{"id":451748,"date":"2022-05-24T02:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T23:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-jason-momoa-saved-amber-heards-aquaman-job-amid-depp-trial\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T02:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T23:41:26","slug":"how-jason-momoa-saved-amber-heards-aquaman-job-amid-depp-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-jason-momoa-saved-amber-heards-aquaman-job-amid-depp-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Jason Momoa saved Amber Heard&#8217;s &#8216;Aquaman&#8217; job amid Depp trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4150fcd73d6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4150fcd73d6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-jason-momoa-saved-amber-heards-aquaman-job-amid-depp-trial\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Jason_Momoa_saved_Amber_Heards_%E2%80%98Aquaman_job_amid_Depp_trial%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Jason Momoa saved Amber Heard&#8217;s &#8216;Aquaman&#8217; job amid Depp trial&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Jason_Momoa_saved_Amber_Heards_%E2%80%98Aquaman_job_amid_Depp_trial%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Jason Momoa saved Amber Heard&#8217;s &#8216;Aquaman&#8217; job amid Depp trial&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAquaman\u201d himself, Jason Momoa, allegedly advocated for embattled Amber Heard to keep her role in the movie\u2019s upcoming sequel. <\/p>\n<p>Former producer and current entertainment industry consultant and expert Kathryn Arnold took the stand Monday as Heard\u2019s witness during her ongoing trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp. She said Heard\u2019s red-wigged role was supposed to be her \u201cstar is born\u201d moment but claimed the actress was almost cut from \u201cAquaman 2\u201d because of issues with Johnny Depp, 58. <\/p>\n<p>Arnold further said the only reason Heard kept her job is because Momoa, 42, and director James Wan, 45, \u201ccommitted to her\u201d and were \u201cadamant\u201d she be in the film, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10846859\/Amber-Heard-kept-role-Aquaman-2-Jason-Momoa-adamant-remain.html\">according to the Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-99.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amber Heard and Jason Momoa in &quot;Aquaman&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22382220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amber Heard\u2019s role in \u201cAquaman 2\u201d was \u201cradically reduced\u201d due to her negative reputation because of Johnny Depp, witness Kathryn Arnold testified. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"> Everett Collection; STEVE HELBER\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heard, 36, allegedly trained five hours a day for several months before finding out from a costume designer that her role had been \u201cdismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arnold, who met with Heard before the testimony, said that Heard\u2019s character, Mera, was going to have a \u201cstrong romantic arc the entire film and some great action sequences\u201d before her action scenes were \u201ccut out\u201d and her role was \u201cradically reduced.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amber Heard and Jason Momoa \" class=\"wp-image-22382252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jason Momoa and \u201cAquaman\u201d director James Wan \u201c\u2018committed\u201d to Amber Heard, said Kathryn Arnold.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett C<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;Aquaman&quot; still\" class=\"wp-image-22382319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amber Heard\u2019s agent, Jessica Kovacevic, testified that she was told the actress was nearly recast for the \u201cAquaman\u201d sequel due to a \u201clack of chemistry\u201d with Jason Momoa.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett C<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Heard\u2019s agent, Jessica Kovacevic, said she was told the role was nearly recast due to Heard\u2019s \u201clack of chemistry\u201d with Momoa but personally believed it had to do with her bad reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Arnold also said \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> of Thrones\u201d actor Momoa was able to renegotiate his salary for the second movie up from around $3 million to $15 million.<\/p>\n<p>Heard was paid the same $2 million as stated in her first contact, Arnold said, adding that the troubled actress should have been able to renegotiate for up to $6 million. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amber Heard in court\" class=\"wp-image-22382294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amber-heard-aquaman-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amber Heard arrives in the courtroom after a break at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 23.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey [Hollywood] like her work but they can\u2019t work with her because every time her name is mentioned, the negativity flares up again,\u201d Arnold said of Heard\u2019s \u201cvery negative\u201d reputation. <\/p>\n<p>Arnold testified that, over five years, Heard could have made $4 million per movie, though it might have even topped that and reached up to $20 million. <\/p>\n<p>Heard\u2019s total estimated loss, Arnold claimed, was between $45 million and $50 million. <\/p>\n<p>Heard also would\u2019ve scored other million-dollar deals similar to her $1.5 million contract with L\u2019Oreal, Arnold added.<\/p>\n<p>Since the trial started, more than 4 million Depp fans have flocked to sign a petition urging the actress to be dropped from the film altogether.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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