Gal Gadot talks fan response, training, and her own reaction to being cast as Wonder Woman

I never really had any doubts with her casting. I think she is going to be great in the role.

Bigger Boat

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12:36PM on 12/26/2013

Wow, someone went and read up on something OTHER than Wonder Woman after being cast. Yipee.

The_Soloist

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12:41PM on 12/26/2013

I think she'll be fine in the role. Not great, but fine.

Now just give us more Henry Cavill please.

evil eric

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1:01PM on 12/26/2013

O;

First, she needs to eat something.

kivzirrum

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1:18PM on 12/26/2013

"Historically accurate" Amazons? Oi...

I won't judge whether she can play the part by her appearance--though she is very pretty in the face--and I've never seen her in anything before, but I will say that casting an Israeli woman in such a prominent role is very cool.

rtms

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1:22PM on 12/26/2013

Since when was WW breasts a big thing? It was the fact that she didn't look like she could lift a paper weight with out falling over.No one cares about the boobs factor. What a sexist comment/interview.

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Avatard

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1:32PM on 12/26/2013

Big Taters

Wonder Woman and big tits go together like bacon and eggs. End of story. I'm not going to say that casting a skinny little girl with no taters is a deal breaker, but it ain't helping.

schwarzgerat

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1:37PM on 12/26/2013

Just as superheroes like Batman and Superman are supposed to live up to a physical male 'ideal', so too should Wonder Woman. She's supposed to represent a form of female physical perfection. That usually tends to include booby boobs, a small waist, sexy hips and legs to die for. You know, CURVES? This woman has very little in any of these departments. I don't particularly care if she "trains", training isn't going to give her curves where she has a blatant lack of them.

Picking this woman to

Just as superheroes like Batman and Superman are supposed to live up to a physical male 'ideal', so too should Wonder Woman. She's supposed to represent a form of female physical perfection. That usually tends to include booby boobs, a small waist, sexy hips and legs to die for. You know, CURVES? This woman has very little in any of these departments. I don't particularly care if she "trains", training isn't going to give her curves where she has a blatant lack of them.

Picking this woman to be a physically 'perfect' woman is akin to picking D.J. Qualls to play a physically 'perfect' man. These people are Steve Rogers *before* the Super Soldier serum.

maic

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1:57PM on 12/26/2013

i for one dont think she can play the character right, yes, she�s not a match physically, so, that alone should keep her from being a good candidate, but hey, that�s just me, a comic book fan...

blsnychapter

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2:23PM on 12/26/2013

Someone make her a sammich or two. I just can't picture her playing Wonder Woman but will see. She gonna need to hit the gym and drink some protein shakes. This chick is WAY too skinny for WW.

blsnychapter

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2:23PM on 12/26/2013

Double post

BatSTUD

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2:28PM on 12/26/2013

Historically?

Shut-up.

DjG

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2:33PM on 12/26/2013

They picked her for a reason.

As an open minded person, I'm still really embarrassed about the fan backlash. You can blame the net for their being no repercussions to sexist comments, but I say it's a lack of vision mixed with immaturity. I think she'll do a great job, because talent creates the greatest image.

afwdg99

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2:44PM on 12/26/2013

Relax people

Would I prefer her to have bigger boobs? Of course. But it's pathetic how some of you are reacting. The size of her boobs aren't going to make a difference in the movie's quality. And then the rest of you are complaining that she is too skinny... did you guys even read the article... where she mentions she is going to train and gain body mass?

InStannisWeTrust

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2:49PM on 12/26/2013

I'm pretty naive when it comes to understanding building muscle and the human body, but am I correct in thinking it's more difficult for a petite, skinny woman to build up significantly noticeable muscle? I know WW isn't literally 'ripped' .. so it's not like we should expect her to look like Vin Diesel, but trying to picture her different in the way that Pratt transformed for Guardians of the Galaxy seems much more unlikely to me. All I can imagine her being is toned, but not particularly

I'm pretty naive when it comes to understanding building muscle and the human body, but am I correct in thinking it's more difficult for a petite, skinny woman to build up significantly noticeable muscle? I know WW isn't literally 'ripped' .. so it's not like we should expect her to look like Vin Diesel, but trying to picture her different in the way that Pratt transformed for Guardians of the Galaxy seems much more unlikely to me. All I can imagine her being is toned, but not particularly built. If anyone has an examples of actresses making such a significant change, I'd appreciate it.

