Last week, Page Six ran a report alleging Gal Gadot told Warner Bros. she won’t sign on for Wonder Woman 2 unless Brett Ratner, the producer who helped finance the first Wonder Woman film, is removed from the equation. If you’ve been following the news, then you know Ratner’s been accused of sexual assault and…
Read moreOf the many things the Wonder Woman movie did right (a woman director, an all-female island, Gal freaking Gadot), the Amazons’ costumes are right up there among the greatest. After centuries of comic book writers and video game designers making women fight in naught but a boob window, at last we had some actually plausible…
Read moreAmong the wave of powerful men recently accused of sexual misconduct is Brett Ratner, the director who co-founded RatPac Entertainment, which co-produced (read: helped to finance) Wonder Woman. Now, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is reportedly saying she won’t move forward with Wonder Woman 2 if Ratner remains involved in the franchise and in a…
Read moreLast month director James Cameron received some (justified) criticism when he called the titular character in Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman film an “objectified icon.” “All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood’s been doing over Wonder Woman has been so misguided,” he said. “She’s an objectified icon, and it’s just male Hollywood doing the same old thing!…
Read moreThe recent Wonder Woman film is feminist in its DNA. It’s directed by a woman (Patty Jenkins), has a strong female lead (Gal Gadot, who plays Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), and features a slew of women both in front of and behind the camera. This is a huge reason why the film resonated so much with…
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PHOTO: Clay Enos/©Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection Wonder Woman was one of the most popular films of the summer, raking in a whopping $816 million worldwide—and counting. (The film is still showing in theaters.) With a box-office score this good, it’s no surprise Warner Bros. quickly announced there’d be a Wonder Woman sequel coming in 2019.…
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