Because of the authorized battles between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, we all know much more concerning the behind-the-scenes workings of Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom than we do for many films which can be nonetheless a few months from launch. One of many greatest items of stories was Heard claiming that her position within the sequel truly shrank over time. James Wan has defined his reasoning for Hera’s smaller position beforehand, however admits that this did end in her position shrinking over time.
Jason Momoa and Amber Heard labored collectively all through the primary Aquaman film, however her character Mera is essentially absent from the Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom trailer, and reviews are her position within the sequel is way smaller. Director James Wan instructed Empire (through The Direct) that he had a plan from the outset to make romance a significant a part of the primary movie, however not the sequel, which is why Heard’s position was paired down because the script went by revisions. The director defined…
It’s truthful that [Heard] mentioned that [about the character being pared down], as a result of she wasn’t in my head as I used to be engaged on this film. Actors don’t essentially know what we [directors] behind the scenes are excited about. However this was at all times my plan. From the beginning, I pitched that the primary movie could be a Romancing The Stone-type factor — an action-adventure romantic comedy — whereas the second could be an outright buddy comedy. I needed to do Tango & Money!
Throughout the defamation trials of Depp and Heard it was urged that there was a problem of chemistry between Momoa and Heard that led to the choice to pair down the position of Hera for the sequel. However in accordance with Wan he was at all times planning to make a film that will concentrate on the characters of Aquaman and Orm, and that meant shrinking the position of Mera to make extra room for Patrick Wilson’s Orm.
Definitely, regardless of the purpose, it’s comprehensible that Amber Heard might be annoyed, because it appears like she filmed extra scenes for the Aquaman sequel, that ended up on the slicing room ground. One doesn’t think about any actor likes to see their work disappear. And contemplating Heard’s scenario on the time, and the very fact that there have been loud corners of social media calling for her elimination from Aquaman 2, it will be unattainable to not see a connection.
In keeping with James Wan, nevertheless, Amber Heard’s statements had been correct, however the purpose for them simply wasn’t clear to her. It appears the director had a particular thought to make a buddy comedy-style movie and hey, who doesn’t need to see a superhero film impressed by Tango & Money? That truthfully appears like a movie that might be plenty of enjoyable.
