Despite rumors and speculation, Amber Heard will not be fired from Aquaman 2.
Aquaman producer Peter Safran revealed to Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast that Heard will not be fired from the franchise despite a fan petition to remove Heard, which has reached nearly 2 million signatures.
“I don’t think we’re ever going to react, honestly, to sheer pressure from the fans,” said Safran. “You have to do what’s best for the movie. We figured if it’s [director] James Wan, and [actor] Jason Momoa, it should be Amber Heard. It really is what it was. “
“We know what’s going on in the Twitter verse, but that doesn’t mean you have to react to it or take it as gospel or accede to their wishes,” he continued. “You have to do what’s right for the movie, and that’s really where we landed on it.”
Fan demand to remove Heard from the movie franchise came after her ex-husband Johnny Depp was fired from the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Warner Bros. ‘ the decision to remove Depp was based on the negative publicity he has received since his 2016 divorce from Heard.
Depp and Heard have both accused each other of domestic violence. Heard’s audio admitting to “hitting” Depp was submitted during Depp’s recent libel lawsuit against UK tabloid The Sun, which called the actor a “woman’s thresher”.
Ironically, the Warner Bros. distributes both Fantastic Beasts and Aquaman. Fans demanded that the two actors be fired from their respective films to “make it fair.”
Meanwhile, Heard recently expressed his enthusiasm for the DC movie sequel.
“I’m super excited by the amount of fan love and appreciation that Aquaman has gained and that it’s generated so much excitement for Aquaman and Mera that it means we’ll be back,” Heard told Entertainment Weekly. “I’m so excited to be filming this.”
Heard added that “rumors and paid social media campaigns don’t dictate [casting decisions] because they have no basis in reality. Only fans really made Aquaman and Aquaman 2. I can’t wait to get started next year. “
