Among the many, many bomb blasts dropped in Tuesday’s revelation, disturbing Hollywood Reporter Exposure on more of what Ray Fisher handle, both during and after Justice League, were allegations that Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page was not conquered as Superman’s grandfather Seg-El in the 2018 Syfy series Krypton because he is Black. Now Page has spoken out on the matter.
The THR piece calls ‘multiple sources’ what the trade told it Geoff Johns—DC Comics writer, DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer, who oversaw the DC movies as well as DC’s television products at the time, rejected the idea of the cast because he believed Superman fans Kal-El ‘s grandfather “expected” to look. like the DCEU’s Superman, played by white actor Henry Cavill.
THR writes: “Several sources tell THR that the creators of the program were passionate about doing non-traditional casting and that Regé-Jean Page, who would become a breakout of Bridgerton, auditioned for the role of Superman’s grandfather. But Johns, who oversaw the project, said Superman could not have a black grandfather. The creators also wanted to make one superhero character, Adam Strange, gay or bisexual. But sources claim that Johns vetoed the idea. ”
Johns has not yet commented on the Fisher allegations, but his representative responded to THR by email for his recent report. It reads: “‘Geoff celebrates and supports LGTBQ characters, including Bat, re-launched as LGBTQ in 2006 in a comic book series co-written by Johns, ‘ says Johns’ representative in an email. Johns also addressed Warners about developing a television program around the first LGBTQ headline DC superhero television series, he adds. As for the role of Superman’s grandfather, the rep. Johns believed fans expected the character to look like a young Henry Cavill. ”
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Another DC TV series – CWs Superman & Lois—It was recently the source of other allegations of race based comments by Johns. Recently Late Author Nadria Tucker tweeted, “I’ve not talked to Geoff since the day at Krypton when he tried to tell me what is and is not a black thing.” More about it from our friends at the is rooting here.
The Krypton the allegation of the ruling was clearly not news to Page, which expressed his disappointment Twitter“Hearing these conversations does not hurt any less now than it did then. The explanations did almost more harm. Just do my thing yet. Yet we do the work. We’re still flying. ”
Ray Fisher, who remained steadfast in his demand for accountability from Warner Bros., also added something about the case. “I appreciate Geoff Johns bringing a crisis team together to try to explain his discriminatory behavior, but his apologies are WEAK,” he said. tweeted. ‘If Geoff believes fans expect Superman’s grandfather to look like’ a young Henry Cavill ‘- why was it okay with the Zods not looking like Michael Shannon? “
Fisher talks about black actors Colin Salmon, who played the iconic Superman villain General Zod Krypton, as well as Georgina Campbell and Ann Ogbomo, who played other members of the Zod family. And that’s an honest point, to be honest.
The Hollywood Reporter piece is honestly just one of many wake-up calls which forces the industry to take note and take notes. There will surely be more reports like this, and of course there is more horrific, systemic racism (in all industries). Hopefully, this will take another step in the inevitable reckoning of Hollywood’s actions and problems.
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