Ray Fisher and Jason Momoa Talk Justice League's Diversity

Jason Momoa and Ray Fisher are n’t just activated to play superheroes inJustice League , but also to work some much requisite variety to the genre . WhenJustice Leaguehits theaters next calendar month , it will break ground for bring some of DC Comics ' big heroes to theatre in one film . It will also serve as the launching point for new taradiddle need the wide-ranging cast of characters of characters in the smash hit .

WhenAquamanandCyborgarrive in theaters in 2018 and 2020 , severally , they ’ll do so as some of the only superhero photographic film to be headline by multitude of color . First up , however , they ’ll both make their right entry inJustice Leagueafter being teased in last year’sBatman V Superman . Not only will the team - up do some of the heavy lifting when it comes to establish the backstory of the two heroes , but it will help fetch some novel vocalization and perspectives into the humans of superhero motion-picture show .

Thanks toEmpire(viaCBM ) , we have some more insight into how Momoa and Fisher regard their roles inJustice League . As part of the magazine ’s cover story on the film , the Aquaman and Cyborg actors revealed how excited they are to add more representation to superhero films . For Fisher , the prospect is a multi - faceted one :

" DC ’s going to be changing the name to Diversity Comics pretty soon … You’re deal with the only phallus of the Justice League who is African - American . You ’re dealing with the only member of the Justice League who is in some ways what some would consider disabled . You do n’t want to end up telling a story that is n’t respectful of those factor . But he ’s go to be coolheaded as hell . "

While Cyborg is n’t typically retrieve of as a disabled lineament , he certainly fits the Federal Reserve note . Fantastical though he may be , he ’s basically an extreme exercise of a multiple amputee who use cybernetics to supersede their missing limbs . And though Cyborg ’s tech is seemingly an ascent , giving him new power , Fisher is correct that the character may offer up disable fans someone to see themselves in .

For Momoa , the challenge was equally as interesting . When he was first announced in the role , many bristled at the change of race for Arthur Curry . Of course , Aquaman ’s race has never been a factor in his characterization and Momoa has already shanghai fans from the abbreviated glimpses they ’ve visit . And now , he receive to wreak an wholly new perspective to a character whose lore and culture is tied to the sea .

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" He ’s white with blonde hair . But Zack had a visual sensation . The fact that Aquaman is a brown - skinned superhero , I ’m pretty stoke about that . I love being able to do the tone . "

LikeWonder Womanand next year’sBlack Panther , Aquaman and Cyborg in both their solo flick andJustice Leaguewill provide a new contemporaries of superhero fans to see themselves on the big screen .