'Aquaman' Star Amber Heard Wants a Spinoff for Mera and Wonder Woman

Aquaman star Amber Heard is already thinking about possible spinoff scenarios for her character, the Xebellian princess Mera. According to a recent interview the actor did with the The Hollywood Reporter, Heard wants Mera to star alongside Wonder Woman the most.

“I would really love to team up with Wonder Woman. That would be a kickass duo right there,” Heard said. “But I’m vying for a spinoff, right? You heard it here... Mera and Wonder Woman spinoff. Go for it, Warner Bros,” Heard said with a wink.

While Heard is all in with Mera’s character now, she has previously admitted that the role didn’t appeal to her at first. She told Entertainment Tonight that, as she knew “nothing” about comic books, she wasn’t sure the role would be “appropriate” for her. She had only “limited experience or limited exposure to women in that world,” Heard added.

Heard’s attitude switched completely when Aquaman executive producer Zack Snyder “explained this badass, kickass warrior queen.” Heard was excited to take on Mera’s “sword and crown.”

The 32-year-old actress explained that she was completely hooked by Mera when she decided to read the comic book. She shared:

“I remember the first scene I read in this comic. Mera, my character, and her male counterpart Aquaman, played by Jason Momoa, they are in the comic book version they’ve just saved the town from some aquatic disaster, hurricane or something to that effect, and as the townspeople and civilians are picking up pieces of their life they look and say, ’It’s Aquaman!’ They look to Mera and they’re like, ‘Who are you? Is that Aquawoman?’ And she stops what she’s doing and she says, ‘I have my own name. I’m not Aquawoman. I have my own name. My name is Mera.’ And I was like… 'I can get behind that woman.’”

As much as we’d love to see a Mera and Wonder Woman spinoff, we can’t wait to first see Heard in Aquaman when it premieres on Dec. 21.