Normally when talking about a reduced budget, one tends to think of negative things, but in this case one of the big beneficiaries could be the actress Amber Heard, who urges to be back after her media trial against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
It turns out that James Wan, the director of Aquaman 2, has a reduced budget for the filming of new scenes for the movie, so the scenes that Amber Heard had already recorded in her role as Mera, and that they wanted to remove due to the scandal caused by her trial, are very likely to remain in the final version of the film.
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The call that could benefit Amber
A few weeks ago, the new management of Warner Bros. made a call to director James Wan to tell him that the budget he originally had for the famous reshoots, was going to be reduced.
This is in accordance with the new management that is putting order and reviewing costs of their projects, so many of the scenes that were going to be reshot, including supposedly all where Amber appeared and where she was to be replaced by another actress, can no longer be carried out.
According to information from Variety, the current financial restrictions at WB could benefit Heard, as all the scenes she filmed would make it into the new film, Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, which is scheduled to be released in theaters in a year’s time, in December 2023.
Sources tell Variety that Warner Bros. co-chief Pam Abdy had to tell “Aquaman 2” director James Wan to reduce his reshoot budget for the maritime sequel, which has already expanded to $205 million over production. https://t.co/0yBcFHdvwC
— Variety (@Variety) December 14, 2022
A film that was going over budget
In addition to reducing the budget for reshoots, the reality is that Pamela Abdy, co-president of Warner Bros, asked Wan to reduce the overall budget of the film, as she feels it is getting out of control and already has more than $205 million invested.
This happened before James Gunn and Peter Safran took the reins of DC Studios, so Wan has no choice but to accept having less money to finish the film.
That is why it is very likely that Amber Heard and her character of Mera can be seen again on the big screen, despite all the negativity she has received.
Aquaman star Jason Momoa and director James Wan reportedly fought to keep Amber Heard in Aquaman 2, according to an entertainment consultant who testified during the recent Johnny Depp/Heard court case. https://t.co/QAFPR70Kw1 pic.twitter.com/3MWWTZcQJO
— IGN (@IGN) May 25, 2022
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