Amber Heard Appears In ‘Aquaman’s CinemaCon’ Trailer After Rumors She’d Be Cut From Film

amber heard go be inside aquaman and the lost kingdom. Despite a longstanding rumor that Amber, 37, was cut from the film after losing her high-profile defamation trial with her ex, Johnny Depp, Amber appeared in the trailer for the film that screened at CinemaCon. Multiple outlets confirmed that Amber made a brief appearance in the preview, with Insider reporting that there are two brief images of Amber’s character Mera struggling underwater.

James Wanthe director behind 2018 aguaman sequel, describes this new film as an “action-adventure story with a very funny relationship between Arthur (jason momo) and orm (patrick wilson). Orm was a villain the first time around, but this time Arthur needs him. The film introduces Aquaman’s longtime archenemy, Black Manta (Yaya Abdul Mateen), as the main antagonist.

Amber’s appearance in a trailer contradicts reports that she would be recast in the sequel. “The rumor continues as she has from day one: inaccurate, insensitive and a little crazy,” Amber’s rep told Insider following allegations that Warner Bros. decided to reword her after a screen test of the sequel. .

While in the stands at her defamation trial, Amber said her role was significantly reduced due to the allegations against 59-year-old Johnny Depp. “They released me from my contract,” she said, according to her Insider. “I fought to stay in it and they kept me in it. I don’t know how far I am from the final cut. Like I said, I don’t know if or how long I’ll be in the final cut. It was hard to stay in the film. They gave me a script and then new versions of the script that had action scenes removed that showed my character and another character, without revealing any spoilers, two characters fighting each other. They basically took away a lot from my role. They just removed a lot.

Walter Hamada, the then head of DC Films, was called to testify in court. He stated that “the size of the role in the film that he had was determined in the initial development of the script,” according to the independent.

Amber’s involvement in the film has been a source of controversy for comic fans and Depp fans alike. Those who sided with Depp during his battle with his ex-wife started a Change.org petition to remove Heard from the aguaman continuation. As of April 2023, it has 4.6 million subscriptions.

Though Depp lost his 2020 defamation lawsuit against Sun after the British publication called him a “lady-beater,” a jury found in his favor in 2022 after he sued Amber over a 2018 op-ed he wrote for the Washington Post. Although Amber never referred to her ex-husband by her name in the op-ed, she did state that she “became a public figure representing domestic abuse,” which was apparently enough for Depp to successfully sue him for defamation. . Amber first appealed the $10 million decision, but agreed to settle in December 2022.

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