Film boss impressed with Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman

DC Entertainment boss Diane Nelson has heaped praise on her Wonder Woman leading lady Gal Gadot, insisting the actress "embodies" everything about the character.

Nelson was a big fan of Gadot's casting as the comic book superheroine, and now she can't imagine working with anyone but the Israeli star, who made her debut as the Amazon princess-turned-crimefighter in filmmaker Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earlier this year (16).

"It's a testament to Zack Snyder's casting ability," she told LatinoReview.com. "I think Gal was someone who embodied the role so beautifully, and we saw lots of evidence on how audiences responded when she came onscreen for the first time.

"She and Ben Affleck really stood out as two amazing parts of Batman v Superman, and the real-life Gal has many of the traits that Wonder Woman does. She is athletic and strong, and she has a great deal of integrity. She's a mother, she's a wife. She cares very much about this role, and so we got very lucky to have her."

Nelson is also impressed by director Patti Jenkins, who has become the first woman to take charge of a blockbuster comic book movie adaptation.

The Monster filmmaker is currently in post-production on the project, which will hit cinemas next year (17).

The DC Entertainment boss added, "Patty had a true vision that the character meant something to her. It was very clear from early on that she understood the core attributes of Wonder Woman, that she wanted to tell this story, and that she wanted to tell an arc.

"We're going to see Wonder Woman and (alter ego) Diana Prince's journey as she leaves Paradise Island, Themyscira, and learns all about a world that she has only heard about growing up... The feel of the movie is hopeful and aspirational, and the action is kick**s."