When Lover Movie Casting Blocked... "Musk Threatens Production Company 'I'll Burn It Down'"

US Media Reports on Episodes Related to Ex-Girlfriend Amber Heard

Local media reported that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, once threatened a film production company on behalf of his then-girlfriend, Hollywood actress Amber Heard.

According to American media outlets such as Variety, Heard faced the risk of being removed from the sequel to the movie Aquaman in 2018 due to conflicts with the director and fellow actors. The sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (directed by James Wan), is scheduled for release in the United States on December 20.

Ultimately, Heard was able to appear in the film. However, it is said that the reason she successfully completed filming was because of her ex-boyfriend, CEO Musk.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (right) and actress Amber Heard [Image source=Instagram]

At the time, Musk, who was Heard’s boyfriend, reportedly sent a direct threat letter to Warner Bros., the production and distribution company of the Iron Man movies, through his legal team. The letter allegedly included statements such as "I will burn down the production company."

Previously, Heard divorced actor Johnny Depp in 2016. Afterwards, she claimed to have been a victim of domestic abuse by Depp and was sued for defamation in 2018.

During the related legal battles, Heard mentioned that the lawsuit severely damaged her acting career, citing Aquaman 2 as an example.

At the time, Heard stated, "The production team did not want to include me in the movie. They (Warner Bros.) did not want me to appear, and they gave me multiple versions of the script with significantly reduced scenes for me. Many of my action scenes were also cut."

However, Walter Hamada, former president of Warner Bros. DC Films, denied that the legal dispute between Heard and Depp affected Heard’s role in Iron Man 2. Instead, he suggested that the issue was a lack of "chemistry" between Heard and the film’s lead actor, Jason Momoa.

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