Amber Heard and Aquaman star Jason Momoa chemistry
Jason Momoa executive testified in Johnny Depp's libel trial against his ex-wife.
Amber Heard was almost written out of "Aquaman 2" due to a lack of chemistry with co-star Jason Momoa, a Warner Bros. executive testified in Johnny Depp's libel trial against his ex-wife.
Walter Hamada said in the pre-recorded statement that he appeared before jurors Tuesday at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia that the pair were not a good match.
"They didn't really have a lot of chemistry together," he explained in the statement filed on March 15, 2022. "I think editorially they were able to make that relationship work in the first movie, but there was concern that it took a while." a lot of effort to get there.”
A combination of photos of Amber Heard and Jason Momoa. An executive testified that there was a "lack of chemistry" between them, and Mera's role was almost recast in "Aquaman 2."
There was a delay in recasting Mera's role in "Aquaman 2" and a lot of discussion about replacing Heard with an actress who would have more "natural chemistry" with Momoa, she said. In the end, the studio went ahead with Heard.
Hamada, president of DC-based film production, said the film was pitched as a "buddy comedy" between Momoa and his friend played by actor Patrick Wilson, and that the role of Mera was always intended to be.
Heard, who has been relentlessly mocked online during the trial, previously testified that her role was "reduced" due to her public battle with Depp.
Hamada was called by Johnny Depp's legal team as a rebuttal witness to undermine Heard's claim that her role in "Aquaman 2" was curtailed after Depp allegedly conspired with her attorney to defame her in a series of statements made to the press. press.
Depp is suing Heard for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote alleging she was a victim of domestic abuse. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star says the article, which does not identify him by name, ruined his reputation and her career.
Heard is filing a $100 million countersuit, alleging that Johnny Depp, through her attorney Adam Waldman, called her allegations a hoax, costing him $45 million in lost job opportunities.
