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Gal Gadot Confirms Brett Ratner Isn't a Part of 'Wonder Woman 2'


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 harassment by several women in Hollywood, including Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, and Ellen Page. So it’d make sense Gadot wouldn’t want him a part of the Wonder Woman franchise because it’s been lauded for depicting strong, empowering, and three-dimensional women.

But the report isn’t 100 percent accurate. Gadot confirmed Wednesday on the TODAY show that, yes, Ratner won’t be involved with Wonder Woman 2, but it’s not just because she demanded it. The decision was made long before Page Six‘s report hit the Internet, and several people involved with the production felt the same way.

“The truth is, there’s so many people involved in making this movie, it’s not just me, and they all echoed the same sentiments,” she said. “Everyone knew what was the right thing to do. But there was nothing for me to actually come and say because [the decision] was already done before this article [on Saturday declaring a stand-off] came out.”

Gadot has been a vocal champion for the female celebrities who’ve come forward with their sexual assault and harassment stories by powerful men in Hollywood. “Bullying and sexual harassment is unacceptable! I stand by all the courageous women confronting their fears and speaking out,” Gadot posted to Instagram on October 13. “Together we stand. We are all united in this time of change.” See her post for yourself, below:

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'Wonder Woman' Fans Aren't Happy With New Costumes in 'Justice League'


Of 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 ass-kicking gear. The ladies of Themyscira wear literal breastplates, female gaze–friendly leathers, midriff armor, and, most importantly, more than just a bra. We can thank costume designer Lindy Hemming, who said she wanted to design armor that was simultaneously “authentic and real” and “hot as hell.”

But, if Internet speculation is to be believed, it looks like the upcoming Justice League movie had other plans—and fans are not happy. On Sunday, cosplayer Kimi (AKA GoldenLassoGirl) obtained what appear to be photos of the Amazons from Justice League. Gone are the breastplates, the armored knee-high boots, and the ab coverage. (Seriously, where’s the ab coverage?) Instead, we have Zeus’ elite group of legendary women warriors lounging around in something more akin to that infamous Princess Leia slave costume.

“Why mess with perfection?” asked Kimi on a blog post calling out the change. “Oh, right. The all-male team of directors and executive directors wanted women to fight in bikinis.” Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder, and the new costumes appear to be designed by Michael Wilkinson, instead of Hemming.

Kimi’s post spread like wildfire, and photos of the alleged new costumes quickly caused an uproar on social media. “In case you wonder: Here’s a picture of how the Amazons looked in Wonder Woman…next to pic how they look in Justice League,” wrote @Rosgakori in a viral tweet. “First designed by Lindy Hemming, second by Michael Wilkinson. Some steps backwards, methinks.”

Other users chimed in, with Melissa Silverstein, artistic director of the Athena Film Festival, calling it “a fantastic example of the difference between the male and female gaze” in another widely circulated tweet.

Since the photos surfaced, it appears as though the redesigned costumes may be for a flashback to a past era of Themyscira, making it a literal “step backward.” And social media stands divided on whether the present-day Amazonians in Justice League have more revealing costumes than the ones we saw in Wonder Woman, as shown in the tweets below.

We’ll have to wait for the film or officials photos to be released in order to know for sure what the Amazons’ costumes look like. (We’ve reached out to representatives for comment and will update this post once we’ve heard back.) But given the record-breaking numbers Wonder Woman pulled in last year, angering this fan base might not be the best idea.

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Gal Gadot Reportedly Won't Do 'Wonder Woman 2' Unless Brett Ratner Goes


Among 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 position where he can profit from it.

“[Gadot] is tough and stands by her principles,” a “Warner Bros. insider” told Page Six. “She also knows the best way to hit people like Brett Ratner is in the wallet. She also 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.”

Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, and four other women have accused Ratner of sexual assault and harassment. Munn told the Los Angeles Times that he masturbated in front of her, and Henstridge said he forced her to perform oral sex on him. (He denies both claims.) Then, Ellen Page wrote in a Facebook post that he told a woman working with Page on X Men: The Last Stand that she “should f-ck [Page] to make her realize she’s gay.”

After the accusations came out, Ratner released a statement to Deadline saying he and Warner Bros. had cut ties. “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,” it read.

Wonder Woman was widely praised for depicting a strong, multidimensional woman, and Gadot appears to be standing by the film’s feminist principles.

Gadot recently backed out of a dinner where she was due to present Ratner with an award. And last month, shortly after the Harvey Weinstein allegations catalyzed a wave of #MeToo stories about men in Hollywood, she posted to Instagram, “Bullying and sexual harassment is unacceptable! I stand by all the courageous women confronting their fears and speaking out. Together we stand. We are all united in this time of change.”

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James Cameron Just Doubled Down on His Troubling Comments About 'Wonder Woman'


Last 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! I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie but, to me, it’s a step backward.”

