Jason Momoa and Amber Heard at Aquaman.
This Monday, March 23, as a result of the judicial process maintained by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for a defamation complaint, one of the witnesses in the case confirmed that the actress will soon be removed from the scenes she recorded Aquaman 2 for her legal battle with her ex -husband.
According to Kathryn Arnold, one of the witnesses in the case, a former producer and current consultant in the entertainment industry, Amber Heard’s role in the DC superhero sequel will be an important moment for the interpreter’s career.
However, if not for Jason Momoa and the film’s director james wanthe study that governs the film would have deleted Amber Heard’s scenes.
Amber heard. The trial initiated by Johnny Depp cost him millionaire losses. Photo by AP
Producers don’t want conflict
Hollywood production companies and studios don’t want actors in their films, where they aim to earn millions of euros, to riot or have public opinion against them because means lowering box office receipts.
Hence, like the magical legend of amazing animals decided to remove Johnny Depp, those responsible for Aquaman 2 they want to remove Heard’s name from production.
However, as Kathryn Arnold said at the trial to be held in Fairfax court in Virginia, United States, between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, actor Jason Momoa and Aquaman 2 director James Wan objected. to the actress from being evicted from the project.
Johnny Depp. Due to his legal problems, he was released from the “Fantastic Animals” saga. Photo by AP
And this is as reported by the newspaper Daily Mailwitness revealed Momoa and Wan stood up and forced the studio to proceed with Heard.
According to the witness, Amber Heard’s character Mera, iwill have a “strong romantic arc throughout the film and some beautiful action sequences ”before“ cutting ”his action scenes and“ radically reducing ”his role.
Was there a lack of chemistry or too many problems?
Last week, Heard’s agent, Jessica Kovacevic, revealed at trial that the paper told her will soon be canceled due to Heard’s “lack of chemistry” with Jason Momoabut he personally believed it had something to do with his bad reputation from the trial.
Also, Arnold made sure that in the second film of Aquaman Jason is the actor Momoa was able to raise the salary from almost 3 million euros to almost 15 million euros.
meanwhile amber Heard received 2 million euros when he could have received 6 million for the sequel. According to Arnold, Heard could earn $ 4 million per film, though it could still surpass that number and reach up to $ 20 million.
Amber Heard was paid less than expected for “Aquaman”, but kept the role. Photo by AP
More, thanks for his role in AquamanHeard will also be able to get a million-dollar deal similar to his current $ 1.5 million deal with L’Oréal, according to Kathryn Arnold. But the complaint of defamation of the actor against the actress has tarnished the image of Amber Heard and according to Arnold, generated losses of between 45 and 50 million euros.
Source: The Vanguard
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