"Wonder Woman" Actress Inks Three-Picture Deal with Warner Bros.

[Shoggoth2588]

It kind of strikes me as odd that she's making $300,000 per/film...is it that she's such a new actress? It's just that...it's my understanding that this is going to be a HUGE budget undertaking and it's expected to make a ton of cash back (expected to) so shouldn't Gadot be making more per movie? Affleck and Caville are more than likely going to get more than that for Batman vs Superman (bigger roles than Wonder Woman presumably) but that doesn't account for the Wonder Woman or, Justice League movies. Maybe I just misread though and, she's getting $300,000 for Superman Batman: Trinity Rising or whatever...

 

[Hairless Mammoth]

Well I was still hoping for Christina Hendricks to be Wonder Woman, since she said she was interested. Now they're really sure to they not only have a Justice League movie planned, but a Wonder Woman for three movies. But as long as Gal Gadot doesn't stay on a model diet and buffs up a little while snacking on the occasional cheeseburger, I can see her being Wonder Woman. Also $300,000 per films for a lead role in at least one? Tell me Hollywood stopped being greedy as fuck and this is now the average for a lead role and ticket prices are gonna plummet or the people dealing with primadonnas actors and directors backstage are getting paid more now. It's little disconcerting that the star of a female super hero movie is getting a tiny fraction of her male counterparts.

 

[MetalMagpie]

I really think she is gonna tank up hard for this role, her being Israeli only makes me think this more likely. Whilst physically strong women are by no means the norm, they are more common than in other Western(ish) countries.

Because she is Israeli? Dude, go stand with the "Heimdahl isn't Black!" crowd.

He means bulk up. Not do poorly.

Still a slightly weird statement to make. The fact that she's Israeli doesn't seem especially relevant to the question of whether or not she can (and/or has the inclination to) put on muscle.

On the other hand, I only know one person from Israel, so this is hardly my area of expertise.

 

[Abomination]

I'm concerned this movie will try and appeal to "women" rather than attempting to follow the traditional "comic book movie" thing we have going on.

I fear in their attempts to make this a "comic movie for chicks" they will create a comic movie that doesn't box office very well and in turn result in another reason for Hollywood to not touch female superheroes.

There's nothing wrong with a comic book movie targeted at a female audience provided that it is actually done in a manner that real actual human women will find interesting as opposed to designed to appeal to the stereotypical Comic Book Guy's version of what a woman is. There are a ridiculous number of superheros and it would be interesting to see a Superhero movie that was both done well and targeted at a different demographic.

While there's nothing wrong with it you're aiming at a sub-set of a sub-set and putting it on the same pedestal as The Avengers and The Dark Knight in expectation of revenue.

It's not going to happen. And then they'll think it's because they used a female lead for a comic book movie.

Just make a comic book movie that has a female lead. Don't try and do anything else with it. Don't even bring much attention to the fact that she's a woman beyond her busting the balls of anyone who takes issue with her being one. That's it.

She's supposed to be a super hero... but you know they'll make her a super hero with "feminine baggage" or whatever female-centric issues they'll want to lump her with.

 

[MetalMagpie]

Hopefully she'll start lifting weights and bulk up before filming. Wonder Woman is supposed to be just as buff as Batman or Superman.

There might be a limit to how much she can put on. She looks like she has a pretty slender build. That said, they can do wonders (no pun intended) with costume and makeup these days (e.g. Keira Knightly's cleavage in Pirates of the Caribbean), so I'm sure she'll look great.

 

[Hagi]

I really think she is gonna tank up hard for this role, her being Israeli only makes me think this more likely. Whilst physically strong women are by no means the norm, they are more common than in other Western(ish) countries.

Because she is Israeli? Dude, go stand with the "Heimdahl isn't Black!" crowd.

He means bulk up. Not do poorly.

Still a slightly weird statement to make. The fact that she's Israeli doesn't seem especially relevant to the question of whether or not she can (and/or has the inclination to) put on muscle.

On the other hand, I only know one person from Israel, so this is hardly my area of expertise.

Way I read it it seems to say that physically strong women are more common (albeit still not the norm) in Israel than in other western countries, which doesn't seem all that weird considering conscription and the harsher environment.

But then again, like you I know only a single Israeli woman and she's no example of a physically strong woman though (still a very nice lady).

 

[Arina Love]

more like Wonder Skeleton she need to put some meat on to be Wonder Woman.

 

[Lo Flying Frying Pan]

I'm simply happy at this point that somebody has resolved to produce a feature Wonder Woman film. I'm more than willing to give this a shot since it hasn't been done before. Now get us a Flash and a real Lantern ... make it snappy!

 

[Racecarlock]

I love how the wording of this article's title makes the actress sound like she's some kind of octopus.

Did anyone have to do laundry when she inked the deal?