{"id":10583,"date":"2016-03-28T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/after-75-years-wonder-woman-gets-her-big-screen-due\/"},"modified":"2016-03-28T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T15:00:52","slug":"after-75-years-wonder-woman-gets-her-big-screen-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/after-75-years-wonder-woman-gets-her-big-screen-due\/","title":{"rendered":"After 75 years, Wonder Woman gets her big screen due"},"content":{"rendered":"

BURBANK, Calif. \u2014<\/strong> She might not get top billing in \u201cBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,\u201d or even very much screen time, but Wonder Woman still manages to steal the show from her caped counterparts in the superhero spectacle.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a moment too soon either. Despite the popular 1970s television series starring Lynda Carter, this is the first time the lasso-wielding crusader has been in a major live-action film. And it\u2019s all a setup for her own stand-alone feature coming in 2017 from director Patty Jenkins.<\/p>\n

Tasked with playing the Amazonian warrior is 30-year-old Gal Gadot \u2014 a model who stumbled into acting when an agent spotted her photo and asked her to audition for a Bond girl role. She didn\u2019t get it, but it did eventually lead to a role in the fifth and sixth \u201cFast & Furious\u201d movies as the ill-fated fan favorite Gisele. Gravity defying car franchise aside, Gadot was still a relative unknown when she was announced as the new Wonder Woman in 2013.<\/p>\n

And, like many casting decisions involving beloved characters, hers was not met warmly. Many complained that the former Miss Israel was simply too thin. An early photo of her in the gladiator-inspired Wonder Woman costume assuaged some concerns. By that point, Gadot had gone through nine months of rigorous training focusing on martial arts and sword work to get into Wonder Woman shape. It wasn\u2019t much of a stretch either, considering Gadot served as a combat instructor in the Israeli army for two years.<\/p>\n

Gadot has kept an even temper about the chatter from the start.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing an actress, my responsibility is to not pay too much attention to all the noise around me, but to pay attention to the script, to the director, and protect the character,\u201d Gadot told reporters recently.<\/p>\n

At 5 feet 10 inches, Gadot is a striking presence both in person and on the screen. In the film, seen first as Diana Prince, her outrageous cool and skintight asymmetrical frocks turn the heads of many characters \u2014 Ben Affleck\u2019s Bruce Wayne included.<\/p>\n

\u201cGal is so mysterious and sexy and interesting and strong that whenever she\u2019s on-screen I think there\u2019s definitely a projection for men who think, \u2018Well I want to flirt with her,\u2019\u201d Affleck said. \u201cI think she provokes in the audience the desire to be flirted with.\u201d<\/p>\n

While her introduction might be predicated on her glamorous image, her power is what makes her stand out, and \u201cBatman v Superman\u201d gives a little preview of her fighting skills, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe brings something particular, something statuesque, something otherworldly to the character,\u201d said Henry Cavill, who plays Superman. \u201cIt\u2019s remarkable to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the mother of a 4-year-old girl who loves princesses but often complains about how the princes are always saving them, Gadot is especially excited to be bringing this character to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be the one who is going to tell the Wonder Woman story,\u201d Gadot said. \u201cIt\u2019s so important for girls and boys to have a strong female superhero to look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBatman v Superman\u201d is a tease of an introduction to the character whose story will be explored more in \u201cWonder Woman,\u201d which is currently in production for release next year. Gadot stars alongside Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen and Chris Pine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s about time to have a strong female energy projected into the world,\u201d Pine said earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Not only is it Wonder Woman\u2019s first film, but it\u2019s also the first major film of this new era of interconnected superhero franchises to focus on a woman \u2014 beating \u201cCaptain Marvel\u201d to theaters by a year.<\/p>\n

As for Gadot, although she\u2019s happy to be one of the first, she doesn\u2019t want to be the only one either.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more the merrier,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of room for many more women to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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