Meet the Actors Playing Johnny Depp, Amber Heard in New Movie About Their Trial (Exclusive)

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Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard -- the defamation trial that gripped the country, is coming to our screens in the form of a new Tubi original movie.

ET's Denny Directo spoke to the stars of, Megan Davis and Mark Hapka, about portraying one of the most talked about trials on-screen.The actors admittedly had their reservations before signing on to the project, with Hapka sharing that it wasn't a «yes» right away.«It wasn’t right away a 'hell yes,' because we got questions, you know?» Hapka said. «What’s the script?

What’s the approach? Is it a biased approach, is it a neutral approach?»He continued, «We were on the same page, I think, of how we wanted to tell this story, which as neutral as possible and authentic to the testimony, authentic to what was shared, try to avoid embellishing at all costs, and make as neutral a movie as possible, because that’s, in our opinion, good filmmaking.»Davis said she took playing the role of Heard seriously, telling ET that she wanted to bring some «understanding and love and compassion» to her portrayal of the  actress.«It is hard because you want so badly to feel like whoever sees this, they would feel seen and feel understood,» Davis explained. «And for me, part of my choosing to take the role, was because I felt there were a lot of things that I saw in her and heard in her, that I understood, and I saw the way the world was treating this real human being, and I felt like if there’s an opportunity that I could maybe bring some understanding and love and compassion to this person...that’s all I think any artist wants to do.» The famous six-week trial began a little over three years after Depp filed his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard in March 2019 following the  op-ed she wrote.