On October 11th, according to foreign media reports, behind the scenes, DC’s new film Aquaman 2 said that it was full of horse-catching: "Mala" Amber Heard accused Aquaman 2 of clearly rejecting her from the male actor Jason Momoa to the director James Wan; The source said that Hilde did almost get fired, and elon musk left her after writing a letter threatening Warner. Aquaman 2 did delete many scenes of Mae La, and Moma took the customs and pulled Heihilde … and so on.
Amber Heard’s libel lawsuit against her ex-husband Johnny Depp left some documents, including a note written by Hill’s therapist Dawn Hughes. Not long ago, Depp’s fans paid to be exposed on the Internet. According to the contents of the note, Hilde said: "Jason (Momma) said that he wanted me to be fired (from Aquaman 2). Jason was drunk on the set. He dressed like Johnny (Depp) and wore a lot of rings."
In this regard, "Variety" asked Momo’s agent, and the other party refused to comment. A DC spokesperson denied this statement, saying that Momma’s performance was professional. Another source who was on the set of the film in London in 2021 also said: Momma works hard and will drink beer like others, but she won’t get drunk when she goes to the set. He also said that Momma and Hilde were seen joking together, and Momma didn’t dress like Depp. "He has always been that bohemian style."
Hildefang also declined to comment, but a source familiar with her confirmed that the content of the therapist’s note really refers to the Aquaman 2 studio, and indicated that its content related to what happened on December 27th, 2021. Another source familiar with Hilde said: Her lawyer tried to make these notes public, and Depp’s attorney requested that they be presented to the court.
According to the note, Hilde said that Aquaman 2 director James Wan also complained to her: "He raised his voice and said to me,’ I can’t even publish the content of Neptune in social media.’ Act like it’s my fault. I said,’ Sorry.’ In view of the’ control’, no one on the set can take selfies with me. "
James Wan declined to comment, and the DC spokesman said that James Wan is famous for having the greatest respect for the crew members and creating a positive and cooperative studio environment, and the Neptune series is no exception.
However, Hilde did almost get expelled from Aquaman 2, the report pointed out. After the release of Neptune 1, Warner and James Wan decided that the sequel didn’t need Hilde’s return, because she lacked chemistry with Momma. Therefore, he wrote a letter to Karl Austen, the attorney of Hill, informing him of this decision (Walter Hamada, the head of DC film, was a witness in the Hill-Depp case, and his testimony also talked about the chemical reaction between the two). Sources stressed that the action of giving up Hilde in the sequel had nothing to do with her and Depp’s libel lawsuit, and it was made before Depp sued Hilde, and Moma did not participate in this decision.
However, another source denied the theory of "lack of chemical reaction", saying that Hilde and Moma tried the chemical reaction when Mae La decided to be an actor, and she got the role after defeating two other actresses (one of whom was Abbey Lee) who also went through similar audition.
A source familiar with the film said: In the end, Aquaman 2 didn’t fire Hilde because her ex-boyfriend elon musk asked one of his lawyers to send a "scorched earth-style letter" threatening Warner: Keep Hilde or ruin everything. Warner Bros. gave in and left Hilde behind.
Musk did not respond to this.
After that, james gunn and Peter Safran took over DC and made a big transformation, and Aquaman 2’s horse-catching was also renovated. The preview score of this film has only been more than 60 points, which gave birth to a new edited version. A source said: This film reflects the change of DC "regime" and is the last remnant of Schneider’s universe. "No one really wants to take over its ownership", and the remake/remake continued until the American writers’ strike began in May this year. Sources familiar with the studio don’t think that there is a crisis in Aquaman 2, saying that the production schedule of the film is not over time, and there is no cost overrun, and it only takes one week to make up the film.
The report also said that although the new DC universe has undergone a big change, Momma will no longer play Neptune, but he is talking about another role-Lobo, a bounty hunter, returning to the DC universe. Lobo will either appear in Goon’s new Superman movie or have an independent movie.
The report also said: Warner will ostensibly support Aquaman 2, and hope that it can be shown in China like Barbie, The Flash and Thunder Shazam 2. After all, the mainland market in China contributed nearly 300 million dollars to Neptune 1, but that was in 2018, and this time is different.
Now that the American Actors Guild is still on strike, it is impossible for Hilde and Momma to participate in the promotion of the film for the time being, but if the strike ends near the release of the film, it will be difficult for Warner Bros. and James Wan to avoid the accusation that Hilde’s part in Aquaman 2 was cut.
Sources familiar with the behind-the-scenes of the film said: Hilde’s scenes in Aquaman 2 were cut at least twice-a fight between Maila and David Hyde, and an emotional scene between her and Momma.
There are other clues to follow: this summer, Moma took Hilde in ins. One source said that he even block Hilde so that she couldn’t pay attention to him.
Although Aquaman 2 has been exposed a lot, some people still have hope for the box office. A source from a film company said: The pre-screening response of Aquaman 1 was not so good either, but after the post-production was improved, Aquaman 2’s trajectory was similar. The early data shows that the audience has a strong interest in the film, and the opening of North America is expected to be the same as Neptune 1.
Jeff Bock, a box office analyst, also thinks: Although everyone is not optimistic about DC, there is limited competition in Christmas stalls in North America this year, and there are not many films. Aquaman 2 may still be deus ex.