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Amber Heard Says ‘I Fought Really Hard To Stay In’ Aquaman 2 And Was Eventually Given A ‘Pared-Down Role’
“I don’t know if I will even be in the final cut or how much I will be.”
Amber Heard says she now has a heavily reduced role in Aquaman 2, having fought hard to stay in the Warner Bros film. Heard was first introduced in the 2017 movie Justice League before becoming a protagonist in Aquaman alongside Jason Momoa.
At the time of release, the film shattered box-office expectations, grossing over $1.1billion.
Heard said her income for the first Aquaman was $1million, and her pay for the sequel was $2million under her contract – this doesn’t include box-office bonuses Heard might receive if the movie makes a certain amount of money theatrically. When asked if she was able to film her role in the coming sequel, she said she performed a very pared-down version.
“I fought really hard to say in the movie – they didn’t want to include me in the film,” Heard uttered while on the stand during her defamation trial with Johnny Depp.
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 any spoilers way – two characters fighting with one another. They basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch out.”
The actress stated she isn’t sure if she will appear in the movie and said: “I don’t know if I will even be in the final cut or how much I will be. It was difficult to stay in the movie.”
While Warner Bros. recently pushed back Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom from December to March 17, James Wan returns to direct the sequel hinged on a story actor Momoa helped conceive. Wan has since described the new film as a little bit more relevant to the world we’re living in today. However, a Change.org petition to remove Heard has reached over 4million signatures amid the ongoing trial.
On the other hand, In late April, journalist Grace Randolph had tweeted Heard would have just ten minutes of screen time if she appeared in the film.
I hear #AmberHeard has less than 10 min of screentime in #Aquaman2 pic.twitter.com/oh4ZhQ1CiU
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) April 28, 2022
