DC Films president says Amber Heard was almost dropped from Aquaman 2 over chemistry issues with Jason Momoa

The head of DC Films at Warner Bros.

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Walter Hamada, testified that the Johnny Depp incident had no bearing on Amber Heard's future in the Aquaman series.

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Heard, 36, testified in a defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia

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that she "fought really hard to stay in" Aquaman 2 because

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"they didn't want to include me in the movie.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has already been shot and is expected to be released in March 2023

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however, Heard said that her role as Mera, Jason Momoa's titular character's love interest and the female action star was "very pared down."

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"I was given a script and then given new versions

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Amber said as per PEOPLE. Furthermore

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