A petition to remove Amber Heard from the Aquaman sequel has gathered more than 1.5 million signatures. The actress’s role as love interest Mera in the DC superhero film series has been criticised by supporters of Johnny Depp, after the actor lost his high-profile libel case against the Sun newspaper. Expand Close Johnny Depp (Yui Mok/PA) PA / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Johnny Depp (Yui Mok/PA)Titled “Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2” and addressed to the senior vice president of publicity and communications at DC Warner Bros, it has been signed more than 1,547,300 times. “Only the fans actually made Aquaman and Aquaman 2 happen. I’m excited to get started next year.”The James Wan-drected Aquaman film, starring Jason Momoa, arrived in 2018 and was a box office success, grossing more than 1.1 billion US dollars globally.

Source: Irish Independent November 28, 2020 10:52 UTC