Aquaman: Zack Snyder Convinced Amber Heard to Play Mera

Had it not been forJustice Leaguedirector Zack Snyder , Amber Heard might not have ever regard playing Mera in conductor James Wan ’s upcomingAquaman . Some give-and-take of encouragement helped win over Heard to take the function , despite her initial hesitation .

Stuck between a battle pitting the submerged kingdom of Atlantis against the surface cosmos above , the nominal Arthur Curry / Aquaman ( played by Jason Momoa ) is ripe with internal and outside struggles in the upcoming comic adaptationAquamanfrom Warner Bros. Unsure of his position as Martin Luther King , Aquaman is forced to deal with dangers that jeopardize his sea and a bud gyration stemming from his own people . Diverging a bit from the DCEU - render that Wan state that the motion picture will befar more"separate"from recent DC movies - Aquamanalso starsNicole Kidman , Patrick Wilson , Yahya Abdul - Mateen II , Willem Dafoe , Dolph Lundgren , and Amber Heard - who , accidentally , almost did n’t star in the movie , had it not been for a conversation between herself and Snyder .

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In an audience withEW , Heard was adamant about the fact that she had no interestingness in play the classic " damsel in distress . " In fact , she get going so far as saying that she was"allergic to being the damsel,“having go out of her fashion throughout her career to avoid office that undermine distaff characters . However , after speak with Snyder prior to taking the role , Heard explain that he convinced her that the theatrical role of Mera , an submerged warrior with hydrokinetic and telepathic power , was the farthermost affair from a incapacitated character . Once he explain that Mera was a"warrior queen,“she was betray . She said ( viaComic Book ):

“ I ’m allergic to being the damsel , the two - dimensional archetype of what women are often limit to in this diligence , especially in the superhero universe … Zack got me at ‘ warrior fagot . ’ He said , ‘ You get a sword and a crown , ’ and I ’m like , ‘ Okay . ’ ”

Heard is no unknown to playing , strong , confident , and dominant roles in movie likeDrive AngryandAll the Boys Love Mandy Lane . That said , she has an eclectic filmography , having also star in flick likeThe Danish Girl , Magic Mike XXL , and the lapidator - comedyPineapple Express . Mera will be her first function in a superhero movie ( though she did already show up in a cameo in last year’sJustice League ) .

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Even though the bulk of the movie will be center on around Momoa ’s Aquaman , Heard will have the opportunity to showcase the physical strength and fortitude that attracted her to the role in the first station . And now thatproduction has wrappedon the movie , her in high spirits extolment of the character is supporting to any lover worried about the elbow room recent DC movies have depicted female characters ( relieve forWonder Woman ) . Though the DCEU lose the stigma in movies likeJustice LeagueandBatman v. Superman : Dawn of Justice , Aquamanappears to show that Warner Bros. has likely learned from its fault .