Amber Heard CUT OUT of recent Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer

Amber Heard has been fully reduce out of the brand new Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer – amid claims her function was decreased following the detrimental consideration she attracted because of her bombshell courtroom case with ex-husband Johnny Depp.

The actress, 37, who had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it look as Mera within the movie’s first trailer launched in September, is nowhere to be seen within the newest teaser for the movie, set for launch on December 20, 2023.

Heard performs the daughter of King Nereus, who can management water together with her thoughts and talk with different Atlanteans telepathically – who turns into Aquaman’s (Jason Momoa) spouse.

The motion within the clip begins with Momoa on voiceover duties explaining that Aquaman has swapped his aquatic preventing abilities for fatherhood – for now, not less than. 

But it appears as if daddy obligation will not final lengthy, as he additionally doubles up because the King of Atlantis, which includes battling in opposition to a brand new set of villains. 

Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman, who returns as Atlanna, Arthur’s mom and the previous queen of Atlantis, appears to have a extra distinguished presence within the motion movie. 

Director James Wan has since performed down the claims that her function was pared again, insisting that the Aquaman sequel was by no means meant to closely deal with her character Mera.

‘I at all times pitched this to everybody from the get-go. The first Aquaman was Arthur and Mera’s journey. The second film was at all times going to be Arthur and Orm,’ he instructed Entertainment Weekly.

Adding: ‘So, the primary was a romance action-adventure film, the second is a bromance action-adventure film.’

Last month Aquaman 2 was beset by extra drama after  Heard‘s bombshell remedy paperwork alleged co-star Momoa purposely dressed like Johnny Depp and pushed to have her fired from the movie.

Heard will return as Mera in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom set for launch on December 20, 2023 – after beforehand claiming throughout her extremely publicized courtroom case with ex Depp final yr that she ‘fought actually laborious to remain within the film’ however that ‘they didn’t wish to embody me within the movie’ and her scenes had been reduce.

Variety reviews Depp followers paid the courtroom charges for the launch of December 27 2021 notes from Heard’s therapist, Dr. Dawn Hughes – which had been written on a pad -and shaped a part of the trial final yr – with the notes later surfacing on Reddit.

The notes element an alleged hostile Aquaman 2 set  – studying: ‘Jason mentioned he needed me fired. Jason drunk — late on set. Dressing like Johnny. Has all of the rings too.’

Representatives for Momoa declined to remark to the publication whereas a DC Studios spokesman mentioned: ‘Jason Momoa performed himself in an expert method always on the set of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.’

A supply who was on the London set in 2021 added the pair bought alongside on set, including: ‘Jason works his ass off, likes to have a beer occasionally like everybody, however doesn’t present up drunk to set. And he isn’t dressing like Johnny Depp. He has at all times wearing that bohemian fashion.

Representatives for Heard declined to remark however confirmed to the publication the notes had been in reference to Aquaman 2 and from a remedy session from December 27, 2021.

Another supply near the actress alleges her attorneys fought the discharge of the notes – which had been ‘subpoenaed by Depp’s attorneys throughout discovery.’

The notes additionally noticed Heard take purpose on the movie’s director James Wan and declare she was handled poorly because of her authorized battle with Depp.

Discussing Wan within the notes, the actress allegedly mentioned: ‘He raised his voice @ me — I can’t even publish about Aquaman — made it prefer it was my fault – I mentioned “I’m sorry.” Nobody may take selfies with me on set given blackout.’

Wan declined to remark to the publication however a DC spokesman refuted the claims and mentioned: ‘James is understood for treating members of his solid and crew with the utmost respect and for fostering a optimistic, collaborative setting on set – the Aquaman movies had been no exception.’

Sources additional claimed to the publication that Heard was practically ousted from the sequel by Wan and the studio because of a ‘lack of chemistry’ with Momoa – however her ex boyfriend Elon Musk saved her job.

It was alleged a letter was despatched to her legal professional Karl Austen informing Heard of the choice after Aquaman’s launch in 2018  – and that Momoa had no half within the choice to axe her.

