Despite last year’s petition to have her removed from the Aquaman sequel after losing the widely-publicized defamation lawsuit brought against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, 60, it looks like Amber Heard *will* be appearing in the highly-anticipated movie after all!
If you cast your minds back to this time last year, you may remember that Depp’s fans filed a petition which requested the movie to: “Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2.” As a result of the petition, it was rumored that scenes featuring Heard’s character Mera, the love interest of Jason Momoa‘s character Arthur Curry, were cut down to less than ten minutes, which is something Heard seemed to confirm during her testimony. Other rumors even suggested that her scenes had been removed altogether and she would not be appearing in it *at all!*
Amber Heard Said She Had To 'Fight' To Keep Her Role In The Film
In last year's trial, Heard, 37, testified that she had to "fight" to keep her role in the film, saying: "I had to fight to — I fought really hard to stay in the movie. They didn’t want to include me in the film." She added: "I was given a script. And then given new versions of the script that had taken away scenes that had action in it, that depicted my character and another character, without giving spoilers away, two characters fighting with one another. They basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch."
However, it’s now been confirmed that Heard *will* be appearing in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom after all, which she unsurprisingly is thrilled about!
Amber Heard Says She Is 'Honored' To Be A Part Of 'Aquaman 2'
Heard spoke with Deadline about Aquaman 2 at the Taormina Film Festival in Taormina, Italy, which she attended for the world premiere of her new thriller, In the Fire. Heard told the pub how different In The Fire is to Aquaman, and spoke about how it feels as an actor to work on two very different types of movies.
"These are very different kinds of projects representing two very different ends of the spectrum in my industry," she said. "There’s a ton of pressure on these big franchise movies, with millions and millions of dollars at stake, and compromises are part of trying to make it the most successful thing it can be. Then on the other end of the spectrum is a small indie film like In the Fire, a work of art and work of love, with nowhere near the same resources, and so there are compromises there."
"The best luck you can have as an actor is to be able to balance both," she said. "Aquaman, that franchise and the machinery behind it, I’m very honored, honored to be a part of that. And then there are these small passion projects like In the Fire, where I’m proud to have gotten to know the filmmaker and the cast, and we got dirty together, to breathe life into this story," she continued, adding, "There’s something cool about that, and I think success is an actor who is able to have both those things."
