Gal Gadot is doing pretty well for herself these days. “Wonder Woman” is behind only “Beauty and the Beast” as the highest-grossing film of the year, and “Justice League” is on the way. Before getting that life-changing part, however, the actress struggled to land high-profile gigs — including, it turns out, Imperator Furiosa of “Max Max: Fury Road.”
Read More:‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Inspired A Little Girl To Tears at Comic-Con
Gadot reveals that she was up for the role that eventually went to Charlize Theron in a new Hollywood Reporter interview. The reason she missed out on it and similar parts? She didn’t have the name recognition. “I had so many ‘almosts’ for big, great things, but I was never big enough of a name,” she says. “It was always me and ‘the big name’.”
Read More:‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Earned a Surprising Low...
Read More:‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Inspired A Little Girl To Tears at Comic-Con
Gadot reveals that she was up for the role that eventually went to Charlize Theron in a new Hollywood Reporter interview. The reason she missed out on it and similar parts? She didn’t have the name recognition. “I had so many ‘almosts’ for big, great things, but I was never big enough of a name,” she says. “It was always me and ‘the big name’.”
Read More:‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Earned a Surprising Low...
- 9/7/2017
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- Indiewire
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