Actor Ray Fisher says Justice League director Joss Whedon was abusive on set

It looks like the support for director Zack Snyder goes beyond the cast and crew of Justice League simply liking their beloved director (and his original cut of the film). After Snyder was forced to step away from directing the big budget comic book feature, director Joss Whedon stepped in to wrap up production. Now actor Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, is accusing Whedon of abusive treatment towards the cast and crew during filming.In 2017, Snyder stepped down from his role as director of Justice League to be with his family following the death of his daughter, Autumn. Although approximately 85 percent of the film had already been shot and was in the postproduction phase, newly-appointed director Joss Whedon rewrote 80 pages of the script, which required two additional months of re-shoots.The film changed dramatically in tone and story structure, so much so that the cast, including Fisher, as well as Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Ezra Miller (The Flash) publicly petitioned for Warner Bros. to release Snyder’s original cut (nicknamed the "Snyder Cut") of the superhero saga. In May, Snyder confirmed that his version of Justice League will be released on HBO Max next year.[video_embed id='1966755']RELATED: Zack Snyder's cut of 'Justice League' to be released next year [/video_embed]Earlier this week, Fisher tweeted a video of himself from Comic Con in 2017 when he was asked by a fan about Whedon taking over directing from Snyder. "Joss is a great guy and Zack picked a good person to come in and clean up and finish up for him," says Fisher before looking at co-star Jason Momoa, who remains motionless and keeps his eyes downcast. The tweet itself, however, tells the opposite story. Fisher captioned the video: "I’d like to take a moment to forcefully retract every bit of this statement."

I’d like to take a moment to forcefully retract every bit of this statement: pic.twitter.com/1ECwwu6TG1

— Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) June 29, 2020

Fans responded to the tweet with support for the actor and on Wednesday, Fisher elaborated on his criticism of Whedon. He wrote on Twitter: “Joss Wheadon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable.” He referenced former CCO of DC Entertainment Geoff Johns and Warner Bros. co-president of Production, Jon Berg, saying both men (who acted as producers on Justice League) enabled Whedon and his inappropriate behaviour. “Accountability > Entertainment,” added Fisher.

Joss Wheadon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable.

He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg.Accountability>Entertainment— Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) July 1, 2020

At the beginning of June, Fisher praised Zack Snyder along with writer Chris Terrio for their willingness to listen to Fisher’s ideas on his character and make him part of the creative process. He tweeted, in part: “I praise them for EMPOWERING me (a black man with no film credits to his name) with a seat at the creative table and input on the framing of the Stones [family] before there was even a script!”

I don’t praise Chris Terrio and @ZackSnyder for simply putting me in Justice League.

I praise them for EMPOWERING me (a black man with no film credits to his name) with a seat at the creative table and input on the framing of the Stones before there was even a script! #BORGLIFE pic.twitter.com/hbshWFkxrJ— Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) June 6, 2020

Snyder responded to Fisher’s tweet, writing “You Ray, are the heart of my movie.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder’s version of Justice League focused heavily on Fisher’s Cyborg/Victor Stone storyline with his father, which was dramatically cut back in Whedon’s version.Whedon has yet to respond to Fisher’s comments, but on Wednesday night, Jon Berg told Variety that Fisher’s claims are “categorically untrue that we enabled any unprofessional behavior,” adding, “I remember [Fisher] being upset that we wanted him to say ‘Booyaa,’ which is a well known saying of Cyborg in the animated series.”[video_embed id='1985082']BEFORE YOU GO: Disney replacing Splash Mountain with 'Princess and the Frog' ride [/video_embed]