Gal Gadot hints at the possibility of a crossover between DC’s Wonder Woman and Black Adam… as Dwayne Johnson prepares to play the antihero
Gal Gadot has teased a crossover between Wonder Woman and Black Adam.
The 35-year-old actress reprises her role as the iconic superhero in Wonder Woman 1984 and revealed she would be keen to team up with Dwayne Johnson’s alter ego in the DC Extended Universe.
Gal told MTV News: ‘I think that first of all, let’s give Black Adam the respect of Black Adam. I don’t want to come and steal anybody’s thunder. It’s The Rock, come on, I can’t steal his thunder. But maybe in the future, who knows.’
Crossover: Gal Gadot teased the possibility of a Wonder Woman and Black Adam crossover while doing press for Wonder Woman 1984. Dwayne Johnson is set to play the DC antihero
Gadot is starring with Johnson and Ryan Reynolds on the upcoming Netflix project Red Notice and admits that she enjoyed reuniting with her co-stars after working with them on previous projects.
She explained: ‘I adored both of them, and I loved working with them. I’ve worked with both of them before, I worked with Ryan on a film called Criminal.
‘[Johnson and I] did Fast & Furious together. It was so great, and it was so nice to be back together and to create something new,’ she went on.
Gal played the role of Gisele Yashar in three Fast & Furious movies and admits there are no plans for her character to make a return to the franchise, especially after her apparent death in Fast & Furious 6.
It’s possible! Gal told MTV News ‘I think that first of all, let’s give Black Adam the respect of Black Adam. I don’t want to come and steal anybody’s thunder. It’s The Rock, come on, I can’t steal his thunder. But maybe in the future, who knows’
All stars: Gadot is starring with Johnson and Ryan Reynolds on the upcoming Netflix project Red Notice
Asked about returning to the franchise, Gal said: ‘Oh wow, I don’t know. I have no idea. Right now it’s not on my to-do list.’
While doing press for the film, which will be released on HBO Max on Christmas, Gal admitted she never thought women could be superheroes when she was growing up, saying there ‘weren’t many strong female characters to look up to,’ and so it never occurred to her that women could ‘save the day.’
‘Obviously when I grew up, there weren’t many strong female characters to look up to. I remember being a kid and a scaredy cat. I was afraid of the dark, and whenever I thought a thief was going to come, or whatever, my dad, Superman, was going to save the day,’ she said.
Retiring her lasso? Asked about returning to the franchise, Gal said: ‘Oh wow, I don’t know. I have no idea. Right now it’s not on my to-do list’
‘It never occurred to me that my mum – who is bada** – could. And the fact that now we get to expose children, women and men to that image of a woman who celebrates femininity and is strong? Well, that’s going to have a huge impact,’
Gal believes putting strong female characters in movies and TV shows is ‘important”, because it will teach everyone, including men, that anyone can be a superhero.
She added: ‘It sounds super-condescending, I know, and I’m taking myself too seriously, but I truly feel this way – when everybody is talking about female empowerment, we can’t just focus on girls and women without educating boys and men as well.
‘We’re all in this together. Not enemies. So the fact we’re starting to expose people to that through this character is important. Because I never thought of my mum as a superhero. Only my dad.’
Wonder Woman 1984 will premiere digitally via HBO Max on Thursday, December 25th.
Wonder-ful: Wonder Woman 1984 will premiere digitally via HBO Max on Thursday, December 25th