Gal Gadot Nearly Had A Very Different Role In The DCEU As Part Of MAN OF STEEL

Gal Gadot Nearly Had A Very Different Role In The DCEU As Part Of MAN OF STEEL

Gal Gadot is obviously playing Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice next year, but her role in the DC Extended Universe could have been a lot shorter had she said yes to a part offered to her in Man of Steel. Find out who she nearly played after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Sep 17, 2015 12:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman
Source: Batman-News
Based on past interviews with Zack Snyder, it sounds like he almost immediately decided to cast Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice after an impressive audition impressed him and everyone else in the room at the time. However, she very nearly missed out on the role because she was initially offered a part in Man of Steel. "When I was a month pregnant with (my daughter) Alma, I got an offer to be the evil Superman character," Gadot recently revealed in an interview conducted in her home country of Israel (via Batman-News). "If I wasn’t pregnant I’d take the job, and there’s no way they would take me now to be Wonder Woman." It's obvious that the character she's referring to is Faora, a part which Antje Traue ultimately ended up impressing in. It's interesting to ponder what might have been though, don't you think? Are you glad the Fast & Furious star ended up being chosen to play Wonder Woman? 
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Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 9/17/2015, 11:30 AM
Wow!!

I hope they show more of her in the next trailer...

Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 9/17/2015, 11:32 AM
I'm glad Antje Traue got the role as she stole the show in MOS....
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 9/17/2015, 11:39 AM
Love that quote from STM You were sent here for a reason!

imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 9/17/2015, 11:44 AM
@Gusto - "Most people don't know this, but KennyPowers played young Pete in MOS..."

The only reason Gusto knows this is because he played grown up Pete. He approached me on set and asked if he could put his little Peter, in little Pete.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/17/2015, 12:03 PM
Antje did a fantastic job Fiora. I hope she returns. I dont see Gadot being as menacing
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/17/2015, 12:13 PM
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/17/2015, 12:13 PM
Yep. Agree with @Brainiac. Perfect casting.
Matador
Matador - 9/17/2015, 12:13 PM
LOL..Damn Kenny quick cume back on old Gusto.
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 9/17/2015, 12:16 PM
Faora was definetly one of the highlights of the film
UrbanEnigma
UrbanEnigma - 9/17/2015, 12:19 PM
I wish Antje Traue was Wonder Woman.

She's 1) A way better actress. 2) More attractive. 3) More believable as an action star.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/17/2015, 12:21 PM
Gus, yeah in court the past few days. I need a [frick]in' drink immediately.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 9/17/2015, 12:21 PM
Traue as Faora was one of the only things I liked about Man of Steel. Sadly she was slightly underused. I think Gadot is much more suited to Diana than Faora.
nikgrid
nikgrid - 9/17/2015, 12:22 PM
@blackandyellow
What are you trying to say? You admire Trump? You want his hairstyle? What?
Use your words.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 9/17/2015, 12:23 PM
@blackandyellow

If you'd stop breaking into people's houses and stealing their (insert random item here), you wouldn't be in court so much.

Oh, and what's wrong with the Pirates all of a sudden?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/17/2015, 12:24 PM
NO WAY GADOT COULD'VE PULLED FAORA OFF. It was a small role but Antje played it damn good. She would've made a BADASS Wonder Woman. I would see her as wonder woman and BELIEVE it. Idk, maybe Gadot will be good. Antje Traue should be getting more roles, she's great



Beautiful Badass Broad
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 9/17/2015, 12:25 PM
What a bad luck. Now we have to suffer one of the worst casting
AceKarma
AceKarma - 9/17/2015, 12:26 PM
The hype for this movie this week in particular has been cray cray...new trailer soon perhaps?
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/17/2015, 12:28 PM
@mercwithmouth

LOL sometimes I wish I was the defendant. It'd probably be less stressful. And don't you worry about the Buccos, you should be worried about Tulo not being able to carry the Jays through the playoffs.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/17/2015, 12:29 PM
@nikgrid

I admire Trump's bank account.
davidwiz
davidwiz - 9/17/2015, 12:29 PM
oh my gooooosh, i am so grateful gal gadot could not accept. i always get so upset when i hear news like this where my favorite gals almost did not get wonder woman or some other wonderful part. however, the other two being auditioned at that time olga kurylenko and elodie yung would have been good too, especially elodie yung, elodie yung would have been so incredible like gal gadot lol. elodie yung and gal gadot are breathtakingly beautiful sigh lol and elodie yung is an accomplished martial artist she got elektra lol
VileBlood
VileBlood - 9/17/2015, 12:29 PM
Antje would've been a great choice for Wonder Woman.
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