“I actually grew up watching a lot of these cartoons - a lot of the animated series. Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, all the stuff that would come onto Cartoon Network,” Fisher told delighted fans. “My first encounter with Cyborg was through the Teen Titans cartoon.”
“You know, I was in the middle of high school [when Teen Titans debuted], and I was like, ‘This show speaks to me’ because there were all of these characters going through these real teen issues while also saving the world. The extent of my knowledge was just about that.”
However, the actor went on to say that the animated iteration of Cyborg would not necessarily be the one that makes it onto film.
“Once I was cast, though, they send you a whole library of stuff about the character so I ended up being able to fall in love with the comic book version which can be very different,” he explained. “I feel like I know him like the back of my hand, but there’s always somebody who knows a little more than me about things.”
Later at the panel, Fisher went on to specifically describe how Victor will come off in Justice League. The actor said his character's "greatest trait is resilience. The guy has gone through a lot in terms of his physical and mental state. Imagine waking up one day and most of your body is metal."
"I think he represents...Borg Life, which is the ability to take the negative situations in you life and turn them into something positive to help other people. I think epitomizes that [idea]. I think we’ve got a lot of very, very interesting dynamics just laid throughout the entire film with all these characters. You know, you see so much - you see how similar they are and how different they can be at the same time. It’s beautiful to watch."