An extra supply claimed that Heard had accomplished a chemistry check with Momoa earlier than touchdown the function within the first movie and beat out actresses together with Abbey Lee,

Heard’s ex beau and Tesla billionaire Musk, 52, allegedly had one among his litigators ship a ‘scorched-earth letter to Warner Bros. threatening to burn the home down’ if Heard wasn’t introduced again for the sequel, a supply claimed.

Warner Bros. then backed down and stored Heard on board.

Representatives for Warner Bros. and Elon Musk have been contacted for remark by DailyMail.com. 

Musk first met Heard in 2012 whereas the actress was taking pictures Machete Kills in Los Angeles, on the time the star was within the throes of her tumultuous relationship with  Depp. 

When that marriage ended amid allegations of home abuse, Heard started quietly spending extra time with the South African-born billionaire earlier than lastly confirming their standing simply months after the ink was dry on her divorce from Depp.  

The couple dated for round 12 months between 2017 and 2018 with Musk visiting her on the set of Aquaman in Australia – they lastly known as it quits for good in February 2018.

It was additionally claimed ‘not less than’ two scenes involving Heard had been reduce from the sequel – an motion sequence with Mera preventing Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and a love scene with Momoa, insiders conversant in the manufacturing claimed

Back in July Heard broke her silence about returning to the function of Mera within the Aquaman sequel. 

The actress who earned a reported $2million for her function within the first movie, mentioned she was ‘honoured’ to be coming again to the DC Extended Universe, however admitted that there was a ‘ton of strain’.

Comparing it to her newest movie, In the Fire, Amber instructed Deadline: ‘These are very totally different sorts of initiatives representing two very totally different ends of the spectrum in my trade. 

‘There’s a ton of strain on these huge franchise films, with hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of {dollars} at stake, and compromises are a part of attempting to make it essentially the most profitable factor it may be. 

‘Then on the opposite finish of the spectrum is a small indie movie like In The Fire, a murals and work of affection, with nowhere close to the identical assets, and so there are compromises there. 

‘The greatest luck you may have as an actor is to have the ability to stability each. Aquaman, that franchise and the equipment behind it, I’m very honoured, honoured to be part of that. 

‘And then there are these small ardour initiatives like In The Fire, the place I’m proud to have gotten to know the filmmaker and the solid, and we bought soiled collectively, to breathe life into this story. 

‘There’s one thing cool about that, and I believe success is an actor who is ready to have each these issues.’

Amber starred within the first Aquaman movie in 2018, however her return within the sequel has been controversial after she accused her ex-husband Johnny Depp of abuse.

A petition was arrange by the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor’s followers demanding her half be recast, accusing her of a ‘systematic campaign to break Depp in Hollywood’.

Johnny was dropped from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, after he misplaced his case in opposition to News Group Newspapers for calling him a ‘wife-beater’, which a choose dominated  was ‘considerably true’.

The petition garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures, however Amber dismissed it, telling Entertainment Weekly: ‘Paid rumours and paid campaigns on social media don’t dictate [casting decisions] as a result of they don’t have any foundation in actuality.’

The movie’s producer Peter Safran reiterated this, saying: ‘I don’t assume we’re ever going to react to, truthfully, pure fan strain. You gotta do what’s greatest for the film. We felt that if it’s [director] James Wan and [star] Jason Momoa, it needs to be Amber Heard. That’s actually what it was. 

‘One is just not unaware of what’s going on within the Twitter-verse, however that doesn’t imply you need to react to it or take it as gospel or accede to their needs. You need to do what’s proper for the movie, and that’s actually the place we landed on it.’

However, throughout Amber and Johnny’s highly-publicised courtroom case final yr, Amber testified that she ‘fought actually laborious to remain within the film’ however that ‘they didn’t wish to embody me within the movie’ and solely shot a ‘very pared-down model’ of her half. 

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom stars Jason Momoa because the titular hero, in addition to Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, and Temuera Morrison and is slated for launch in December.