People boycotting Aquaman 2 upon discovering how many lines Amber Heard has

Stephen Porzio

“They cut down her scenes as much as possible. And this messed up the entire movie.”

A number of people have said they are boycotting the in-cinemas Aquaman sequel on account of Amber Heard’s reduced presence in the superhero movie.

Heard reprises her role as Mera opposite Jason Momoa in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but her character plays a far smaller part in the follow-up than she did in the first film.

According to Business Insider, the actress only has 11 lines in the superhero flick and is “minimised to a tertiary character with little dialogue.”

This is despite the fact that her character is now married to Aquaman in the movie and has given birth to their baby.

Although Heard appears in some action sequences in the first half hour and the final half hour, her total time on screen comes to “about 15 to 20 minutes”.

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People boycotting Aquaman 2 upon discovering how many lines Amber Heard has

“Devoid of any real depth, Heard’s entire existence in The Lost Kingdom feels purely contractual to fulfill her three-movie deal with Warner Bros,” Business Insider reports.

Her reduced part in the sequel follows the long and bitter defamation trial against her former husband Johnny Depp in summer 2022, during which there were reports that she would be cut from The Lost Kingdom.

Amber Heard testified during the trial that she had been given a “very pared-down version” of her role in Aquaman 2.

The actress claimed her character’s part in The Lost Kingdom had been slashed and that she had to “fight” to stay in the movie as its producers “didn’t want to include” her in the film.

She added: “I was given a script. And then given new versions of the script that had taken away scenes that had action in it, that depicted my character and another character, without giving spoilers away, two characters fighting with one another.

“They basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch.”

The movie’s director James Wan denied these claims, saying that the intention had always been for Heard to take a backseat in the sequel.

He said: “I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go. The first Aquaman was Arthur and Mera’s journey. The second movie was always going to be Arthur and Orm.

“So, the first was a romance action-adventure movie, the second one is a bromance action-adventure movie.”

Wan’s explanation for Heard’s reduced role in Aquaman 2 has not stopped a number of social media users from taking issue with the change.

Sharing the Business Insider article, one person wrote on Twitter:

“This [is] why even though I support those Amber Heard fans who will see Aquaman 2 #OnlyForMera, I’m still not bought into watching it.

“Critics have noted that Amber was right: they cut down her scenes as much as possible. And this messed up the entire movie. #IStandWithAmberHeard.”

This why even though I support those Amber Heard fans who will see Aquaman 2 #OnlyForMera, I’m still not bought into watching it.

Critics have noted that Amber was right: they cut down her scenes as much as possible. And this messed up the entire movie. #IStandWithAmberHeard pic.twitter.com/dKeOUA1qE0

— Dani Fethez (@DaniMet1) December 22, 2023

Another said: “Amber Heard had posted a lot during 2021/22 about training for fight scenes in Aquaman. They clearly cut a bunch of her scenes out like she said they did.”

that’s so sad. she deserved better

— tahti✩ (@believevictimss) December 22, 2023

A third joked: “Aquaman 2 was one the movies I’ve seen this year!” before adding: “The way they handled Amber Heard in Aquaman 2 was awful.

“Every time she talked it’s almost as if everyone was ignoring her in the scenes.”

The way they handled amber heard in aquaman 2 was awful. Every time she talked it’s almost as if everyone was ignoring her in the scenes

— Humus (@CanaryGrayson) December 22, 2023

A fourth posted: “They cut down Amber Heard’s part so much in Aquaman 2 that it makes for an awkward watch.”