It’s virtually onerous to consider, however it’s been a 12 months since Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation lawsuit reached a verdict. Each actors have moved to Europe to seek out some sense of privateness, though they’ve continued to make headlines. For the reason that defamation trial was accessible to observe on TV, the courtroom of public opinion made its personal judgment. Those that are on Depp’s facet have been coming down onerous on his ex spouse, and there’s a brilliant widespread on-line petition to have her faraway from Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom. And it seems the petition about Heard and Aquman 2 remains to be quietly racking up signatures.
The petition about Amber Heard and Aquaman 2 was began again in 2019, seemingly in response to Johnny Depp being fired from the function of Grindelwald in Implausible Beasts 3. The petition has amassed a ton of digital signatures through the years, and about 9 months in the past it hit the 4 million mark. People are nonetheless signing up on the Change.org web page to at the present time, with 85 new signatures coming final week. Clearly there are nonetheless some sturdy feelings tied to the previous couple, and the results of their authorized battle.
At this level of penning this story the entire variety of signatures on the Amber Heard petition is available in at 4,630,238, with a purpose of 6 million. It’s unclear how lengthy it would take to get to that huge quantity, particularly if the tempo doesn’t choose again up. Nonetheless, there are clearly people who’re on Johnny Depp’s facet, and don’t suppose it’s truthful that he misplaced a serious job kind Warner Bros. and his ex-wife didn’t.
For now Amber Heard remains to be anticipated to seem in Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, though DC sequel’s contents are at present a thriller for the general public. There’s a rumor that Heard’s character Mera will probably be a smaller function this time round, though that’s but to be confirmed by the studio. This might assist quell the naysayers, who take umbrage together with her continued function within the DC Universe. We’ll simply have to attend and see if it’s really true.
Depp was requested to step down from his function as Grindelwald after he misplaced the libel case towards the U.Ok. publication The Solar for referring to him as a spouse beater. He had a lot better luck with the defamation trial, with Amber Heard discovered responsible on three counts and him discovered responsible on one. Within the 12 months since, Depp’s skilled comeback has been underway. Though he’s but to line up one other main blockbuster movie.
Whereas Amber Heard is anticipated to seem within the Aquaman sequel, it’s doable that will probably be her last bow as Mera. The brand new DC Universe co-CEOs have been making sweeping adjustments to the franchise, and it’s unclear if Jason Momoa’s franchise will proceed on, or if he’ll be recast in one other function.
Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom will hit theaters on December twentieth. Within the meantime, take a look at the 2023 film launch dates to plan your subsequent film expertise.
