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Following Amber Heard’s Hollywood career, theAquamanstar has always been pretty outspoken about her want to portray strong female characters in the projects she gets attached to. The actress, who went on to star in several projects comprising strong female leads, explained that her 2013 project alongside Harrison Ford perfected the process of crafting a strong female character.
Heard, who played the character of Emmy Jennings in the thriller, went on to commend the character of Jennings and explained why she chose to play the character in 2013’sParanoia.
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Amber Heard explained how 2013’sParanoiacrafted a great female lead
While speaking about the character of Emma Jennings in an interview with Vanity Fair, Amber Heard opened up about her reason to star as the character inParanoia, starringHarrison Ford. The actress explained that oftentimes scenes of female characters, who are playing supporting figures to the male leads are trimmed down during the post-production.
However, inParanoia, which witnessed a very capable female lead in the form of Emma Jennings, the character didn’t suffer the same fate, as she was no less than the male lead in the movie. Heard explained the situation by stating,
“I kind of wanted to explore that and I also wanted to play a character, that in being intelligent I felt would be had a more likely chance of being protected in the post-production process, where female characters, in particular, tend to be stripped down because why build up the nuance of those characters, when it’s really about them supporting them male characters.”
Since her time in 2013’sParanoia, the actress expressed that she hasn’t backed away from fighting for her characters to get the deserved spotlight. She also went on to share her admiration towards James Wan for the way he handled the character of Mera in the highest-grossing DCEU movie.
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Amber Heard was thankful to the filmmakers for the treatment of Mera inAquaman
Following her first big blockbuster, which witnessedAmber Heardin the role of Mera, the actress commended the filmmakers for not making the character another damsel in distress. Heard further explained that even though Jason Momoa’s Aquaman was the main attraction of the movie, that didn’t result in her character taking the backseat in it. She explained her appreciation for the character of Mera by stating,
“And I, for one, felt really thankful that they took that approach to a female protagonist. In her own right, Mera is very much an individual and is a proactive, driving force. I think audiences desire to see women occupy strong roles and she is, in every way, Aquaman’s equal and time and again saves him as much as he saves her.”
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But despite her love for the character of Mera, her future as the DC hero is uncertain following the drama surrounding her legal battle against Johnny Depp. And considering that her future in the DC universe might be over, the sequel toAquamanmight be the last time she gets to play the role of Mera onscreen.
Paranoiais available to stream on Apple TV.
Source:Vanity Fair
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
