Amber Heard's Aquaman 2 Drama Gets New Ripples With Elon Musk, Jason Momoa, and More

Amber Heard as Mera in 2018's Aquaman.

Tidal waves of controversy are once again rising in the world of Aquaman 2 and it’s not because of a war in Atlantis. A new report is filled with claims regarding Amber Heard’s treatment on the set of the film, and it involves people such as star Jason Momoa, director James Wan, and Heard’s former flame Elon Musk, though DC Films disputes many of the allegations.

You can read the whole article over on Variety, and you should, as it’s both upsetting and fascinating. Most of the biggest claims come from the notes of Heard’s therapist, Dr. Dawn Hughes. Notes from her sessions with Heard were part of the highly scrutinized Heard/Johnny Depp trial and (this is a sign of how weird this all is) were released to the public after Depp’s fans paid for them.

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And yet, in recent interviews, Wan said that while Heard’s role as Mera is dialed back in the film, it was more a story choice than anything else. “Mera obviously is a massive character in the Aquaman world so we obviously want to be respectful to the character,” Wan said. “That’s the bottom line. I want to be respectful to all the characters and do everyone justice. But at the end of the day, I have this story to tell, but I [also] have so many other characters to serve, and I felt like I told the Arthur and Mera story in the first one so I can sort of focus on Arthur and Orm in this one. And so basically it’s a journey movie really with those two and then the other characters sort of like pepper their world.”

Finally, the Variety article also claims none of the original Zack Snyder Justice League—such as Momoa’s Aquaman, Ezra Miller’s Flash or Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman—will reprise those roles in future DC projects. And while that was confirmed for Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, an io9 source questioned the accuracy of that statement.

Yup. It’s a lot. And the controversy will only continue to bubble until the December 20 release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Read much more on Variety.

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