Amber Heard Was Nearly Recast in ‘Aquaman 2’ Over Chemistry Concerns, Says DC Films Head

Amber Heard from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom officially reached its target of 4. 5 million signatures this week. Two days after a jury ruled in favour of Johnny Depp in the couple’s highly publicised defamation trial, the petition’s target has been bumped to 6 million signatures.

The response to the verdict in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial hasn’t been the most encouraging.

Not on a team. Jason Momoa quietly reacted to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Instagram statements. The Aquaman actor seemingly liked both of the opposing side’s statements and redacted his likes from both posts.

ongoing defamation trial with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, 58, with the verdict set to be released Wednesday.Lundgren, 64, was asked by Redline Steel founder Colin Wayne about what it was like to work with Heard during an Instagram Live session on Monday.The Swedish actor portrays King Nereus in 2018’s “Aquaman” and the upcoming sequel hitting movie theaters in March, while Heard plays his daughter, Princess Mera. “She was great.

reached 4.429 million signatures as of Wednesday morning — with the originally announced target set at 4.5 million. The Change.org petition was created by fan Jeanne Larson in 2020: “Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2,” she wrote in the list description.Heard, 36, has been intertwined in a controversial court battle with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, 58. The former couple have been at war in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom for a $50 million defamation trial.

Dolph Lundgren has spoken out about what it was like to work with Amber Heard on “Aquaman” and the upcoming “Aquaman 2”.

and alleging abuse by the other. While the majority of the time in court has been about the former couple’s tumultuous relationship, there’s also been some tidbits about Heard’s upcoming role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. And testimony at Heard and Depp’s trial has seemingly revealed Aquaman 2’s main story.

testified earlier in the defamation trial, said Depp’s lawyers asked him to analyze Monday’s testimony from “entertainment industry consultant” and producer Kathryn Arnold. Arnold testified that before her legal skirmishes with Depp and his attorneys, Heard had very high earning potential and her career trajectory was “comparable” to that of Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Zendaya, Ana de Armas and Chris Pine.

According to the actress, Amber Heard’s Aquaman role was almost taken away from her. In her testimony during her defamation trial with Johnny Depp, Amber claimed that her role was significantly cut from the DC movie due to her defamation lawsuit. But was that the real reason?

Amber Heard and Jason Momoa's chemistry was allegedly fabricated thanks to a bit of movie magic. On Tuesday, amid Johnny Depp's ongoing defamation trial against his ex, the actor's lawyers played Walter Hamada's previous deposition as a rebuttal against some of Heard's team's claims.Hamada, President of DC-based film productions for Warner Bros., said that, in pre-production for the second film, which is due out next year, there was a weeks-long period where the studio considered recasting Heard's role.

was drastically cut back after her ex-husband Johnny Depp launched a smear campaign against her by saying she lied about abuse allegations.But in a new blow for the actress, the high-powered head of DC Films testified Tuesday that the star’s role in the big-budget flick was in no way impacted by innuendo surrounding her tumultuous marriage to Depp. Walter Hamada made the claim via video link at the former couple’s blockbuster defamation trial in Virginia.

Amber Heard was almost dropped from "Aquaman 2" due to a lack of chemistry with co-star Jason Momoa, a Warner Bros. executive testified at Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife.

While the media circus feeding frenzy around the Johnny Depp defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard continues—it’s rather gross and misogynistic, with a lot of people telling on themselves—the unfortunate clickbait fodder around it is that some actual news is made within the walls of something that should probably be private. Heard is also seeking $100 million in a defamation counterclaim against Depp.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe president of DC Films testified Tuesday that the studio considered replacing Amber Heard for “Aquaman 2” out of concern that she lacked chemistry with star Jason Momoa.Heard was ultimately cast in the sequel, but her lawyers have argued that she nearly lost the job and could not renegotiate for more money due to the backlash over her domestic abuse allegations against Johnny Depp. Heard is seeking $100 million in a defamation counterclaim against Depp.Walter Hamada, the head of Warner Bros.’ DC unit, was the first witness called by Depp’s side as they begin their rebuttal of Heard’s counterclaim in court in Fairfax, Va.

ongoing defamation trial involving Heard, 36, and her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Arnold noted that the first draft for the script gave Heard — who plays Princess Mera in the sequel and its parent flick — a “strong romantic arc” and “some great action sequences.” Later revisions showed her role being “radically reduced.”“She ends up in the hospital early in this new ‘Aquaman 2’ movie and doesn’t really come out until the end to kind of wrap things up.

Jason Momoa wanted Amber Heard to reprise her role as Mera in “Aquaman 2”, according to new testimony in the defamation trial brought against Heard by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

allegedly advocated for embattled Amber Heard to keep her role in the movie’s upcoming sequel. Former producer and current entertainment industry consultant and expert Kathryn Arnold took the stand Monday as Heard’s witness during her ongoing trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Amber Heard allegedly has Jason Momoa to thank for keeping her role in, according to industry expert Kathryn Arnold.Arnold testified in court on Monday during day 20 of Johnny Depp's lawsuit against his ex-wife, where she claimed that Heard's role had been diminished in the second movie, and testified that this usually wouldn't be the case if an actress was a success in the first film. Heard was paid $1 million for the first film, and was set to be paid $2 million for the second. However, after Depp's lawyer, Adam Waldman, called Heard's claims of abuse a «hoax,» Arnold claims that Heard suffered significant career damage.Arnold further claims that Heard's salary for the second movie could have been higher if not for the statements made by Waldman, and she has not been involved in the promotion for the new film — which ultimately hurts her career as well.Arnold claims that Momoa was able to renegotiate his salary for the second film to $15 million, up from $3 million which he got for the first, but Heard never got a similar opportunity for that sort of financial bump.