Amber Heard Thanks Fans for 'Overwhelming Support and Love' After HerAquamanReturn

Mar. 15, 2025

Amber Heard / Instagram.Photo:Amber Heard/ InstagramAmber Heardis celebrating her superhero return.On Instagram Wednesday, the actress, 37, shared throwbackphotosfrom her time filmingAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which hit theaters on Dec. 22. In the sequel to the 2018Aquaman, Heard reprises her role as Mera oppositeJason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman.“After all this time, Aquaman 2 made its splash (sorry, its too easy) Thank you to all of my fans for the overwhelming support and love in Mera’s AQ return,” she wrote. “Thank you so much. #aquaman.“During her 2022 defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp, Heard testified thather role in the sequel became “very pared down” amid negative attentionon her personal life.DirectorJames Wan, however, toldEntertainment Weeklyin September that Heard’s character’s reduced screen time was always part of the plan for the franchise.Amber Heard / Instagram.Amber Heard / Instagram"I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go. The firstAquamanwas Arthur and Mera’s journey. The second movie was always going to be Arthur and Orm. So, the first was a romance action-adventure movie, the second one is abromanceaction-adventure movie,” said the director. “We’ll leave it at that.“Heard, who had filmed herAquamansequel scenes prior to the Virginia trial, argued while on the stand that her reputation and career “took a hit” due to Depp’s public attacks on her character.“I fought really hard to stay in the movie. They didn’t want to include me in the film,” Heard said at the time.“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, and they basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch out,” she claimed.Amber Heard in ‘Aquaman’.Warner Bros/DC/Kobal/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The future ofAquamanmovies remains unclear amid changes among DC Studios.Last month, Momoa, 44, toldEntertainment Tonightthat his future in the titular role depended on box office results from the new installment: “I love this character and [I would want to] play it for a long time. If the audience loves it, then there’s a possibility. But right now,I’m like, ‘It’s not looking too good.’ “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis in theaters now.

Amber Heard / Instagram.Photo:Amber Heard/ Instagram

Amber Heard/ Instagram

Amber Heardis celebrating her superhero return.On Instagram Wednesday, the actress, 37, shared throwbackphotosfrom her time filmingAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which hit theaters on Dec. 22. In the sequel to the 2018Aquaman, Heard reprises her role as Mera oppositeJason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman.“After all this time, Aquaman 2 made its splash (sorry, its too easy) Thank you to all of my fans for the overwhelming support and love in Mera’s AQ return,” she wrote. “Thank you so much. #aquaman.“During her 2022 defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp, Heard testified thather role in the sequel became “very pared down” amid negative attentionon her personal life.DirectorJames Wan, however, toldEntertainment Weeklyin September that Heard’s character’s reduced screen time was always part of the plan for the franchise.Amber Heard / Instagram.Amber Heard / Instagram"I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go. The firstAquamanwas Arthur and Mera’s journey. The second movie was always going to be Arthur and Orm. So, the first was a romance action-adventure movie, the second one is abromanceaction-adventure movie,” said the director. “We’ll leave it at that.“Heard, who had filmed herAquamansequel scenes prior to the Virginia trial, argued while on the stand that her reputation and career “took a hit” due to Depp’s public attacks on her character.“I fought really hard to stay in the movie. They didn’t want to include me in the film,” Heard said at the time.“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, and they basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch out,” she claimed.Amber Heard in ‘Aquaman’.Warner Bros/DC/Kobal/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The future ofAquamanmovies remains unclear amid changes among DC Studios.Last month, Momoa, 44, toldEntertainment Tonightthat his future in the titular role depended on box office results from the new installment: “I love this character and [I would want to] play it for a long time. If the audience loves it, then there’s a possibility. But right now,I’m like, ‘It’s not looking too good.’ “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis in theaters now.

Amber Heardis celebrating her superhero return.

On Instagram Wednesday, the actress, 37, shared throwbackphotosfrom her time filmingAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which hit theaters on Dec. 22. In the sequel to the 2018Aquaman, Heard reprises her role as Mera oppositeJason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman.

“After all this time, Aquaman 2 made its splash (sorry, its too easy) Thank you to all of my fans for the overwhelming support and love in Mera’s AQ return,” she wrote. “Thank you so much. #aquaman.”

During her 2022 defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp, Heard testified thather role in the sequel became “very pared down” amid negative attentionon her personal life.

DirectorJames Wan, however, toldEntertainment Weeklyin September that Heard’s character’s reduced screen time was always part of the plan for the franchise.

Amber Heard / Instagram.Amber Heard / Instagram

Amber Heard / Instagram

“I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go. The firstAquamanwas Arthur and Mera’s journey. The second movie was always going to be Arthur and Orm. So, the first was a romance action-adventure movie, the second one is abromanceaction-adventure movie,” said the director. “We’ll leave it at that.”

Heard, who had filmed herAquamansequel scenes prior to the Virginia trial, argued while on the stand that her reputation and career “took a hit” due to Depp’s public attacks on her character.

“I fought really hard to stay in the movie. They didn’t want to include me in the film,” Heard said at the time.

“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, and they basically took a bunch out of my role. They just removed a bunch out,” she claimed.

Amber Heard in ‘Aquaman’.Warner Bros/DC/Kobal/Shutterstock

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The future ofAquamanmovies remains unclear amid changes among DC Studios.

Last month, Momoa, 44, toldEntertainment Tonightthat his future in the titular role depended on box office results from the new installment: “I love this character and [I would want to] play it for a long time. If the audience loves it, then there’s a possibility. But right now,I’m like, ‘It’s not looking too good.’ "

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis in theaters now.

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