Amber Heard thanks fans for 'overwhelming' recent support amid personal and career issues

Amber Heard has thanked fans for their recent support amid struggles in her personal life and career.

Before and during the production of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Heard was involved in a high-profile defamation trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. The court proceedings made headlines around the world due to the two A-listers involved.

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During the trial, “entertainment industry consultant” Kathryn Arnold suggested that Heard was purposefully left off promotional material for Aquaman 2, while the studio pressured director James Wan to minimise her role as much as possible.

None of that was confirmed, but Heard's role in the sequel was indeed reduced.

The movie was released to mixed reviews and a disappointing box office haul, but Heard has shared some behind-the-scenes photos as well as a message to her fans.

 “After all this time, Aquaman 2 made its splash (sorry, it’s too easy)," she wrote. "Thank you to all of my fans for the overwhelming support and love in Mera’s AQ return. Thank you so much."

Heard was feeling pressure ahead of Aquaman 2

The actress previously detailed the pressure she found herself under to make the franchise a success and compared it to her recent indie project, Into the Fire.

"These are very different kinds of projects representing two very different ends of the spectrum in my industry," Heard told Deadline.

"There's a ton of pressure on these big franchise movies, with millions and millions of dollars at stake, and compromises are part of trying to make it the most successful thing it can be. Then on the other end of the spectrum is a small indie film like In The Fire, a work of art and work of love, with nowhere near the same resources, and so there are compromises there. The best luck you can have as an actor is to be able to balance both.

"Aquaman, that franchise and the machinery behind it, I'm very honoured, honoured to be a part of that. And then there are these small passion projects like In The Fire, where I'm proud to have gotten to know the filmmaker and the cast, and we got dirty together, to breathe life into this story. There's something cool about that, and I think success is an actor who is able to have both those things."