Gal Gadot stands by her decision to take on the role of Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic despite “whitewashing” criticism.In an interview with BBC Arabic, Gadot was asked for her response to those who claimed that her casting of Cleopatra due to her Egyptian roots is “whitewashing.”“First of all, if you want to be true to the facts, then Cleopatra was Macedonian,” the Wonder Woman 1984 star, 35, explained on Tuesday, December 22.