Gal Gadot Defends Being Cast as Cleopatra After Garnering ‘Whitewashing’ Backlash

Wonder Woman 1984 for the very first time.Speaking in a new interview, the actor, who plays Diana Prince and her titular alter ego in the DC movie, said she was so engrossed in it that she didn’t even think about her own involvement.“I can’t tell you about the moment in the movie that made me cry other than it happens at the very beginning,” Gadot told Hello! (via msn). “I’ve never experienced that before.

Gal Gadot has unveiled the first trailer for National Geographic’s docuseries, “Impact”.

Cast has been set and shoot scheduled for the Arabic-language remake of Italian box office smash hit Perfect Strangers.

Iris Jones, who shot to fame on This Morning for revealing the intimate details about her sex life with her Egyptian toyboy 45 years her junior, is devastated they have had to spend Christmas apart.But a positive has come out of 81-year-old's heartache and that's that she can spend quality time with her sons over the festive period.Back in January, Iris stunned Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on ITV’s This Morning by recalling how Mohamed Ahmed, 36, left her “saddle sore” after a recent

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Gal Gadot is doubling down on her plan to play Cleopatra!

After Tenet, if there's a big-ticket Hollywood release in India that many were anticipating, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it's Wonder Woman 1984. Gal Gadot returns back to the silver screen as the beloved superhero Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince and along with her, we have Chris Pine reprising his role as Steve Trevor while Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal get added to the mix as dangerous villains Cheetah and Maxwell Lord.As WW84 finally released in India today, i.e.

Gal Gadot has defended her casting as Cleopatra after she was met with accusations of “whitewashing” the upcoming biopic.Critics have said that an Arab or African actress should play the role of the iconic Egyptian leader instead of the 35-year-old Israeli actress.“First of all, if you want to be true to the facts, then Cleopatra was Macedonian,” Gadot told BBC Arabic. “We were looking for a Macedonian actress that could fit Cleopatra. She wasn’t there.

Gal Gadot has responded to backlash regarding her being cast as Cleopatra in Patty Jenkins’ upcoming biopic.

Wonder Woman 1984 star responded to criticisms of “white washing” from fans saying the role of the Egyptian queen should be played by an Arab or African actress.“First of all if you want to be true to the facts then Cleopatra was Macedonian,” Gadot told BBC Arabic’s Sam Asi.“We were looking for a Macedonian actress that could fit Cleopatra.

Gal Gadot just revealed a little something you can look forward to in Wonder Woman 1984 – her two daughters! The 35-year-old actress shared in a new interview that her two young daughters, Maya and Alma, as well as her husband, Yaron Versano, all make little appearances in the upcoming film.

Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig and this exclusive featurette, in which they exclusively talk about how much they love each other.«I love Kristen Wiig,» Gadot announces in the package, with Wiig cosigning the sentiment. («Gal and I love each other!») Even Chris Pine, the actual love interest of the movie, chimes in to say that the gals «make an awesome duo.» sees a reclusive Diana Prince (Gadot) finding a friend in Dr.