Gal Gadot Says Joss Whedon Threatened Her on 'Justice League' Set
by EG
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot says that director Joss Whedon threatened to sabotage her career if she didn't do what he wanted on the set of Justice League. The accusation is just the latest of many against the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Other actors, from Justice League, Buffy, and other projects, have accused Whedon of inappropriate, unprofessional, and abusive behavior on set and behind the scenes. Read on for details.
While appearing on Israel’s N12 News to discuss her role as Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot claimed Justice League director Joss Whedon threatened her career, confirming previous reporting by The Hollywood Reporter.
In the interview, N12’s Yuna Leibzon mentioned to Gadot how previous reporting of her experiences with the director included him not approving of her trying to make changes in her character. “He even said you should just be pretty and say your lines. You weren’t going to let him get away with it,” N12’s Yuna Leibzon asked Gadot, to which the actress responded “No.”
“What I had with Joss basically is that he kind of threatened my career and said if I did something he would make my career miserable. I handled it on the spot,” Gadot said.
The claim comes a month after The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Justice League actor Ray Fisher regarding Whedon’s toxic behavior on set and a subsequent investigation by WarnerMedia. In the same story, THR reported that Gadot had multiple concerns with the revised version of the film, including “issues about her character being more aggressive than her character in Wonder Woman. She wanted to make the character flow from one movie to the next.”
Gadot’s comments also support THR’s reporting that when Whedon pushed Gadot to record lines she didn’t like, he threatened to harm her career and disparaged Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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