Was Amber replaced in Aquaman?

The president of DC films revealed on Tuesday that the studio considered replacing Amber Heard for Aquaman 2 out of concern that she lacked chemistry with Jason Momoa.

Heard was one of the leading cast in the sequel, but her lawyers have argued that she nearly lost the job and could renegotiate for more money due to the backlash over her domestic abuse allegations against Johnny Depp.

While the studio never directly cited Heard’s split with Depp as a reason for her potential recasting, Kovacevic testified that in her opinion, they didn’t want to hire someone who has bad press adding that no one wants that association.

Heard ultimately remained in the film, but her role was pared down significantly from earlier iterations of the script, she previously testified.