Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

This makes no sense. I don't care if he's in it or not as I probably won't even see this movie but... why would they ask this of him? Were the tapes not enough? Testimonies? Why punish him, on what grounds?

Because while she most likely hit him, he most likely hit her too, and you can't do that.

The judge in the most recent case, like myself, simply didn't buy the "Yes, I just stood there like a helpless lamb and never raised a finger" insistence. That's not how these things work. I've been saying since the start, they got drunk/high and beat on each other and that's the only version of events that makes ANY sense whatsoever. And again, you're generally not allowed to do that.

WB would have to be pretty bold to ignore a judge's very public claim that, "Yeah, he probably hit her." They'd look horrible to do that. The movies were stumbling anyways between mixed reviews and mediocre box office. He costs WAY too much money anyways and WB isn't going to have it to spend for a long time thanks to the pandemic. Easier to just recast and avoid a myriad of problems which would go with keeping him on... assuming they even get around to making Part III anytime soon.

Likewise, it's going on 5 years and we haven't heard one word about Aquaman 2 in ages - nor are we likely to anytime soon - so again, Heard is probably a non-factor because by the time they get around to making the movie they'll probably have to recast almost every character ANYways.

Ah well. A washed-up lush who hasn't been worth his price tag in over a decade gets taken off of a movie franchise that nobody wanted and most people didn't like or even care about to begin with. Waaahhh waaaaaaaaah. Not even news.