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31 Awesome Facts About The Wonder Woman – Gal Gadot That Will Make You Love Her

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Gal Gadot, who is famous for her female super hero role of Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, is in reality also a wonder woman who has got her hands full. Being a very successful actress, business woman, legal scholar, social advocate and a model, there seems to be nothing that the wonder woman can’t do. Here are some really interesting facts about the Israeli actress, who was crowned as Miss Israel in the year 2004:

  1. Gadot is the very first actress to portray the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman for live action theatrical films, as all the previous actresses have performed the role only for Televisions.
  2. In the “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice,” a possible romantic attraction between her character and Batman / Bruce Wayne is shown, which continues in “Justice League.” This makes Gadot the first woman to reprise a role as Batman’s love interest on the big screen.
  3. Before becoming the Wonder Woman for the DC Universe, she was interested to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and was up for the role of Nebula in the 2014 movie “Guardians of the Galaxy,” but lost the role to Karen Gillan.
  4. She agreed to screen-test for the her breakthrough role of Wonder Woman as a final fling before she quit acting for good, after being unsuccessful in landing major roles.
  5. Gadot was not informed about the movie or the character, and even the screen-test mostly consisted of her reading anonymous dialogues. She left to Israel with no hopes in landing the role.
  6. However, when she received a call-back informing her about the iconic superhero role, she was floored at the idea and immediately agreed to take up the role.
  7. Still, she reportedly had a difficult time waiting in her trailer for her chance to come for audition. She claimed that she put on Beyoncé and started to dance, letting her anxiety go.
  8. About her character of Wonder Woman / Diana Prince in the DC Extended Universe, she claims that the only thing her character cares about is the good, and is not interested in fame or glory or credit.
  9. Her tough street racer character of Shank in the animated movie “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is actually based on her debut role of Gisele in the “Fast & Furious” franchise.
  10. When she decided to start her career in acting, she first auditioned for the role of Camille in the 2008 James Bond 007 film “Quantum of Solace,” but was unsuccessful.
  11. In the year 2008, she married Yaron Varsano, an Israeli real estate developer. The duo has two daughters – Alma Versano born in November 2011 and Maya Versano born in March 2017.
  12. She and her husband Varsano owned a boutique hotel in Tel Aviv, along with his brother. They reportedly sold the hotel in the year 2015 to Roman Abramovich for a sum of $26 million.
  13. She made her first on screen film debut with the “Fast & Furious” franchise, as Gisele in the 2009 movie “Fast & Furious.”
  14. In the “Furious 7,” she reprised her role as Gisele, and filmed certain scenes in which she takes Letty to the hospital after the car explosion. However, her scenes were cut in the final movie and she can be seen only in the archive footage and a photograph.
  15. It was during the filming of the 2016 movie “Criminal” that she landed her breakthrough role as Wonder Woman in the DC Comics movies. In fact, just two weeks after being cast as Jill Pope in “Criminal” she was cast as Wonder Woman in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
  16. Talking about her role as secret agent Natalie Jones in the 2016 movie “Keeping Up with the Joneses,” she claims that she love playing the role and that her character is a real spy, all about adrenaline and the mission.
  17. Before the release of the “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” she was asked by a reporter about how she is preparing to get the Wonder Woman’s breasts from the comics. She kept her cool and answered that if she had to go by the book, it would be a problem, as Wonder Woman being a Amazonian, would have had only one breast.
  18. Filming of her scenes in “Justice League” started the very next day after the production of her movie “Wonder Woman” was wrapped, giving her very little to no rest at all.
  19. For her role in the upcoming movie “Red Notice,” scheduled for release in 2021, she is due to make more than $20 million, along with her co-stars Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds. The movie is said to have the Netflix’s biggest budget yet of $200 million for a feature film.
  20. In preparation for her titular role in the 2017 movie “Wonder Woman” she reportedly underwent severe training for around nine months before the production even started, in an effort to gain some muscle.
  21. In fact, she gained nearly seventeen pounds of pure muscle through her training regimen, though that is not clearly shown in the final film. Many comic fans claimed that she looked too thin for the role of Wonder Woman.
  22. The most famous smirk in the climax scene in “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” as she battles Doomsday, was actually a improvisation on the part of Gal Gadot.
  23. It is reported that while she is free from the filming schedule of “Wonder Woman 1984,” she visits patients of Inova Children’s Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia in her costume, just to make the kids happy.
  24. Her movie “Wonder Woman” was banned in Tunisia, Qatar and Lebanon, just because it stars Gadot and that if she was an anti-Zionist, the movie would not have been banned at all, according to their official explanation.
  25. She started her training and practiced Kung Fu, kick-boxing, sword fighting, jiu-jitsu, and capoeira as part of her physical preparation, nearly six months before the production of the “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” movie started.
  26. She has been the face of Gucci’s Bamboo perfume brand since the year 2015. She is also known to have led international campaigns as model for Vine Vera skincare ranges, Huawei smartphones, Jaguar Cars, and Miss Sixty.
  27. Before she landed the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, she was offered the role of Faora in “Man of Steel” in the DC Extended Universe. She had to turn down the offer due to her pregnancy with her first kid, a daughter named Alma Versano.
  28. Director Patty Jenkins admitted that initially she had second thoughts of casting Gadot in the Wonder Woman role, but after paying attention to her performances, Jenkins realized that Gadot was perfect choice for the role.
  29. During the filming of the “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” it was reported that Producer Deborah Snyder was in tears when she first saw Gadot walk into the set in the Wonder Woman costume.
  30. In the entire “Justice League” movie, she reportedly wore at least 14 versions of her character Wonder Woman’s costume, each custom made to suit the different needs for different scenes and performances.
  31. Gal Gadot Net Worth: $10 Million
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