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Evangeline Lillyrecalled turning down the lead inJoss Whedon’s never-producedWonder Womanscript.
During her appearance on Thursday’s episode of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, the Golden Globe nominee, 43, told host Josh Horowitz, “I had no desire [to do it],” adding: “And he could tell.”
TheAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniastar said, “I was too young to be that polite.”
Manyperceived Whedon’s 2006 script as sexistafter it leaked online in 2017, whenPatty Jenkins’Wonder Womanpremiered.
“It didn’t appeal, and there was nothing about the meeting that like jazzed me or made me think, ‘Oh, I’ve gotta do this.’ Nothing clicked. Nothing felt good,” Lilly said of her meeting about the 2006 script. “I am way too authentic for my own good. I mean, it’s not good. If I am not impressed, you’ll know. And maybe you shouldn’t know sometimes. And I think there was maybe even a little bit of offense taken.”
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However, added Lilly, “I was okay with that. I was okay with burning bridges. I was okay with not having everyone in Hollywood just wanna work with me.”
Whedon, 58, responded to criticism that the screenplay was “not woke enough” when he spoke toVarietyin 2018. “I think they’re not looking at the big picture,” he said.
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Gal Gadotultimately starred as the Amazonian warrior princess and superhero in Jenkins’Wonder Womanand the 2020 sequelWonder Woman 1984.
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After Cyborg actorRay Fisheraccused Whedon of “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable” behavior toward the cast and crew set, Gadot, 37, and their fellow costars also spoke up about their experiences with the director.
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“I had my issues with Joss, and I handled it,” Gadot told Israeli news outlet N12 in 2021. “He threatened my career and said that if I do something, he will make sure my career is miserable and I took care of it on the spot.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniapremieres Friday in theaters.
source: people.com
