Amber Heard in Aquaman

Scenes featuring Amber Heard may be removed from Aquaman 2 after the actress lost her lawsuit against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. According to Hypebae, citing an authoritative source, the producers wanted to “kill” Heard’s character, Meru, to avoid negative media criticism before the premiere. The hero Heard may die in childbirth at the very beginning of the sequel.

The movie, starring Jason Momoa, will be released on March 17, 2023.

After the lawsuit started, many netizens took Johnny Depp’s side and demanded that Amber be “cancelled”, just like Johnny Depp had before. A petition even appeared on the network demanding that Amber be removed from Aquaman. The actress said in court that her career was badly damaged due to the “smear campaign” launched by Johnny Depp’s team. He was especially worried about the fate of his heroine Mera in Aquaman 2, which became one of the most important for her and gave a serious impetus to her career. Scenes with Heard were greatly reduced due to the public reaction, and the screen time with his participation did not exceed 10 minutes.

At the same time, after the end of the trial, rumors appeared on the network that Johnny Depp could return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, since the resonance around the actor could raise the ratings of the new movie.

Last week it became known that Johnny Depp beat Amber: the court found her guilty of libel and ordered her to pay $ 15 million. In return, Depp has to pay Amber $2 million.

But the actress is not going to stop there and plans to appeal. Herd’s lawyer said his client did not have the money to pay compensation to Johnny Depp.