TWarner Bros. Pictures has been released by one of the most infamous fans of all time Zack Snyder’s Justice League—Aka “The Snyder Cut” —on HBO Max Thursday.
Despite the fiery campaign to unveil what the original director’s film would look like before Joss Whedon, the Snyder track received mixed reviews. The film also begins after Warner Bros. elected to represent DC Films president Walter Hamada – who accused Cyborg actor Ray Fisher of trying to conduct a misconduct investigation into abusive and racist behavior on the Justice League set up to protect his ‘friend and former co-president’, producer Geoff Johns. A statement from Warner Media Representative said in part that “an extensive investigation was conducted by an outside law firm, led by a former federal judge who assured Warner Media that there were no barriers to the investigation.” )
But the discussion surrounding the film’s release apparently ignores another controversy that erupted last spring – one that in some ways apparently got lost in the early days of pandemic-induced quarantine.
In early April, a video will appear online in which The flash actor Ezra Miller seems to choke a woman and throw her on the ground.
The video, taken outside in the snow, lasts just seven seconds. Miller, dressed in a red coat, exclaims, ‘Did you want to fight? Is that the deal? The woman comes to them, waves her arms and looks apparently. Miller grabs her by the throat and pushes her back against a metal container before pushing her to the ground while another voice – apparently that of the camera operator – says, “Whoa, bro, bro, bro.”
The camera drops before the clip suddenly ends.
The video appears on Twitter and Reddit, but is largely considered rumored. But Variety managed to confirm the incident with a source shortly after the track came out.
The incident apparently took place outside the bar and café Prikið Kaffihús in Reykjavík, Iceland. A source from the waterhole confirmed to Variety that the incident took place on April 1 around 6pm, when some “rather intrusive” fans approached the actor.
Although some people at the time believed that the video was some kind of scam, or perhaps ripped out of context, the source said Variety it was a serious quarrel. They also confirmed that the person in question was Miller. (The Daily Beast reached out to one of the original posters of the video and to Prikið for more details, but got no response.)
Eventually, according to the source, Prikið Miller’s staff escorted them off the premises.
‘Although some at the time online believed the video was some kind of scam, or perhaps ripped out of context, the source told Variety it was a serious controversy. ”
Metropolitan Police Press Officer 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 The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
Miller, who uses their / their pronouns, first saw a career outburst in the early 2010s – first with the psychological thriller of 2011 We need to talk about Kevin, and a year later with the coming of age drama The benefits of being a wallflower. After a disturbing turn The Stanford Prison Experiment in 2015, Miller had a major breakthrough in 2016, with both debuting as The Flash in Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but also like Credence Barebone in Fantastic animals and where to find them.
And so Miller remains an important ingredient in two massive Warner franchises. Fantastic animals will release its third installment next year (minus Johnny Depp), and then Miller will bring the standalone vehicle in 2022 The flashin which they will play opposite Kiersey Clemons as Iris West. Michael Keaton is also on board to portray his role as Batman.
As Miller’s star continues to rise, the silence around the video will only become more noticeable.