Amber Heard might be recovering from her personal life being put on display in front of the entire world due to the recent Johnny Depp lawsuit against a British tabloid, but it appears that the actress still has plenty of professional gigs to be excited about, including the upcoming series “The Stand” and the new version of “Justice League.”
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Speaking to Comicbook.com, Heard was asked about the recent reports that she was called back to set to shoot some additional footage for Zack Snyder’s upcoming director’s cut of “Justice League.” And she explains why she’s “super excited” about that project and why it’s the same reason she’s psyched about “The Stand.”
“I’m super excited about it. We just wrapped on reshoots and I just love nerds. I fucking love nerds, excuse my language,” Heard said. “He’s a perfect example, Zack [Snyder] is a perfect example of a nerd. You know, I got into this project on ‘The Stand’ because of another true, die-hard nerd, which is Josh Boone, who connected all of us on this project as he was adapting the book for Stephen [King}. And I think it’s just a good rule of thumb to follow, especially in this genre which I love. It’s like follow the nerd, the nerd passion is where you want to be.”
Obviously, it’s not a terrible thing to be working on two massive IPs during a time when those types of projects seem to be the only things Hollywood is interested in. So, you can’t blame Heard for being excited about working on a superhero film and a Stephen King adaptation. Of course, we have to wonder if those two projects, in particular, will live up to the hype. Zack Snyder’s “Justice League” cut is highly-anticipated and is expected to right the wrongs of Joss Whedon’s version. But some feel there isn’t any hope for redemption. “The Stand” also is highly-anticipated, as all new King adaptations are, but the complicated nature of the book makes it far from a sure thing.
Regardless, if there’s anything we can take from Heard’s comments, it’s that she is really behind both projects, so there’s a bit of hope that both can be enjoyable.