Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Is A Real Super Hero
Los Angeles, CA – Is Gal Gadot a Wonder Woman in real life too? This week, Gadot announced that she will not play Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman 2 unless Brett Ratner is gone. Gadot made this public announcement in hopes that Warner Brothers would cancel its co-financing deal with the accused sexual aggressor and director Brett Ratner. Ratner’s company RatPac Entertainment co-produced, and profited from, the first Wonder Woman film. Moreover, RatPac-Dune, a joint venture with Dune Entertainment, which also co-produced another film Gal Gadot stars in, Justice League.
So far, Ratner has been accused by six women, including Olivia Munn and Ellen Page, of sexual harassment and misconduct. One of these women has accused Ratner of rape.
I love this! It is amazing to see a woman finally in a position of power in Hollywood finally setting the rules, it makes it even more amazing that Gadot plays Wonder Woman in the very film she is making this demand. It is not too often women can call the shots, especially where millions of dollars are at stake.
But do not fret, Wonder Woman 2 will apparently take place. Ratner has already voluntarily decided as a “personal” choice to split from Warner Brothers. Ratner said in a statement, “In light of the allegations being made, I am choosing to personally step away from all Warner Bros. related activities. I don’t want to have any possible negative impact to the studio until these personal issues are resolved.”
Nevertheless, one could say, Gadot has Warner Bros. “by the balls.” A “Warner Bros. insider” commented that Gadot, “knows that Warner Bros. has to side with her on this issue as it develops. They can’t have a movie rooted in women’s empowerment being part-financed by a man accused of sexual misconduct against women.” Moreover, Warner Bros. is seemingly doing the right thing at this time by conducting their own investigation in response to recent scrutiny over Hollywood’s endless failures in addressing sexual harassment.
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