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December 26, 2013: Gal Gadot on Being Cast as Wonder Woman

Speaking on Israel's "Good Evening with Gai Pines" TV show, actress Gal Gadot spoke for the first time about being cast as Wonder Woman, how she found out she'd won the part, and what she thinks of the online reaction to her body shape for the role.

Where were you when you heard the news that you-d been cast as Wonder Woman?

I was just on my way to shooting in LA. I landed in NY on a connection flight when my agent, Hadas Lichtenstein, called me. She says to me "Wonder Woman!" and I'm like "What?" - "The role is yours... and it's a secret and the news is not yet announced and you can't tell anyone." I'm saying to her "Are you serious?" - and we both scream! Now it's a plane from Israel to NY and I can't make loud noise, so I lean on a window, bending down to my legs and just try to understand. Long story short - I was totally alone in NY. I got to a hotel at 12 a.m. and needed to wake up in the morning for shootings. I remember laying in the darkness by myself, staring at the ceiling, telling myself "It's not real!" It shouldn't be like that, I'm supposed to be like, "where's the champagne?"

It's been said that you're too skinny for the part. Wonder Woman is large-breasted, is that going to change?

Hmm. I represent the Wonder Woman of the new world. Breasts... anyone can buy for 9,000 shekels and everything is fine. By the way, Wonder Woman is Amazonian, and historically accurate Amazonian women actually had only one breast. So, if I'd really go "by the book," it'd be problematic.

So you're not going to gain a little weight and start eating carbs before filming begins?

It's the physical preparations that I'm starting now. A very serious training regimen - Kung Fu, kickboxing, swords, Jujutsu, Brazilian... 1,000 and 1 things. I'll gain body mass.

Gal Gadot's first Wonder Woman interview... by BatmanNewsCom

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