A spokesman for Amber Heard denied reports that the actor was cut from the sequel to Aquaman, following a very public defamation lawsuit filed against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Hurd had to reprise his role as Mera, Aquaman’s love affair, in the upcoming film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. But on Tuesday, an anonymous “insider” said on the gossip website Just Jared that the role had been reworked.
“Warner Bros. decided to rework the role of Amber Heard after screen tests of the film. They will be re-shooting with Jason Momoa and Nicole Kidman, “they said.
In a statement to Variety on Tuesday, a Hurd spokesman denied the report and said: “Rumors continue, as from day one – inaccurate, insensitive and slightly crazy.”
It’s just that Jared later updated his story to say that sources close to the production told them that it “wasn’t completely cut from the film.” She still has a small role to play. “However, he insisted that other sources still said Mera had been completely revised.
Hurd previously played Mera in the first film about Aquaman and in the Justice League. During the defamation trial, Hurd said he had to “fight really hard” to keep the role because of the negative publicity of Depp’s allegations of abuse.
She told the court that she was given a new version of the sequel script, which removed a battle scene, leading to a “very abbreviated version” of her role.
During the trial, DC Films boss Walter Hamada confirmed that the studio had briefly considered remaking Hurd’s character in the sequel – not because of allegations of abuse, but because of the lack of chemistry between Hurd and Momoa, who pays Aquaman. Hamada denied that the studio had reduced her role in the sequel.
Both Hurd’s and Depp’s careers are uncertain after a highly publicized trial that sparked a storm of comments on social media. Depp is suing Hurd over a 2018 Washington Post column that he claims hinted that he was offended by her, although he is not mentioned in the article.
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Earlier this month, Hurd was sentenced to pay Depp $ 10 million in damages and $ 350,000 in criminal damages after a jury ruled that his reputation had been damaged. Depp was ordered to pay Hurd $ 2 million after she claimed that Depp’s spokesman had slandered her, calling her allegations “fraud for abuse.”
In a preview of an interview to be aired on NBC in the United States this week, Hurd said she felt she had been treated unfairly on social media during the trial. The hashtag TikTok #justiceforjohnnydepp had nearly 20 billion views, while #justiceforamberheard garnered about 80 million.
“I don’t care what anyone thinks of me or what judgments you want to make about what happened in the private life of my own home, in my marriage, behind closed doors,” she said. “I don’t think the average person should know these things. And that’s why I don’t take it personally.
“But even someone who is sure that I deserve all this hatred and rage, even if you think I’m lying, you still can’t look me in the eye and tell me that you think there was fairness on social media. representation. You can’t tell me you think that was fair. “
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is due out worldwide in March 2023.
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