fisher

30 Oct

Justice League: Joss Whedon Denies Ray Fisher’s Claim He Altered Actor’s Skin Tone

New DVD releasealtered, claim, denies, fisher, justice, league, whedon

Stories of a troubled production and accusations continue to swirl around Justice League three years after its release, and one of the film’s directors is making his first public statement about the controversy. Following Ray Fisher’s recent claims in a Forbes interview, Joss Whedon, who oversaw the superhero movie’s reshoots, is responding. Prior to the recent interview, Fisher began drawing public attention in July to what he has called a toxic work environment on the Justice League reshoots. And he singled Whedon out as “gross, abusive, and unprofessional” on the set. This week though, he gave his first anecdotal example…

Read More

29 Oct

Justice League: Ray Fisher Says Joss Whedon Wasn’t Zack Snyder’s Choice

New DVD releasechoice, fisher, justice, league, snyder, whedon

Justice League: The Snyder Cut is finally becoming a reality over at HBO Max, but the bitter and apparently unhappy process of the original theatrical release’s creation still generates attention nearly three years after that movie’s release. And actor Ray Fisher, who has spent much of 2020 bringing to light allegations of a toxic workplace on the Justice League reshoots, is now sitting down with Forbes to delve further into his frustration with what he calls “the cover-up culture of old Hollywood.” During an interview with Sheraz Farooqui, Fisher opened up about his need to speak out on what he’s…

Read More

08 Sep

Jason Momoa Expresses Support for Ray Fisher in Justice League Investigation

New DVD releaseexpresses, fisher, jason, justice, league, momoa, support

Ray Fisher’s allegations about abuse of power on the set of Justice League continue to get more serious, and there’s no sign that the young actor, who played Cyborg in the film, is likely to back down any time soon. Fisher alleges that director Joss Whedon and producers Jon Berg and Geoff Johns behaved poorly during the Justice League production, and that attempts were made by studio executives to cover for them. But now he has another powerful ally in the form of his Justice League teammate, Jason Momoa. While Momoa didn’t offer any detailed comment on Fisher’s allegations, he…

Read More

21 Aug

Justice League: Ray Fisher Says Studio is Investigating Claims of Toxic Culture on Set

New DVD releaseclaims, fisher, investigating, justice, league, studio, toxic

The behind-the-scenes troubles that occurred during the Justice League reshoots continues to play out in the most public of ways. A week after actor Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg in the film, said on social media that producer Geoff Johns threatened his career during the production, the actor has taken to Twitter again to reveal WarnerMedia has apparently launched an independent, third-party investigation into claims of a toxic work culture on set. “After 5 weeks of interviews with various cast/crew, @WarnerMedia has officially launched an independent third-party investigation to get to the heart of the toxic and abusive work environment…

Read More

14 Aug

Justice League: Ray Fisher Claims Geoff Johns Threatened His Career

New DVD releaseclaims, fisher, geoff, johns, justice, league, threatened

Whatever your thoughts are on the final cut of Justice League released in 2017, it was clearly not the movie anyone onboard wanted, especially Ray Fisher. Indeed, the actor who played Cyborg in the film has gone on social media several times in the past two months to criticize the film and his disappointing experience in making it. He added to that story Thursday by tweeting a claim that DC Films executive Geoff Johns threatened his career in 2017. The alleged incident occurred during the lengthy reshoots of the film spearheaded by filmmaker Joss Whedon after director Zack Snyder stepped…

Read More

01 Apr

The Romance at the Heart of Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears

New DVD releasecrypt, fisher, heart, romance, tears

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. The world of Miss Fisher is filled with many rich character dynamics, but the relationship between Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) and Detective Jack Robinson (Nathan Page) has always been at the heart of the period mystery drama. Three seasons of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries chronicled their ever-burgeoning romance, as they slowly fell in love over various murdered bodies (it’s more romantic than it sounds). The dynamic is also at the heart of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, the feature film continuation of Phryne’s story, which…

Read More

30 Mar

What’s Next For Miss Fisher After Crypt of Tears?

New DVD releaseafter, crypt, fisher, tears

Warning: This Miss Fisher article contains spoilers for Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears is rollicking and romantic adventure in the style of Indiana Jones or Sherlock Holmes—but with the one and only Phryne Fisher, as played by the one and only Essie Davis, at its centers. Like those other fictional character, lady detective Miss Fisher has already proven herself able to support many a story. From the three seasons of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries to the recently-released feature film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, this world has legs. Will…

Read More

25 Mar

Exclusive: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Sneak Peek

New DVD releasecrypt, exclusive, fisher, sneak, tears

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, the first feature film adaptation of TV detective drama Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, is now available to stream on Acorn TV (along with all three seasons of the show). The film picks up after the Miss Fisher Season 3 finale, and sees Phryne and Jack on an international mystery that begins in British Palestine and takes them to London and back again. Here’s the full, epic synopsis: “The plot sees the heroine set off from 1920s Melbourne on adventures involving murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. After freeing Shirin Abbas,…

Read More

23 Mar

Miss Fisher’s Distinctive Brand of Superheroism

New DVD releasebrand, distinctive, fisher, superheroism

When Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries launched in 2012, the period murder mystery show wasn’t necessarily looking for an international audience, let alone one as massive and dedicated as it would find. An Australian TV series based on a series of historical mysteries by Australian author Kerry Greenwood, the Miss Fisher TV show blew up in the United States when it became available on Netflix in September 2014 (it left Netflix in 2019, and is now available in its entirety on Acorn TV). Six years later, the franchise debuts its first feature feature film, Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears,…

Read More

16 Sep

How Star Wars Fans Can Own Carrie Fisher’s Original Scripts, Signed By George Lucas

Max SchindlerMovie Newscarrie, fisher, george, lucas, original, scripts, signed

Star Wars fans will soon have the opportunity to buy some of the Original Trilogy scripts that Carrie Fisher used, most of which have been autographed by George Lucas. Star Wars fans will soon have the opportunity to buy some of the Original Trilogy scripts that Carrie Fisher used, most of which have been autographed by George Lucas. Source from..

Read More