In DC’s superhero film Aquaman: Lost Kingdom, Amber Heard and Jason Momoa play the on-screen couple Mera (Heard) and Aquaman (Momoa) for the second time. The film is scheduled to hit theaters in December. A few weeks before the start, the industry publication Variety published a report in which some shocking allegations were made against the main actor Momoa and the film crew. Alleged statements from Amber Heard that focus on main actor Jason Momoa are quoted.
The Aquaman 2 filming was overshadowed by Heard’s legal battle with her ex-husband Johnny Depp. This is one of the reasons why there was a hostile atmosphere against the actress on the set.
We explain:
Where did Amber Heard’s statements come from?
Variety extracted Amber Heard’s statements from the transcripts of her therapy sessions from 2021. The documents and the notes written therein by therapist Dr. Dawn Hughes were used in the 2022 trial between Head and Johnny Depp. Heard and her lawyers wanted to prevent the documents from being published. So the following quotes are: not direct statements by Amber Heard. The actress also probably had no interest in the publication.
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Amber Heard as Mera
What exactly is supposed to have happened on the Aquaman 2 set?
Jason Momoa campaigned for Heard’s dismissal. According to the therapy notes, Amber Heard describes the following scene that is said to have taken place on the Aquaman 2 set: “Jason [Momoa] says he wants me fired. […] Jason drunk, late on set. Dressed like Johnny [Depp]. Also wears all the rings.” The note-taking character is clearly reflected in the fragmented language style.
What does DC say about the allegations?
DC denies the allegations in a statement to Variety defends Jason Momoa. “Jason Momoa conducted himself professionally at all times on the set of Aquaman 2”, is it[calledInsidersourceswhowerepresentontheAquaman2setalsocontradictthestatementsMomoadrankabeereverynowandthenbutnevershoweduptoworkdrunkThemoodbetweenHeardandMomoawasgood“And he doesn’t dress like Johnny Depp. He’s always dressed in that bohemian style.”
What does Jason Momoa say about the allegations? Jason Momoa and his management did not want to comment on the reports.
Allegedly hostile sentiment towards Amber Heard on the Aquaman 2 set
The therapy notes suggest a fundamentally hostile mood towards Amber Heard. The actress was apparently viewed as a necessary evil after her trial. So director James Wan Heard looked like a “Outcasts” treated. (“He raised his voice against me”.) The actress was not allowed to talk or post about the production on her social media channels and “Nobody was allowed to take selfies with me.”
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Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
How does Elon Musk fit into the story?
Heard was close to being fired from Aquaman 2 production, according to Variety. The studio and James Wan had doubts about the chemistry between her and Jason Momoa. These doubts allegedly existed before Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against Amber Heard and before the highly publicized trial. According to Variety’s reliable sources, these chemistry problems never occurred. Heard is among others because of her good chemistry with Momoa as Mera. So what did DC have against Heard? This is where Elon Musk comes into play.
The investor and billionaire was in a relationship with Heard in 2017. According to Variety, Musk prevented his ex-girlfriend from being fired with an “incendiary letter” to Warner. He threatened “burn the building down”, if Heard wasn’t allowed to come back for the sequel. Apparently Warner then relented and kept Amber Heard.
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Jason Momoa in Fast 9
What exactly is true now?
At this point we can only speculate. The source material (the notes from the therapy sessions) seems unreliable. There is also no testimony to support that Jason Momoa actually showed up on set dressed as Johnny Depp. This part can be doubted.
But the basis of the story – the anti-Amber Heard sentiment on the set – seems coherent and fits into the picture. The suspicion that DC wanted to get rid of Amber Heard after the Johnny Depp trial has always existed and is even closer after these new details.
When is Aquaman 2 coming to theaters?
Aquaman 2: Lost Kingdom opens on December 21, 2023 in German cinemas. It is the last film from the old DC era.