Jenkins herself responded to Cameron’s comments on Twitter, writing,”[His] inability to understand what Wonder Woman is, or stands for, to women all over the world is unsurprising as, though he is a great filmmaker, he is not a woman…. If women have to always be hard, tough, and troubled to be strong, and we aren’t free to be multidimensional or celebrate an icon of women everywhere because she is attractive and loving, then we haven’t come very far, have we?”

Of course, Jenkins hit the nose on the head with her response. Wonder Woman was directed by a woman, removing the male gaze that is often present with female characters in action films. Yes, Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) is physically beautiful, but her attractiveness isn’t commodified in a gratuitous, tongue-wagging way.

Unfortunately Cameron still doesn’t view it this way. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he doubled down on his comments, essentially saying Gadot’s conventional beauty prevents Wonder Woman from being progressive.

“Yes, I’ll stand by that,” he said. “I mean, [Gadot] was Miss Israel, and she was wearing a kind of bustier costume that was very form-fitting. She’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. To me, that’s not breaking ground.”

Cameron says his original comments were in the context of talking about a female lead in one of his own popular franchises, The Terminator: Sarah Connor, played by Linda Hamilton. He says Hamilton’s portrayal of Sarah in 1991 was a breakthrough because there wasn’t “anything sexual about her character.”

“[She] was about angst, it was about will, it was about determination,” he said. “She was crazy, she was complicated…. She wasn’t there to be liked or ogled, but she was central, and the audience loved her by the end of the film.”

Here’s the thing, though: Gadot’s Wonder Woman is complicated, too. The fact that she’s wearing a tight uniform—which was just the Wonder Woman costume—doesn’t negate the nuanced character development we witnessed on screen.

It’s troubling that Cameron still contends Gadot’s Wonder Woman was treated like a sex object because many critiques of the film point to the contrary. Yes, Hamilton’s performance in The Terminator was groundbreaking, but so is the fact that we finally saw a female superhero on film not manipulated by the male gaze. She wasn’t an object, plain and simple. Jenkins made sure of that. It’s extremely possible for female characters to be “hot” and angsty and complicated all at once.

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The 'Wonder Woman' Set Was Largely Comprised of Women—and It Made a 'Noticeable' Difference


The 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 audiences when it hit theaters this past June. Plus, the fact that we finally saw women in superhero films not being manipulated by the male gaze was so exciting.

The Wonder Woman ensemble agrees. In this new behind-the-scenes exclusive clip, the cast reveals that their shooting experience would’ve been entirely different if Jenkins, a woman, wasn’t at the helm.

“Wonder Woman was something that, all of her life, Patty was very passionate about and she was very opinionated about her,” Gadot said.

It’s this passion that led to Wonder Woman’s creatively open set, which Robin Wright, who plays Antiope in the film, found liberating.

“It was so refreshing to work with a woman who was so open and available and excited by all that everyone brought,” Wright said. “You’re surround by 180-something women on the set. You think that energy wasn’t different? It was noticeable.”

Watch the clip for yourself, below:

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That energy was transferred to audience members, too. Wonder Woman‘s impact was astronomical. One kindergarten teacher wrote that the film caused several of her female students to find their superhero potential. One viewer found comfort in Wonder Woman’s realistic-looking thighs—and she wrote a now-viral Tumblr post about it. This movie pushed the feminist dial forward in many ways. We’re a better world because of it.

And now you can watch it whenever you want. Wonder Woman hits DVD stands today.

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Patty Jenkins' Paycheck for Directing 'Wonder Woman 2' Is Appropriately Huge


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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. At the time WB originally revealed this news, Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) was attached to the project, but the first film’s director, Patty Jenkins, was not. The reason, you ask? Money.

Given the astronomical success of Wonder Woman, Jenkins held out for a better deal to direct the second installment—as she should’ve. After all, she was instrumental to the success of Wonder Woman, and she wanted her compensation for round two to match what male directors receive for similar sequels—again, as it should.

And now it reportedly does. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jenkins and Warner Bros. finally settled on a number she’s happy with. The publication reports Jenkins will receive between $7 million and $9 million in directing and writing fees, not to mention substantial backend. Somewhere in Themyscira, Wonder Woman is screaming, “YAAAS.” (Please take a moment to envision that in your head. You’re welcome.)

Unfortunately, the road to this agreement was a rocky one. THR writes Warner Bros. and Jenkins’ negotiations were “lengthy” and “tough,” which is unfortunate. Why do women have to jump through so many hoops to receive equal pay? That should be guaranteed across the board. Hopefully someday it will.

Jenkins’ deal will certainly help move the dial forward—in Hollywood, at least. It makes Jenkins the highest-paid female filmmaker in history. Wonder Woman‘s success sent an important message to studio executives: that women are more than capable of helming successful, big-budget projects. Frankly, it’s frustrating this even needed proving in the first place.

Everyone, no matter what profession you’re in, can learn something from Jenkins’ negotiations. It’s important to not only know your worth, but to fight for it. With or without a lasso.

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