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dkev

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3:15PM on 12/26/2013

Warner Bros is about to demonstrate to the world how to destroy superhero universe with a single movie.

Lone Justice

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3:22PM on 12/26/2013

Amazing

They found the one Israeli chick with small tits...

Can Ispeak To Ken

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3:30PM on 12/26/2013

I truly believe she is going to make a fine Wonder Woman. ..My only wish is, that she would gain a bit of weight. But if she doesn't, I really don't care. I can tell, without even needing to see her in the outfit, that she looks the part.

Grand_Marquis

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4:47PM on 12/26/2013

Considering the original Wonder Woman was created by an S&M fetishist who wanted to sneak his kink into comics, I REALLY REALLY don't give a shit if the actress looks like the original Wonder Woman in any way.

solitaire

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5:29PM on 12/26/2013

i think she will do fine

She is beautiful and lets not forget something: The woman can kick ass. the Israelis are not a people who take their military training lightly. for anyone questioning the 'One Breast" thing, it was so they could use a bow and arrow more easily

Mr. Moe

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6:25PM on 12/26/2013

But will she learn how to act? Cause her acting so far has been porno quality at best.

Tigerbob

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6:31PM on 12/26/2013

Though she is hot, I'm not sure she is right for WW.

Wonder Woman is tall, strong, busty and dominant. This girl is too girly and small.

Jedd the Jedi

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7:10PM on 12/26/2013

I wish her the very best and I'm looking forward to seeing what she brings to the part. Was she the first name that came to mind when I thought "Wonder Woman"? As was the case with Affleck, no. But I'm not passing judgement yet, and I'm not reducing the character to cup size. I hope Snyder keeps the character's Greek mythology-based background and I hope there's enough room in the movie to introduce Diana to Man's World.

moonrider

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7:23PM on 12/26/2013

"I'm of complete faith that she will step out looking like an Amazon Princess that you would not want to f*ck with."
Oh, no no no no. You don't understand. We want an Amazon Princess that we WOULD want to f*ck with. If you know what I mean.

Netforce

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9:34PM on 12/26/2013

Hehe, "Brazilian". Enough of that. I'm sure Gal Gadot won't have large breasts for the role. It'd be more like muscle mass that would, say, enhance those parts. I'm sure she'll fit the role nicely.

Dachande

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2:04AM on 12/27/2013

Historically accurate? WTF?

How can they be historically accurate, Amazon Women were never real. Also, only in some versions of the myth do they cut off one breast. Yet, in pretty much all of the old Greek paintings and statues, they have both breasts.

Plus, this woman can not act to save her life. She was easily the worst thing about the past few Fast & Furious movies. At least in those movie I just figured she was banging a producer or something to get that part, cause she was just terrible.

John Matrix

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3:08AM on 12/27/2013

Hoping that she will only appear in the Superman vs Batman movie for about a minute at the most. That way maybe they will make her take acting class until WB/DC begins filming Justice League or Batman vs Superman 2 or Wonder Woman or Jonah Hex 2 or whatever else they feel the need to rush.

Ocelot_Snake

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5:11AM on 12/27/2013

Cause fan boys are never wrong about casting choices,right? Stop bitching till we see her in action and then youll actually have some proof to back up your bitching

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SchaefDizzle

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5:36AM on 12/27/2013

Throw some DD's on dat bitch...

Iron_Chinchilla

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10:05AM on 12/27/2013

I am happy to see Wonder Woman, but I do not know Gal Gadot very much, so i am in "wait and see" mode. I don't feel enthusiastic about the casting but I don't feel negative about it either.

Masterdebator88

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10:16AM on 12/27/2013

Ugh, her horrible accent and refusal to gain weight is saddening.

Also, I don't think she is taking this seriously. First off we aren't talking about "real" Amazonian people. Going "by the book" would mean "going by the comic book" in this case and WW has large breasts. Not that it even matters, because WW is supposed to be an empowering symbol for females and was created to be a role model. Women are just as tough as men and WW was there to prove that. I don't think Gal is going to bring that empowerment. She is going to play it like everything else she has

Also, I don't think she is taking this seriously. First off we aren't talking about "real" Amazonian people. Going "by the book" would mean "going by the comic book" in this case and WW has large breasts. Not that it even matters, because WW is supposed to be an empowering symbol for females and was created to be a role model. Women are just as tough as men and WW was there to prove that. I don't think Gal is going to bring that empowerment. She is going to play it like everything else she has been in, like a super model. Also, listing off a few different types of martial art styles and weapons from the top of her head does not equal a training regime. I bet her regime is "don't eat, wear lots of makeup and look pretty until end of shooting" cause that is the only hard work this girl has ever known.

