Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Actress Amber Heard claims that Warner Bros. scale back her role as Mera inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom . Heard first appeared as Mera in Zack Snyder ’s Justice League , before moving on to a more striking role in James Wan ’s solo feature , Aquaman . Starring Jason Momoa as the titular character , as well as Patrick Wilson , Dolph Lundgren , Willem Dafoe , and Nicole Kidman , Heard was featured prominently inAquaman , almost as a co - lead .
Shortly after her divorcement from histrion Johnny Depp , Heard wrote an op - ed forThe Washington Postthat suggested Depp ill-treat her during their family relationship , which spawned a number of lawsuits from Depp , including a libel case againstThe Sun , which he lost . Depp then action Heard for defamation , which is currently in trial run transactions . Heard received backlash for her op - ed , which later had sports fan petition to have her removed from theAquamansequel . The actress was brought back for the movie , although now it appear that it wo n’t be anywhere near as prominent a function as it was the first time around .
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While on the bandstand today , Heard testified ( viaCBS News ) that Warner Bros. originally did not want the actress back in the part . Heard says she"fought really hard"to be in the film and that she had been given multiple book , with subsequent versions exact away scene with her quality , include action sequences . The actress ’s role inAquaman 2is apparently"pared down"with Heard saying on the stand :
attorney : Have you participated in Aquaman 2 ?
get a line : I have .
attorney : And tell us about that .
Heard : I had to fight to – I fought really hard to stay in the flick . They did n’t want to include me in the film .
Lawyer : Were you ultimately able to film in Aquaman 2 ?
Heard : A very pare down version of that role , yes .
Lawyer : What if anything changed in the book ?
hear : I was hold a script . And then founder Modern reading of the script that had taken away scenes that had natural process in it , that depicted my character and another fibre , without giving spoiler away , two characters fighting with one another . They fundamentally accept a clump out of my role . They just off a bunch .
discover late appeared inZack Snyder ’s Justice Leaguewhen it was released on HBO Max last class , show up in additional scene not in the original theatrical version of the moving-picture show . While the fan petition to have her removed gained steam when her legal worry began ( it currently has 4.1 million signatures ) , producer forAquaman and the Lost Kingdomstated that they would n’t oppose to fan pressure when it came tobringing Heard back for the continuation , saying that they had to"do what ’s right for the film"even if they ’re aware of the controversy . As a effect , Heard was brought back , despite the on-line furor , and shared images of her preparation , as well as a few bts images while working on the sequel .
no matter of how the obloquy test between Heard and Depp play out , both actors have extend to confront public examination over their very public trial . Depp has already lose out on both theFantastic Beastsrole of Grindelwald , as well as asixth outing in thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise . Now , it appears that the pendulum has swing in Heard ’s instruction , as WB already has enough fire to put out with The Flash star Ezra Miller , as well as dealing with their novel handclasp - up with the Discovery merger , which is already shaking things up on their television and theatrical slate . WithAquaman and the Lost Kingdomalready stay into 2023 anything could happen in terms of how much or how little ( or at all ) Mera seem in the final cut .
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Source : CBS News
