It was practically an accepted truth that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was the best part of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” So with Patty Jenkins’ film about the Amazonian warrior set to premiere on June 2, 2017, there’s no doubt that some footage, a teaser trailer, or another awesome feature will make its way to San Diego Comic-Con, which runs from July 20–24 this week.
In anticipation of the much-attended and buzzed about convention, Entertainment Weekly has released a new interview with Gadot along with some behind-the-scenes photos that are sure to get any fan in the mood for more “Wonder Woman.”
Like many fans of female directors, Gadot agrees that only a woman could do this movie justice. About hiring a woman to direct, Gadot said, “I think it’s important. It’s a story about a girl becoming a woman. I think only a woman, who has been a girl, can be able to tell the story in the right way.”
Gadot went into more detail about her working relationship with Jenkins, saying, “All my life I’ve been working with male directors which I’ve really enjoyed. And I’m lucky in that I’ve worked with men who have a lot of respect for women. But working with a woman is a different experience. It feels like the communication is different. We talk about emotions. With Patty, it’s a thing now, we communicate with our eyes. She doesn’t need to say a thing. If I’m hurt, she feels the pain. It’s a whole different connection that I have with her. She’s also brilliant, she’s bright, she’s fierce, she’s sharp. She knows exactly what she wants ‘Wonder Woman’ to be.”
Gadot also understands the brevity of becoming a female hero in the sea of male-dominated comic book movies. “It is a big responsibility,” she acknowledged. “We knew we wanted to tell a story that would inspire people: women, men, boys, and girls. And we didn’t want to just show a generic story of a superhero coming of age. We wanted her to be full and whole. This is the first time we are telling this story and I feel like for so many boys, they have great role models to work with. They have Superman and Batman and Spiderman and the list goes on and on. And they are strong and almighty and they are positive and active and proactive.”
Her own daughter even got involved. “I just had a conversation with my daughter, Alma, and she was saying something about the prince she saw in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and she was saying he’s brave and he’s strong. And I said what about the princess and she said, she’s weak. And I said, what do you think of that. And she’s 4, my daughter. And she said, she shouldn’t be weak. And I said why do you think she’s weak, and she said, she’s sleeping the entire movie and the prince comes and kisses her and saves her. She didn’t do anything. I feel that I’ve got the opportunity to set a great role model for girls to look up to a strong, active, compassionate, loving, positive woman and I think it’s so important. It’s about time that somebody will do that and I’m very privileged and honored to be the one.”
Stay on the look out for for “Wonder Woman” info coming out of Comic-Con, and check out EW’s photos below.
