Johnny Depp Claims He Helped Amber Heard Get Her Role In Aquaman
As the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial continues, more about Heard's role in DC's Aquaman franchise continues to be discussed. This time around the topic of discussion is how Heard scored the role as Mera in the first place.
Throughout the duration of the trial, Heard has been adamant in discussing how Depp's claims have allegedly thrown a major wrench in her acting career. She has even gone as far as to allege that her role in the upcomingAquaman sequel was substantially reduced due to the claims and that the studio didn’t want her to be featured inAquaman 2 in the film at all.
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The studio has since denied these claims, stating that Heard's ongoing legal battle was not the reason for her screen time being less in the upcoming Aquaman sequel. DC Films chief Walter Hamada claimed that it was due to worries about Heard and the lead lacking natural on-screen chemistry, adding that the sequel film was going in a completely different direction than its predecessor and that having a love interest wasn’t going to be a primary focus. As Depp took the stand again in the courtroom, he was asked to reflect on Heard's audition process for the first Aquaman film. Depp told the court how Warner Bros. told Heard that the film would be shooting in Australia, which could've been an issue for the actress.
Depp then went on to share that Heard asked him to speak to the studio since he had a long relationship with Warner Bros. since he had starred in many projects with the studio, like Black Mass,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,and The Fantastic Beasts sequel. He agreed to do so, making a few phone calls to higher-ups in the company. Depp couldn't give a confirmation that he
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