Disgraced filmmaker Joss Whedon has publicly reacted to actors Ray Fisher and Gal Gadot after their accusations of Whedon’s misconduct on the set of the 2017 “Justice League”.
“I’m afraid of every word that comes out of my mouth,” Whedon, 57, said in a profile with New York magazine published Monday, marking the first time the director has addressed allegations of abuse during resumes for “Justice League. ” which Whedon undertook after the departure of original filmmaker Zack Snyder.
According to the magazine, “things were tense between him and the stars” from the start, because Whedon did not just want to “impose on their work a whole new vision; he introduced a completely different management style.”
In July 2020, Fisher, 34, said on social media that Whedon’s “on-stage treatment of the cast and crew in the Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable.” Then, last April, Fisher, who played Cyborg, the first black superhero in a DC movie, told The Hollywood Reporter that he felt he had to “explain some of the most basic points in what that would be offensive to the black community. “
On Monday, Whedon addressed Fisher’s comments, saying he drastically cut Cyborg’s role in “Justice League” because the story “logically made no sense” and because he felt Fisher’s acting was bad.
USA TODAY has contacted Whedon, Fisher and Gadot’s reps for a comment.
Joss Whedon calls Ray Fisher ‘a bad actor in both senses’
Whedon also insisted that his conversations with the actor were friendly and respectful, and that none of Fisher’s claims were “either true or deserved to be discussed.”
On Fisher’s motives, Whedon simply told New York magazine, “We’re talking about a malicious force. We’re talking about a bad actor in both senses.” He hinted that Fisher’s actions were intended to damage Whedon’s reputation prior to the release of Snyder’s “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” section in 2021.
Fisher has also previously claimed that Whedon was “activated in many ways by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg,” two producers on the film who were executives running DC Films for Warner Bros. Pictures at that time. Fisher claimed that Johns, Berg and Warner Bros. studio director Toby Emmerich and other top executives expressed concern about having “an angry black man” at the center of the film, which underwent more sunny revisions when Whedon took over.
A Warner Media survey was conducted in response to Fisher’s allegations at the time, but no credible support was found for allegations of racial animus or racial or disability susceptibility.
In response to Whedon’s profile published Monday, Fisher took to Twitter: “It seems that Joss Whedon should instruct an engagement after all …”
“Instead of tackling all the lies and hassles today – I want to celebrate the legacy of Pastor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tomorrow the work continues,” he wrote.
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“Wonder Woman” star Gadot, 36, also encountered inappropriate behavior while working on the “Justice League” with Whedon at the helm, according to THR in April last year. According to unnamed sources, the tension between Whedon and Gadot came to a head when the director threatened her career and despised “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins.
In a statement to THR at the time, Gadot said: “I had my issues with (Whedon) and Warner Bros. dealt with it in a timely manner.”
Whedon denied on Monday that he threatened Gadot’s career.
“I’m not threatening people,” he told New York magazine. “Who does that?”
Instead, Whedon claims it may have been a misunderstanding due to language barriers. “English is not her first language and I tend to be annoyingly flourishing in my speech,” Whedon said.
Whedon also remembered a quarrel about a scene Gadot wanted to cut, to which he said he replied “jokingly” that if she wanted to get rid of it, the “Wonder Woman” star would have to “tie him to.” a railroad track and do it. it over his dead body. ”
“Then I was told I had said something about her dead body and tying her to the railroad tracks,” Whedon said.
Gadot, however, disagreed with Whedon’s version of what happened and told the publication via email: “I understood perfectly.”
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Last February, Charisma Carpenter, 51, who starred in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel,” which Whedon created, alleged abuse while working with the “Avengers” director.
“(He) abused his power on several occasions while working on the recordings for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’. Although he found his offense entertaining, it only served to intensify my performance anxiety, emaciate me and alienate me from my peers, “Carpenter wrote in a long statement on Twitter at the time.
Carpenter wrote at the time that when Fisher publicly accused Whedon of “abuse and unprofessional behavior toward the cast and crew during resumes on the Justice League set in 2017, it shattered me.”
After becoming pregnant while working on “Angel,” Carpenter claimed that Whedon called her “fat” and asked if she “would keep it.”
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In the profile released Monday, Whedon said he regretted how he spoke to Carpenter after learning she was pregnant. “I was not customary,” he said. “Most of my experiences with Charisma were lovely and charming.”
“I did not call her fat,” while she was pregnant, Whedon said. “Of course I did not.”
“Joss has a history of being randomly cruel,” Carpenter said in his February 202 social media post. “He has created hostile and toxic work environments since his early career. I know this because I experienced it firsthand. Repeated times. “
Starring: Kelly Lawler, Charles Trepany and Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY; Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
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