WONDER WOMAN Star Gal Gadot Has Revealed That She Almost Played Furiosa In MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
In a new interview, Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot reveals that she auditioned for the role of Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, narrowly losing out to Charlize Theron. Find out more after the jump.
Charlize Theron was a fan-favorite candidate to portray Wonder Woman for many years, and, ironically enough, it turns out the actress who would ultimately land that role almost played Theron's best-loved character, Furiosa.
While speaking to THR for their "Awards Chatter" podcast, Gal Gadot revealed that she was a "runner up" for the femal lead role in George Miller's superb Mad Max: Fury Road.
"I had so many almosts for big, great things, but I was never big enough of a name," she says, citing as an example the part that Charlize Theron ultimately played in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. "It was always me and 'the big name.'"
It's difficult to imagine anyone else but Theron in the role of Furiosa, but after witnessing Gadot bring Princess Diana to life so brilliantly, one can't help but wonder what her take on the character would have been like.
Gadot may not have had the star power to win a role in Fury Road, but something tells me if Miller ever makes a follow-up she won't have that same problem.
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