Warner Bros has revealed that they had to ‘fabricate’ chemistry between Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in postproduction of Aquaman, adding that her role in the second movie was not affected by Johnny Depp’s claims.
The President of DC-Based Film Production, Warner Bros. Pictures, Walter Hamada, testified and denied that the Aquaman star’s compensation was affected by anything said by the Pirates of the Caribbean actor or his legal team.
But he admitted that there was a delay in confirming that Heard would appear in the second film of Aquaman due to ‘conversations about recasting’ her role.
Hamada revealed that chemistry issues were raised while filming the first movie of Aquaman “because of the chemistry” between Momoa and Heard.
“Editorially they were able to make that relationship work in the movie. There was a concern it took a lot of effort to get there,” he said.
Warner Bros was also considering “someone with better more natural chemistry with Jason Momoa and move forward that way.”
Hamada also revealed that he spoke to Momoa about the chemistry issue when a greenlight was given to Aquaman 2 but did not mention what he said.
During cross-examination from Heard’s legal team, Hamada said that it is not uncommon for two main actors to not have chemistry.
“It’s movie magic and editorial – the ability to put performance together,” Hamada said.
“You can fabricate that chemistry. If you watch the movie they look like they had great chemistry. It took a lot of effort to get there. Sometimes it’s very easy and sometimes it’s hard.”
When Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, asked what exactly was the chemistry between Momoa and Heard, Hamada replied: “It’s like what makes a movie star a movie star. You know it when you see it and it wasn’t there.”
“What did you to do fabricate the chemistry?” Bredehoft asked.
“It’s editorial. Pick the right takes, the right moments and put scenes together. The music in the scene makes a big difference. Just the magic of post production, editing, sound, music etc.,” Hamada answered.
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