The superhero style continues to be tremendous well-liked, and is displaying no indicators of slowing down. The following upcoming DC film hitting theaters is James Wan’s Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, which is anticipated to be the ultimate chapter of the DCEU as we all know it. The film has been a very long time coming, and naturally followers have ideas after Amber Heard’s Mera was lacking from the most recent Aquaman 2 trailer.
Aquaman 2 has been delayed a variety of instances, and it is lastly virtually upon us. A method it has been persistently making headlines is Amber Heard’s position as Mera, which has been rumored to be fairly small. After she was as soon as once more lacking from the latest trailer, of us began sounding off on-line. As a reminder, you may try the brand new trailer under:
Whereas Mera had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it look within the first Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom trailer, the studios actually hasn’t proven us any extra. In truth, informal moviegoers would seemingly don’t know that Jason Momoa’s hero is even married. One fan pointed this out by way of a Twitter post, which reads:
would possibly as properly name it aquaman and the misplaced mera coz the place is she in these trailers… why he performing like a single dad💀
Some factors had been made. Whereas there’s been no affirmation, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s lengthy authorized battle seemingly had an affect on the advertising staff’s resolution to not embrace her within the trailers. The web took sides associated to their defamation case, with Depp’s defender organizing a wildly well-liked petition to get Heard faraway from Aquaman 2. That is not occurring, however it seemingly labored for the trailers. One twitter consumer who appears to be on the actress’ facet provided the potential draw back to this advertising technique, providing:
The Mera erasure is weird. Not just for the storyline but in addition bc they’re actively alienating so many individuals who had been solely going to look at it to help Amber Heard. Those who co-abuse her on-line aren’t gonna see it anyway, why promote it to them? #OnlyForMera #Aquaman
A part of the rationale why of us took sides about Depp and Heard’s trial was as a result of it was obtainable to look at on TV. However because the above particular person identified, the oldsters who signed the petition about Heard are most likely boycotting the film anyway. So why not function Mera footage for individuals who need to see her return to the DCEU?
Nonetheless, the discourse rages on, and there are some of us who aren’t shocked that Aquaman 2‘s trailer can be edited round Amber Heard. As one such particular person posted:
Folks complaining about Mera not being within the trailer for #AquamanAndTheLostKingdom as if 4 million+ individuals didn’t signal a petition to fireside Amber Heard and recast. pic.twitter.com/xtMEjWsEHCNovember 20, 2023
Whereas Heard wasn’t fired or faraway from Aquaman 2, Mera reportedly has a a lot smaller position this time round. As an alternative the film is rather more centered on Arthur’s relationship with his brother Orm aka Oceanmaster. Nonetheless, the truth that Aquaman’s spouse hasn’t been present in any respect is giving of us cause to pause.
not a single shot of mera in that trailer yeh it’s a chop pic.twitter.com/Ajtg67hAGKNovember 20, 2023
Jason Momoa leads the solid of Aquaman 2, however the supporting characters (together with Mera) are performed by some A-list expertise. That features Nicole Kidman’s Queen Atlanna, who additionally hasn’t gotten a ton of affection within the trailers. One other moviegoer criticized how the ladies of the franchise have been pushed to the facet of promoting, saying:
All I’m saying is the ladies characters in Aquaman 2 appear unusually absent from the promo. We’ve gotten like 5 pictures of Mera + Atlanna mixed within the trailers who had been a few of the greatest elements of the primary movie. pic.twitter.com/SrAEeb94kzNovember 20, 2023
Some factors had been made, however solely time will inform how the feminine characters are literally handled within the DC flick. What we learn about Aquaman 2 is pretty restricted, however it seems like Black Manta is out for some critical revenge. We’ll simply should see the way it all shakes out, particularly since it is the final installment of the DCEU as we all know it.
Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom will lastly hit theaters on December twentieth. Within the meantime, try the 2024 film launch dates to plan your subsequent film expertise.
