Laurence Fishburne, who portrayed Daily Planet Editor-in-chief Perry White in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, has confirmed that his character won't show up in this year's Justice League.
During a recent interview with the LA Times to promote John Wick: Chapter 2, the 55-year-old actor was asked whether he would reprise his role from the first two DC Extended Universe installments in the upcoming Zack Snyder flick. He responded that he was asked to shoot for a day, but he couldn't make it due to a scheduling conflict:
They asked me to come for a day, but I couldn't work it out, schedule-wise. And really, what do you need the newspaperman in Justice League for? You want to see the Flash. You want to see Aquaman. You want to see Wonder Woman. You want to see the Lantern.
Of course, DC Comics fans have been waiting too long to see their favorite superheroes team up in a live-action project. So hardly anyone would mind Perry White's absence in Justice League. However, while sharing his excitement about the November 17, 2017 release, Laurence Fishburne unexpectedly started praising Marvel Studios!
We've been waiting 35 years for these [characters] to show up on the screen. What were they doing over there? Marvel has been kicking their ass. This is the comic-book geek in me, who has a collection of comic books. I've been waiting to see these people onscreen forever.
Fishburne said that he could relate to fans who wish they had seen a Justice League movie made years ago, but he didn’t understand the ones who hated Batman v Superman:
Look, I love what Zack Snyder does. Jesse Eisenberg, this little nebbishy guy, as Lex Luthor? For me, that's a genius move. And the whole thing with Martha Kent and Martha Wayne? I don't know, man, I must be sentimental, but that's some heartwarming [stuff] to me. So I don't get it.
