Starting his DC extended universe directorial journey with Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel back in 2013, Zack Snyder gained immense popularity all around the globe. Not just his directorial style, but also his casting choices have been spot-on. In the sequel Batman V Superman, he introduced Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot as the Caped Crusader and Princess of Themyscira. Things forever changed for the DCEU after that.
BvS had its moments, so much so that it developed a cult among the DC fans. But it was poorly received by the internet and the established film critics.
BvS fight scenes and Gal Gadot’s own gritty style
Batman V Superman had some of the most choreographically advanced action sequences with the “Trinity” fighting Doomsday and Ben Affleck‘s Batman taking on the thugs in the warehouse.
In a scene where Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was fighting Doomsday after he had punched her away, she is seen smirking. She later explained the reason in an interview with LA Times where she said –
“I wanted that people can relate with her, but also didn’t want her to be the ‘goody two shoes.’ When she fights Doomsday, I didn’t want anything polished. I wanted it to be darker, dirtier.”
Zack Snyder has this incredibly meticulous way of doing things and he is quite supportive of his team. When he saw Gadot smirk during the fight sequence, he was confused but also liked it.
“Did you just smirk? I think I like it, but why”, he asked. “Well, yeah I did. If Doomsday is going to mess with her, she is going to mess back”, she replied.
She faced a lot of rejection before landing Wonder Woman
In an old interview with Glamour magazine, Gal Gadot recalled how difficult it had been for her to finally land a role that gave her stardom for a lifetime. She was almost planning on going back to Israel to either pursue acting or push her education.
She’d already had children at the time and it was incredibly challenging for her to navigate work-life balance.
“There had been so many no’s, I had almost planned on never coming back to LA. Taking care of our daughter while struggling here to land a good film was putting a lot of pressure on me.”
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Despite all that rejection, she kept on going and eventually landed the dream role. Zack Snyder had nothing but praise for her during their screen test. Even Affleck went on to say – “That girl is something else.”
Her future as Wonder Woman may have possibly come to an end with The Flash resetting the timeline. But, there’s always the multi-verse.
Her latest, Heart of Stone is set to release on 11 August 2023.
Source: Cheatsheet
