JND Studios: Mera 1/3

[ukshaun]

Originally Posted by pdenham

^ That wasn't the director, that was Walter Hamada the studio exec - i.e. one of the "suits", who is scrambling to minimize the PR damage this trial is doing to the eventual release of one of his studios costliest, biggest, tentpole films.

She was retained in the role because Wan, the director, and Momoa wanted her- but the suits mandated diminishing her part as much as possible.

As it would turn out, Amber Heard's testimony regarding the fact that Warner Bros. wanted her ousted from the superhero flick was, in fact, true. During her time on the stand, the actress revealed that even before production began, the studio wanted her to be dropped from her role as Mera. She cited her lack of on-screen chemistry with the film's star, Jason Momoa, as the primary reason, with the added ever-crushing attention from the press as the secondary. When they didn't completely remove her, Heard stated that Warner Bros. attempted to cut down the actress? role in the film and they've allegedly made comments that they plan to completely cut her out once her contract with them has run its course.

And now, all of Heard's claims surrounding her involvement in the film have been backed up by an industry insider named Kathryn Arnold. During her testimony, Arnold revealed that Amber Heard's saving grace was her co-star Jason Momoa and the film's director James Wan. The two, alongside her management team, fought tooth and nail to keep Heard involved in the film as the titular character's love interest. Arnold also revealed that Heard won't appear in the feature's official poster and was told to not attend the DC FanDome event later this year.

Amber Heard to be excluded from official Aquaman 2 poster apparently.

I wonder that includes being excluded from the DVD/Blu-ray cover?
For the record, i intend to watch Aquaman 2

[pdenham]

It will be interesting to see if Queen goes ahead with it's plans for a Mera in 1/6 scale after all this. Though they only first announced it after this trial was already well underway.

[Josado]

So its end of testimony, evidence, whatever. All thats left is closing arguments. Then jury gets to deliberate. Verdict can come as soon as Friday, but can obviously go a lot longer. They don't deliberate Saturday, Sunday, or Monday(due to holiday).

[Silas Loki]

I wonder if JND will continue this piece after all this.

[generalszabo]

Has wan said anything about her role recently? The last time he defended her was a while ago AFAIK

[RPG_FAN128]

I'm still not understanding what the big deal is. She didn't slap a comedian.

[ilsensine]

I wouldn't be able to look at the statue without picture poop in a bed. That's not great marketing.

[Demona]

I think both of them were at fault with the demise, abuse, and insanity of their relationship. Which is why it was (and is) moronic for Amber to try and pin it all on Depp. The morale of this trial is own your sh!t and keep it moving.

Though I will say this - it’s not fair of him to lose roles, but her not. I also think the statue should go through. She is in Aquaman and looks great in it.

[Brandon]

JND doesn't care about this trial, and as their Mera sells have proven, neither do many collectors. There is 0 chance they'll cancel Mera.

[67L88Stingray]

Originally Posted by Silas Loki

I wonder if JND will continue this piece after all this.

Depends on how many preorders they still have.