I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go.
The firstAquamanwas Arthur (Jason Mamoa) and Meras (Heard) journey.
The second movie was always going to be Arthur and Orm (Patrick Wilson), Wantold EW recently.

James Wan; ‘Aquaman’ stars Jason Momoa and Amber HeardGetty/Warner Bros
So, the first was a romance action-adventure movie, the second one is a bromance action-adventure movie.
Well leave it at that.
They just removed a bunch out.

FormerDCboss Walter Hamada gave testimony at the trial that seems to line up with Wans statement.
He called it a buddy-comedy sequel, with Momoa and Wilson as co-leads.
Heards agent testified her role was reduced because of the lack of chemistry between her and Jason.
I dont think were ever going to react to, honestly, pure fan pressure, said Safran.
Thats really what it was.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis set to hit theaters December 20.