‘Aquaman’ Producer Reveals Johnny Depp Fans’ Pressure Campaign To Dump Amber Heard Had No Effect

etcanada.com:

In the wake of Johnny Depp’s bitter divorce from Amber Heard and his subsequent lawsuits involving his ex, fans of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star took to social media calling for Warner Bros.

to ditch Heard from her role as Mera in the sequel to “Aquaman”. Meanwhile, an online petition calling for her removal from the movie gained more than 1.8 million signatures.

However, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” producer Peter Safran says that online pressure campaigns and petitions had no influence on casting decisions for the movie.

RELATED: Amber Heard Confirms She’ll Star In ‘Aquaman 2’: ‘I’m Excited To Get Started’ “I don’t think we’re ever going to react to, honestly, pure fan pressure,” said Safran in an interview with the “Deadline Hero