Johnny Depp has requested that the defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard be delayed due to the upcoming filming. Fantastic Beasts 3.
The shooting of the film, directed by David Yates, was halted due to the COVID-19 epidemic, like many Hollywood shoots and events. But, as conditions in the main filming site London have improved, their production is set to begin again in October and will probably run until the end of February, in contrast to the Deep-Heard trial, until 11 January 2021.
“When the court set a date for the current hearing in the case, Mr. Depp understood that January was Bronx. He was planning to shoot ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ in London before January 11, 2021. Court conditions say that as conditions in London have improved slightly, Warner Bros. has now set a shooting schedule that conflicts with the date of the hearing in the case.
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This Fantastic beasts The actor requested on August 21 that the hearing be adjourned from March to June 2021.
Depp filed a 50 50 million defamation suit against him Aquaman Ex-wife of the actress for the 2018 op-ed published in Washington Post In which he wrote about sexual and domestic violence. The case has since been handled in Virginia.
Legal papers also said Hurd had agreed to meet on September 11 to discuss possible delays and that the proposed adjournment would show “no prejudice for him, much less unjust prejudice” as he expects the film. Aquaman 2 Sometime next year. The sequel to the 2018 film will hit theaters on December 16, 2022.
The news of the actor’s defamation suit comes almost a month after Depp’s defamation fight against the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid newspaper The Sun. When the 16-day dispute is over, no verdict has been received. Judge Justice Nicole will present the result as early as September.
