Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom’s first trailer barely options Amber Heard as Mera, the chief love curiosity of the titular hero Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa). This has doubtless created some confusion as to why she’s no more prominently featured and what her position is perhaps within the upcoming DCEU sequel. Nonetheless, there’s doubtless a set of things behind Heard hardly being seen within the new film’s preliminary promotion.
Within the first Aquaman film from Warner Bros and DC Studios, Arthur Curry and Mera reunited after briefly interacting in 2017’s Justice League. Working collectively to cease Arthur’s half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) from conquering the floor world, Mera and Arthur went on a journey to get better the Trident of Atlan which Arthur used to unite the Seven Kingdoms as its new king. To that finish, the brand new trailer for Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom implies that Aquaman and Mera took their relationship additional, though Mera herself is barely within the trailer. Here’s what’s doubtless occurring with Mera and actress Amber Heard in Aquaman 2.
Within the first trailer for Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, Arthur Curry is proven in his new establishment as King of the Seven Kingdoms. He’s additionally featured as a brand new father with a new child son, the implication being that he and Mera received married and had Arthur Curry Jr. Nonetheless, Black Manta has returned with new energy, having recovered the cursed Black Trident with the flexibility to seemingly resurrect the useless who then comply with his command. Looking for revenge towards Aquaman for the dying of his father, Black Manta vows to kill Aquaman’s whole household within the new footage.
Because of this, this new trailer options a number of photographs of Aquaman’s household together with his mom, father, and son. Based mostly on the trailer alone, issues are wanting significantly dangerous for Aquaman’s father Tom with the Amnesty Bay lighthouse in flames as Manta rallies his forces with the Black Trident. Moreover, issues positively don’t look good primarily based on Black Manta’s unique comics’ historical past, having been accountable for the deaths of each Arthur’s father and his son whereas nonetheless a child. As such, it’s fairly attainable that Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom may get very darkish relying on how carefully its story on-screen mirrors what’s been seen on the web page.
Aquaman’s half-brother Orm is featured fairly prominently as effectively with Aquaman releasing him from his jail to realize his assist towards Black Manta and his highly effective new trident. As such, it’s fairly weird that Mera is barely featured in a single shot that’s straightforward to overlook within the new trailer, seen hanging a window whereas showing to be trapped someplace in Atlantis. Whereas it’s attainable that Mera is being stored hidden to keep away from a significant plot level, some behind-the-scenes particulars assist clarify what’s confirmed to be a extra restricted position for Amber Heard’s Queen Mera in comparison with her previous appearances within the DC Universe.
Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom’s director James Wan not too long ago spoke about Amber Heard and her diminished position within the new film. In response to Wan himself, the DC sequel was all the time going to have a stronger concentrate on Aquaman and Orm becoming a member of forces as estranged brothers and former rivals reasonably than Aquaman and Mera teaming as they did within the first film. Having envisioned the primary Aquaman movie as “a romance action-adventure film” for Arthur and Mera, the sequel will reportedly be a “bromance” as a substitute as Arthur and Orm try and reconcile their variations to save lots of the Seven Kingdoms.
Apparently, little room has been left for Queen Mera to be concerned within the new quest to cease Black Manta, although she is confirmed to have some type of position (nevertheless minimal it could be). Based mostly upon the one shot of the trailer, it does look as if her life will likely be endangered because of Black Manta and his revenge quest towards Aquaman. As such, maybe Mera would be the one to die reasonably than Tom Curry or Arthur Jr. as a way of subverting expectations for the upcoming DC film.