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I didn’t want to make this post and I tried not to mention Johns in the Whedon thread but it’s been on my mind.
In regards to the Geoff Johns side of things, I believe Johns slashed the Cyborg solo film off the slate and Ray’s DC future (at the time).
A thread.
In regards to the Geoff Johns side of things, I believe Johns slashed the Cyborg solo film off the slate and Ray’s DC future (at the time).
A thread.
Ray’s contract to play Cyborg was all set to expire in 2020 of this year. If he didn’t play Cyborg in a DC film or if his film didn’t go into production until then, he would no longer play Cyborg.
His friend Jason Laboy attested to that.
His friend Jason Laboy attested to that.
The Cyborg film that was on the original slate to release on April 3, 2020 when they announced the line ups.
To put this into perspective, just about every film on the original slate which included Aquaman, The Batman, Wonder Woman, and even SHAZAM, and Flash all released or went into production, and are least set to begin production.
Cyborg is the outlier in this.
Cyborg is the outlier in this.
Geoff Johns was given greenlight power when he was DC President in 2016 - 2018. I know this because he immediately greenlit random projects that weren't on the slate like Batgirl after a meeting with Johns and Berg.
I don't find it crazy to assume Johns deliberately axed Cyborg from the slate after what transpired on set of JL on 2017. https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1293652833615708172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Geoff Johns called Ray up well after JL in 2018 to basically mock him about a whole new Cyborg being used on Doom Patrol.
To put it into perspective, Johns knew Ray wasn’t getting his film and knew his contract was going to expire.
To put it into perspective, Johns knew Ray wasn’t getting his film and knew his contract was going to expire.
Around 2017, Joe Morton was asked about the cut scenes were going to be used for a Cyborg film going into production in 2020.
Except 2020 was the year Ray's contract would have expired.
Except 2020 was the year Ray's contract would have expired.
A lot of this reads to me like Hollywood actor and producer drama where said actor is screwed. At the end of the day, I hope everyone gets justice in this.
#IStandWithRayFisher
#IStandWithRayFisher
