Amber Heard To Join Aquaman, Debut In Justice League

Amber Heard is reportedly in discussions to join ‘Aquaman’, with reports suggesting that she will play Mera, the love interest to Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry.

The Hollywood Reporter have alleged that the Heard will actually make her debut in Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe in the first ‘Justice League’ film, which is due out in 2017, a year before Aquaman’s solo flick.

Amber Heard is a solid choice to appear in the DC Extended Universe, having proven with the likes of ‘Magic Mike XXL’, ‘The Rum Diary’, and, most recently, ‘The Danish Girl’, just how magnetic she can be.

Mera is a pretty important character in Aquaman’s oeuvre, having first appeared in the comics all the way back in 1963. She has the ability to control and even solidify water, is the main love interest of the superhero, and eventually becomes the queen of Atlantis.

If Amber Heard agrees to star in ‘Aquaman’, ‘Justice League’, and, what we can only assume will be, further instalments to the DC universe, then she will primarily interact opposite Jason Momoa, who was confirmed as Aquaman last year and is expected to make his debut as the character in ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice,’ due out on March 26.

Heard’s expected debut as Mera in ‘Justice League: Part One’ will be alongside numerous other DC characters, including the likes The Flash, Shazam, Cyborg, and Green Lantern.

‘Justice League’, which is being directed by ‘Batman V Superman’ and ‘Man Of Steel’s’ Zack Snyder, is due to begin shooting in April 2016, while it will be released on November 17, 2017.

‘Aquaman’ will then follow on July 27, 2018, and while James Wan (’The Conjuring’, ‘Furious 7′) is already confirmed to direct, Warner Bros. are currently working on two separate scripts from David Leslie Johnson (’The Conjuring 2′) and Kurt Johnstad (’300′) before they decide which to film.

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