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martinphipps

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11:36AM on 12/27/2013

She's gorgeous. Facially she looks a lot like Linda Carter. I suppose prosthetic breasts could be an option if she didn't want to get them done.

Silverload

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1:58PM on 12/27/2013

How can anyone give this woman a green? She is an astonishingly bad actress (and I use the term actress loosely). I give Affleck shit, but Gadot takes bad acting to C-grade Asylum Production levels. Her acting reminds of one of those extras who had speaking lines on a cheesy late night 90's TV show that took place entirely on a beach. Every bit of dialog she delivers in the Fast & Furious movies sounds like she is reading from cue cards just off screen. It takes a special lack of talent to be

How can anyone give this woman a green? She is an astonishingly bad actress (and I use the term actress loosely). I give Affleck shit, but Gadot takes bad acting to C-grade Asylum Production levels. Her acting reminds of one of those extras who had speaking lines on a cheesy late night 90's TV show that took place entirely on a beach. Every bit of dialog she delivers in the Fast & Furious movies sounds like she is reading from cue cards just off screen. It takes a special lack of talent to be the worst actor in a Fast & Furious movie, but she pulled it off. The fact that she was cast in a major role for one of the biggest 2015 films is sad, and embarrassing for WB.

Are they even trying with this movie? It seems like bad actors keep getting cast in roles simply because they vaguely look like the character, and not because their acting ability. Is this the most expensive fan film, or is it suppose to be a legit DC movie?

alexkarmamojo

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4:57PM on 12/27/2013

Blind Hate

The misogynistic attitudes of people here is incredibly disappointing. I've noticed an alarming upward trend of people being cynical and vicious on this (and other) movie websites, and I'm not sure why. Whatever it is, it certainly is magnified when news about women is involved, and that's troubling.

In regards to this film, they're gathering an excellent cast and yes, that includes Ben Affleck. When you look at what he's done from 2009 on -- State of Play, The Company Men, The Town, Argo,

The misogynistic attitudes of people here is incredibly disappointing. I've noticed an alarming upward trend of people being cynical and vicious on this (and other) movie websites, and I'm not sure why. Whatever it is, it certainly is magnified when news about women is involved, and that's troubling.

In regards to this film, they're gathering an excellent cast and yes, that includes Ben Affleck. When you look at what he's done from 2009 on -- State of Play, The Company Men, The Town, Argo, To the Wonder -- it's a completely different actor (and type of actor) than the one that people seem to want to tag him with.

Man of Steel was rounded out by an impeccable cast (Lane, Costner, Fishburn, Adams, Shannon, Meloni, Feoria, etc etc), and I trust the filmmakers to continue that run with this film. Hopefully rumors are true and they'll be adding Joaquin Phoenix as well. Throw in draft rewrite by Argo writer Chris Terrio, and I can't help but feel that DC is on the right track.

davisba79

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9:48PM on 12/27/2013

Cautiously Optimistic

I wish we could go back in time a-la Bill and Ted to bring Lynda Carter back to be in the film but since that doesn't look likely I will just be glad that they are bringing Wonder Woman to the big screen. If they could get Lynda for a cameo that would be awesome. I reserve judgement on Gal's rendition until I get to see some footage.

americanmoviefan

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11:41AM on 12/28/2013

I love her� JAP all the way

Sheckels!? So Jewish�Love it. Adorable. I think she'll make a great Wonder Woman. Sounds like she has the right attitude.

americanmoviefan

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11:44AM on 12/28/2013

Also about the breasts

So she has smaller breasts, so what. Ever heard of push up bra's? Even though I don't think Wonder Woman being large breasted is truly necessary, they can make them bigger using basic every day underwear that women use all the time. Not to get graphic, but who amongst us men (and LBT women) haven't gotten lucky with someone whose cleavage was massive only to reveal fairly small breasts when the clothes and bra came off? I know I have. Bottom line: her boobs are a moot point.

americanmoviefan

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11:47AM on 12/28/2013