Warner Bros Exec says there was No Chemistry Between Amber Heard & Jason Momoa, They Had to Fabricate It

In a recent twist in the Depp-Heard defamation trial, Johnny Depp’s legal team began its counter-argument with Warner Bros CEO Walter Hamada’s video statement. All of the reservations about casting Amber Heard in Aquaman 2 were primarily due to Heard’s relationship with Jason Momoa, according to Hamada in the video.

Amber Heard claimed in her countersuit to Depp’s defamation complaint that her position in the film was decreased solely as a result of Johnny’s “smear campaign” in the form of legal actions against her.

In a video, Hamada said that the studio’s decision to cast Heard in the sequel was delayed because the director and his team were concerned about Heard’s chemistry with Jason Momoa.

“You’ll recognize it when you see it.” “They didn’t have any chemistry,” Hamada stated.

He stated that they had to work as a team to edit moments between Amber and Jason. Their encounters, according to the executive, needed to be refined and altered afterwards.

“A smart editor and filmmaker can choose the proper takes and moments,” he continued.

On the contrary, Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, claimed that such editing is a necessary component of any filmmaking process. Hamada responded by saying,

“It can be simple at times, but not always.” He claimed that developing Amber and Jason’s chemistry was a challenging challenge for them all, and that they had to put in a lot of effort to make the two actors seem great and linked on screen. “It wasn’t simple,” he remarked, “but the outcomes worked.”

He also revealed that the director explored hiring someone else in the role who had stronger and more “natural chemistry” with Jason. Despite this, Amber Heard was cast in the role.

Amber’s representative, Jessica Kovacevic, testified last week that Heard’s movie contract plainly indicated that she would be paid $2 million in advance for the sequel, which is reportedly double what she earned from the first film, Aquaman 1. However, according to Kovacevic, Amber Heard’s career suffered significantly as a result of the lawsuit filed against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, and the subsequent negative press.

Amber also claimed in her counterclaim that Waldman’s claim against her, in which he claimed she invented all of the domestic abuse charges against her ex-husband, harmed her reputation.

The Warner Bros. executive refuted Heard’s claims, claiming that she was never offered a higher salary for the sequel. Anything Johnny Depp or his attorney Adam Waldman stated had no bearing on her salary.

In addition, he stated that the magnitude of Amber’s role in the film was dictated by the script’s early development in 2018.

Source: srgblog.com