development, Fisher has come out to reveal his supposed experience on the set of Justice League when Whedon took over. Now, Momoa fully backs up these claims, demanding accountability from Warner Bros., adding that he also had a bad experience as they finished the movie following Snyder's exit. Check out his full statement below: Momoa is the only core Justice League cast member who has thrown support for Fisher, and while he didn't get into specifics what exactly happened to him, his backing is a big thing in getting to the bottom of this issue. The Aquaman actor has a lot going for him outside of his role in the DCEU (he's set to appear in Denis Villeneuve's Dune reboot for WB) and he has a far bigger reach than Fisher, which means that his statement will draw more attention to this debacle forcing Warner Bros. to properly investigate. Publicly expressing his support for Fisher could also motivate other Justice League cast members to come out and tell similar stories — if they have them. In short, Momoa is helping boost Fisher's message of "accountability>entertainment." With Momoa now fully involved in this issue, Warner Bros. no longer has the option to simply sweep the issue under the rug. If there's something that they've learned in the last two years, fans can be very powerful if they organize, hence the upcoming release of Zack Snyder's Justice League. Like Fisher initially, Momoa could eventually share specifics of his experience on

The story splits the screen time between the two titular characters. As such, many were still left wanting for Man of Steel 2, a proper continuation of Clark's DCEU story. Unfortunately, this did not come to fruition for several reasons involving a long history of behind-the-scenes issues concerning Warner Bros.'s handling of the DCEU. Man of Steel 2 was rumored to be in development multiple times by Warner Bros. over the years, though subsequent reveals have made it evident that the studio never intended to continue the story of Zack Snyder's DCEU characters after the filmmakers exit from the franchise. Man of Steel 2 not happening is an unfortunate case of the butterfly effect, beginning with the negative critical and commercial reaction to Batman v Superman. This negative reaction caused Warner Bros. to course-correct, with Zack Snyder being replaced by Joss Whedon for 2017's Justice League which the former filmmaker planned as the third installment in the Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Justice League trilogy. Whedon's changes to Justice League meant the story, tone, style, and ultimate appeal of the film were negatively affected, with the film receiving similarly poor reviews to its predecessor. As a result, more standalone projects like Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, and Blue Beetle were placed into production. Cavill then went through a frustrating period of being ostracized from the franchise, with Superman only appearing as faceless cameos in Shazam! and the DCEU TV show, Peacemaker In yet another attempt to course-correct, Warner Bros. began moving away from the established characters of the so-called "Snyderverse," including Henry Cavill's Superman. As a result, more standalone projects like Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, and Blue Beetle were placed into production. Cavill then went through a frustrating period of being ostracized from the franchise, with Superman only appearing as faceless cameos in Shazam! and the DCEU TV show, Peacemaker. Many thought Man of Steel 2 would finally come after Cavill announced his return to the franchise upon his cameo in Black Adam, though this excitement was short-lived. Thanks to yet another mishap on Warner Bros.'s part, James Gunn and Peter Safran were announced as the new co-heads of DC Studios without Cavill nor any other creatives in the DCEU being alerted. Gunn and Safran announced a complete reboot of the DCEU complete with full recasts of all major roles including Henry Cavill's Superman. This put the final nail in the coffin of Man of Steel 2 as the future of the DCEU became the DCU. While Man of Steel was well-received and had a significant ending brimming with future set-up, the failures of the studio above meant its successes were frustratingly impermanent.