Amber Heard says she doesn't know if she will even be in the final cut of 'Aquaman 2'
- Amber Heard said she doesn't know if she'll appear in Warner Bros.' upcoming "Aquaman" sequel.
- Heard made the comments Tuesday during her ongoing defamation trial against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
Amber Heard doesn't know if she'll even appear in next year's "Aquaman" sequel.
"They released me from my contract. I fought to stay in it and they kept me in it," Heard said Tuesday while on the stand during her ongoing defamation trial with her former husband, Johnny Depp.
"I just don't know how much I'm in, actually, of the final cut," Heard added.
When asked minutes later about the status of her role in the movie, the actress said, "As I said, I don't know if I will even be in the final cut or how much I will be. It was difficult to stay in the movie."
A Warner Bros. representative didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about Heard's role in the upcoming film.
Heard previously revealed that an updated script removed some action scenes for her character in 'Aquaman 2'
On Monday, Heard claimed she "fought really hard to stay in the movie" despite others not wanting to include her in the film. The actress said she had filmed scenes for "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" that were "a very pared-down version" of her role.
"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 any spoilers away — two characters fighting with one another," Heard said of what was changed about her part. "They basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch out."
Entertainment journalist Grace Randolph previously reported in late April that Heard had under 10 minutes of screen time in the sequel.
A long-running Change.org petition to remove Heard from the "Aquaman" sequel has now crossed over 4.2 million signatures during the trial. In July 2021, the film's producer Peter Safran told Deadline that "fan pressure" wouldn't affect a decision on whether to fire Heard.
Heard is giving more details about her role in the upcoming "Aquaman" sequel during her ongoing defamation trial with her ex-husband. Depp first filed the lawsuit against Heard in March 2019, accusing her of defaming him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she described herself as a victim of domestic violence. Depp said that in reality Heard instead physically and verbally attacked him throughout their relationship.
Heard has denied the allegations and countersued, laying out in court filings at least 10 instances in which she said Depp physically abused her, often in what she described were alcohol- or drug-fueled rages.
"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023.