Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Released in theaters on December 20. Amber Heard only appears for a few minutes in the film. whenAquaman 2 Struggling to attract audiences to theatres, the actress wanted to address her fans.
Amber Heard is barely present in Aquaman 2
At least we can say that the second opus of Aquaman’s adventures is struggling to attract fans. If the first film with Jason Momoa in the lead managed to cross the symbolic billion dollar mark in 2018, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Currently recording revenue of just $272 million.
Let’s remember thatAquaman 2 Amber Heard’s first film appearance since her trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp. The actress plays Arthur’s companion Mera, who was first seen in the film. Justice League.
In 2020, A petition was started demanding that Amber Heard be removed from the film. Fans felt she did everything to ruin Depp’s career in Hollywood. Then, in May 2022, when she was in court, Amber Heard created a controversy by her The director saidAquaman 2James Wayne rewrote the script to drastically reduce his character’s scenes.
effectively, Amber Heard appears only briefly in the final installment of Aquaman’s adventures. Just ten minutes. For James Wan, the studio did not want to exclude the actress. In an interview with Entertainment WeeklyThe director explained In this second part, the script has chosen to put Mera’s character in the background Compared to the first film:
#advanceampads0#Amber Heard thanked her fans for their support
Thus, parted ways after fifteen daysAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Amber Heard wanted to address her fans by posting a message on her Instagram account. In her release, the actress, who settled in Mallorca, Spain with her daughter and Bianca Butti, with whom she has shared her life since 2020, thanked his fans for his “unwavering support“ :
“After all this time, Aquaman has blown away (sorry, that’s too easy). Thank you to all my fans for their unwavering support and love for Mera’s return to Aquaman. Thank you so much.”
What is almost certain is that the public will never see Amber Heard again Aquaman 3
. Like Jason Momoa… After the box office failure of this opus, the studio did not commit to producing new episodes. The poor performance of this component really shows that The audience is tired of superhero films. It remains to be seen whether James Gunn and Peter Suffern, who are at the helm of DC Studios, will be able to reverse this trend. Will be the first film in the new DCEU Superman: Legacy which is expected to hit the theaters on July 9, 2025.