On May 16, Amber Heard confirmed that her role as Mera had been cut in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and that she had to fight to keep several scenes in the film because, according to her testimony, Warner Bros. did not want to pay attention. her character.
Actress Amber Heard has played Mera in “Justice League” (2017), “Aquaman” (2018), “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” (2021) and, according to her statements, in the next “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” she will released in 2023, but with less screen time than it originally had.
However, if the trial does not turn out in her favor, they could replace her in ‘Aquaman 2’, with a new romantic interest in the comic book hero.
Mera could be replaced in “Aquaman 2”
The rumor that a new character will appear in the movie about the King of Atlantis comes in the wake of the drama caused by the trial of Johnny Depp and the noise caused by Change.org’s request for the removal of Amber Heard from ‘ Aquaman. 2 (which by May 25 exceeded 4 million signatures).
According to what the “insider” KC Walsh revealed on Twitter on May 17, the Dolphin character will appear in the new Aquaman movie and Arthur Curry (Aquaman)’s romantic interest in comics could eventually replace Mera.