Ezra Miller

[famvir]

Got it.

But it becomes even weirder that Miller would break into a house in his own.

Some how I'd pictured Miller and two other guys doing this stupid business. That he would just do it by himself makes it crazier somehow.

"Wtf. Ezra Miller, star of Fantastic Beasts and The Flash, just broke into my house and stole the Tequila!"

[cremetangerine82]

Aug 10, 2022 0:26:18 GMT -4 famvir said:

Got it.

But it becomes even weirder that Miller would break into a house in his own.

Some how I'd pictured Miller and two other guys doing this stupid business. That he would just do it by himself makes it crazier somehow.

"Wtf. Ezra Miller, star of Fantastic Beasts and The Flash, just broke into my house and stole the Tequila!"

They're not acting rational right now, so I'm guessing wizards told them to do it? I'm still pissed about Batgirl being canceled, while a literal menace to society remains free and The Flash will tank at the box office.

[Ladybug]

They've made a statement to Variety about going through "complex mental health issues." I find it weird that every tweet in this thread is accompanied by a red carpet or editorial photo of Ezra looking attractive. "Will you please forgive this hot person who has a multi-million $ movie on the line?"

In a statement provided to Variety by a representative of the actor, Miller broke their silence about the troubling behavior that they have exhibited in recent years, which has led to a series of legal issues and assault and abuse allegations. Miller also apologized for their actions.

“Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” Miller says. “I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.”

I'm very sympathetic to people who are suffering deteriorating mental health (see Anne Heche thread) and I have no doubt that EM does indeed have complex mental health issues. But their issues have caused harm to people over and over again. In this case, there's a thin line between mentally unwell and being an asshole. Hopefully whatever kind of treatment they're receiving will address both!

Is this also a signal that The Flash will get a theatrical release? How involved was WB in getting him under control?

[syve]

To me, the statement very much read like a studio written non-apology, rather than the statement of someone who has gone through a bad mental health crisis and is now facing up to the bad things they've done.

I'm sorry for alarming you is very different to I'm sorry I attacked that lady.

They might be having a crisis, but the statement did not feel authentic or even that remorseful.

[lae]

This is BS. The insane studio executives want to release The Flash so they are pulling out all the stops and getting that statement issued in hopes the public will be dumb and go see their movie, which may work. God forbid they lose some money. They should scrap this.

[canuckcutie]

Honestly, mental health issues shouldn’t be a get out of jail card for acting like an abusive, spoiled asshole.

WB really wants that Flash money huh?

Ezra refers to “past behaviour” as though all this shit was years ago when some of it was within the last few weeks!

[peace47]

I agree that the non-apology doesn’t feel authentic, probably because if Ezra truly does have the “complex mental health issues” referred to in the statement, they haven’t received treatment long enough to fully grapple with all that they have done in a rational manner.

Just in wild speculation territory, I have wondered (and seen others wonder online) if Ezra has schizophrenia (which would certainly be a “complex mental health issue”), just because of their age, their erratic and unsettling social media posts, and the way they have escalated their physical aggression over time. They might just be a raging, entitled ass, though, who knows, and who knows if we will ever know the truth.

It’s an interesting industry story because “just reshoot the movie” advocates don’t always seem to take into account that it was, I guess, a $200 million movie to make, is now close to done, and Ezra is supposedly in every scene. And “just scrap the movie advocates” don’t always seem to take into account how much WB has invested in this universe reset movie that has allegedly tested really well, but quite honestly, I’m kind of falling into the latter camp myself. I can’t imagine that the WB execs who have given us controversial-at-best films over the past 10 years have really churned out a precedent-setting masterpiece here. If they market this movie, they’ll have to spend another $150 million+, and I doubt it will be that huge of a hit. I feel bad for Michael Keaton, though.

[Ladybug]

Mar 17, 2020 16:49:51 GMT -4 peace47 said:

I feel bad for Michael Keaton, though.

I guess he got paid, but between the Flash and the Batgirl movie, WB has been wasting his time.

[cremetangerine82]

Aug 16, 2022 11:11:28 GMT -4 Ladybug said:

Mar 17, 2020 16:49:51 GMT -4 peace47 said:

I feel bad for Michael Keaton, though.

I guess he got paid, but between the Flash and the Batgirl movie, WB has been wasting his time.

Wasting Michael Keaton's time should be a felony, he's a national treasure!

I still can't get how Batgirl was worse than this mess...

[chiqui]

If Ezra really did write that post, the studio execs put a gun to their head.