January 15, 2021

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Volume 8 | Issue 2

January 15, 2021

FANS PLAN AN ONLINE CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF AMY ADAMS

Warner removes Ray Fisher from future projects

By Zack Benz Daily Planet new trend seems to be emerging on social media faster than a speeding b u l l e t . H a s h t a g c a mpaigns are becoming a societal norm. These movements are created to reinstate icons into their deserved roles, urge studios into releasing director cuts and show all out support and love for characters and their respective portrayers. Last year, and earlier this month, the Daily Planet reported on such crusades as #HenryCavillSuperman, #ReleaseTheAyerCut and #RealeaseTheSnyderCut. Now we’re covering one very close to our hearts, #AmyAdamsLoisLane. Show runners also revealed that the shows premiere date has been pushed back to Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. It was originally slated for mid-January. The series introductory episode, and every seasonal chapter after that, will be available to stream for free the follow. A group of podcasters, who maintain and produce Bitter Geeks Podcast, are looking to call attention to an otherwise under appreciated character in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) come

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Academy Award nominee Amy Adams has played Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Lois Lane since See Lois Page 4 “Man of Steel” in 2013. She has since reprised her role two other times. Photo curtesy Warner

On Wednesday Cyborg actor ray sher shared a letter over Twitter stating he has been cut from ‘The Flash,’ along with other possible future projects. In a statement to Deadline, Warner con rmed his removal saying it was, in part, due to Fisher’s refusal to work with DC Films head Walter Hamada. Hamada became president of DC Films in 2018, after “Justice League” rst debuted in theaters to mixed reviews and low box of ce returns. His contract was renewed for another three years earlier this month. “Walter Hamada is the most dangerous kind of enabler,” Fisher tweeted on Dec. 30, 2020 in response to a New York T i m e s i n te r v i e w w i t h Hamada. “He lies, and WB PR’s failed Sept. 4th hitpiece, sought to undermine the very real issues of the ‘Justice League’ investigation. I will not participate in any production associated with him.” Fisher rst revealed his problems with the studio this past July when the actor accused Joss Whedon of exhibiting “gross,

abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable” behavior on set during reshoots for the 2017 op, Justice League. Warner Bros. followed with a third party investigation into the allegations which resulted in “remedial actions.” During said investigation, Fisher reportedly refused to take part and his new issues with Walter Hamada surfaced. In the letter, which is included on page 3, Fisher expressed his thoughts on Hamada has undermined investigations into condit i o n s o n t h e J u s t i c e League set, speci cally to protect creative head Geoff Johns. Previously, Fisher has stated Whedon was enabled by DC Creative Geoff Johns and Producer Jon Berg in “many ways.” Soon after sharing his letter, fans of the Cyborg actor had #IStandWithRayFisher trending. “As has been previously stated, an extensive investigation was conducted by an outside law rm, led by a former federal judge who has assured WarnerMedia that there were no impediments to the investigation,” a See Cyborg Page 3

Fans campaign for the Ayer Cut of ‘Suicide Squad’ By Brendan Rooney Daily Planet

theatrical release of the l m . T h e S n y d e r Cu t campaign proved to be a rousing success, culminating in the announcement on May 20, 2020 that the director’s cut of Justice League will be ofcially coming out, and it will arrive on the HBO Max streaming platform in March 2021. W h e n a s ke d a b o u t what the Ayer Cut or director’s vision from David Ayer truly means to fans, I received this response from the account behind

fan campaign to release the director’s cut of “Suicide Squad” is gaining major momentum, with a big trending event for the # R e l e a s eT h e A y e r C u t hashtag planned for Jan. 16, 2021 on Twitter. The movement has been ramping up since the momentous height of the Release the Snyder Cut campaign back on Nov. 17, 2019 for the twoyear anniversary of the

the movement (@CutAyer) on Twitter: “It means a lot, I enjoyed the theatrical cut for what it is but knew it was missing a lot of the original tone and many Joker scenes, in particular, Leto played the most comic accurate Joker to date in my opinion so it would be awesome to nally see his true performance.” Reportedly, Ayer was locked out of the editing booth and the trailer, and See Ayer Cut page 3

Task Force X, otherwise known as the Suicide Squad, is a team of villains and antiheroes recruited by the United States government. Photo curtesy Warner Media

Ben Af eck reveals why he donned the cowl By Brendan Rooney Daily Planet

retrospective of his career so far, and Af eck felt it was time to explain and reveal what was truly going on behind the scenes and why he chose the elusive role of the Dark Knight. Many fans felt con icted about the casting of Af eck to play the iconic character. However, Af eck has stirringly stated, “I did Batman because I wanted to do it for my kids”. It should also be noted that

Ben Af eck sat down with Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter for an interview podcast s h ow c a l l e d “Awa rd s Chatter” as part of the promotional tour and awards campaign to get his most recently released lm A Way Back (2020) to be considered for lm award nominations. The conversation covered a

Af eck closed a picture deal with Warner Bros. to once again don the cape and cowl and play the character in The Flash which is currently slated for release in 2022. W h e n a s ke d a b o u t what the character truly meant to him, Af eck commented, “I wanted to do something that my son would dig, I mean, my kids didn’t see Argo.” Afeck then went on to explain that “[the director]

Zack [Synder] wanted to do a version of the Frank Miller Dark Knight graphic novel series, which is a really good version of that. Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons why things go the way they do in the movie business, and just because your face is on the poster doesn’t mean that you’re dictating all of those things — and even if you were, that they

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