Aquaman 2: Amber Heard’s role would be reduced to 10 minutes due to scandal with Johnny Depp

The scandalous trial that Johnny Depp has brought to Amber Heard has apparently taken its toll not only on him, who has lost two important roles since the accusations of domestic abuse by his ex-wife, but now it is revealed that the character of Mera in the second film starring Jason Momoa it would be reduced to 10 minutes.

The scandal unleashed by Amber Heard in 2018, after the publication of several opinion articles in large media in the United Kingdom, in which he accused Johnny Depp of being a batterer of women, apparently would be taking its toll on the actress, then after it was revealed that her role as the aquatic warrior Mera would be minimized on-screen.

The information was provided by Grace Randolph , a well-known reporter and film critic and founder of the Youtube channel Beyond The Trailer, who assures that Warner Bros., despite the fact that they decided not to fire her due to fan requests, would limit her screen time to 10 minutes .

If true, the performance from Amber Heard , who shot her shots in the UK many months earlier, would be minimal, compared to the first film, which has been DC Films’ highest-grossing, topping $1.1 billion in gross. everyone.

Added to these rumors is a new petition through the collection of online signatures, which demands that Amber Heard be completely removed from the film. Recall that in 2020, after Warner and Disney fired Johnny Depp from his roles in Fantastic Beast 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean, respectively.

However, all this information seems to contradict the statements made last August by the producer of the Aquaman sequel, Peter Safran, who assured that Warner would not give in to public pressure by removing Amber Heard from the project.

“Honestly, I don’t think we’re ever going to react to pure fan pressure,” he explained in an interview with Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast.

“You have to do what’s best for the movie. We knew if it’s all about James Wan and Jason Momoa, it should be about Amber Heard, too. That’s what it was about. I mean, we’re no strangers to what’s happening on Twitter, but That doesn’t mean you have to react or take it as gospel or go along with their wishes. You have to do the right thing for the movie.”

To this is added the alleged bad relationship between the actors Jason Momoa and Amber Heard , exposed by the president of DC Films Walter Hamada , who had assured that in fact they thought of replacing the actress with the friend of the heartthrob of Game Of Thrones , Emilia Clarke , but at the last minute Heard was left in her usual role, but with the same salary as in the first film.

Now, fans will have to wait until early 2023, when the premiere of Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is scheduled , to verify that indeed DC Films, although it did not completely eliminate it, did heed the voice of the fans of Johnny Depp .