TWarner Bros. release Pictures to one of the most famous fan campaigns of all time Justice League by Zack Snyder—Aka “The Snyder Cut” —a HBO Max Thursday.
Despite the fiery campaign to reveal what the original director’s film would have looked like before Joss Whedon intervened, Snyder’s cut has received mixed reviews. The film also premieres after Warner Bros. chose to side with DC Films president Walter Hamada, whom Cyborg actor Ray Fisher accused of trying to undermine a misconduct investigation into abusive and racist behavior in Justice League set to protect his “friend and former co-chair,” producer Geoff Johns. (A statement from a WarnerMedia representative said, in part, that “an extensive investigation was conducted by an external law firm, led by a former federal judge who has assured WarnerMedia that there was no impediments to research “).
But the discussion over the film’s release seems to ignore another controversy that erupted last spring, one that somehow seems to have been lost in the early days of pandemic-induced quarantine.
In early April, an online video appeared where The flash actor Ezra Miller appeared to drown a woman and throw her to the ground.
The video, taken in the snow, only lasts seven seconds. Miller, dressed in a red coat, shouts, “Did you want to fight? Is that the deal?” The woman approaches, waving her arms and seemingly smiling. metal container before pushing it to the ground while another voice — apparently that of the camera operator — says, “Go, stick, live, live”.
The camera lowers before the clip ends abruptly.
The video appeared on Twitter and Reddit, but has been treated largely as a rumor. But Variety managed to confirm the incident with a source shortly after the clip materialized.
The incident reportedly took place outside the Prikið Kaffihús bar and cafe in Reykjavík, Iceland. An irrigation source has been confirmed Variety that the incident took place on April 1 around six in the afternoon, when a few “quite attractive” fans approached the actor.
Although some online came to believe at the time that the video was a kind of joke, or perhaps taken out of context, the source said. Variety it was a serious altercation. They also confirmed that the person involved was Miller. (The Daily Beast went to one of the original posters in the video and to Prikið for more details, but received no response).
In the end, according to the source, Prikið staff escorted Miller from the compound.
“While some online came to believe at the time that the video was some sort of joke, or perhaps taken out of context, the source told Variety that it was a serious altercation. ”
Reykjavík Metropolitan Police press chief Gunnar Rúnar Sveinbjörnsson told The Daily Beast in an email that police were not called to the scene and that no one was arrested or detained.
Representatives of Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily Beast.
Miller, who uses pronouns, first began exploding his career in the early 2010s, first with the 2011 psychological thriller We need to talk about Kevin, and a year later with the drama of adulthood The Benefits of Being a Wallflower. After a messy twist The Stanford Prison Experiment in 2015, Miller made a big breakthrough in 2016, both debuting as The Flash in He committed suicide i Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but also as Credence Barebone in Fantastic beasts and where to find them.
So Miller remains a key ingredient in two massive Warner franchises. Fantastic beasts will launch its third installment next year (minus Johnny Depp) and in 2022 will bring Miller the independent vehicle The flash-in which they will star alongside Kiersey Clemons as Iris West. Michael Keaton is also on board to resume his Batman role.
As Miller’s star continues to rise, the silence surrounding the video will only become more visible.