Gal Gadot reveals she was 'shaking' after Joss Whedon threatened her on film set
Gal Gadot made headlines when back in May she confirmed previous reports of Joss Whedon threatening to end her career during a conflict with him on the sets of 'Justice League'. After Whedon took over as the director of the movie from Zack Snyder, the 'Wonder Woman' actress and he butted heads over her role in the movie. In an interview with the Israeli outlet N12, Gadot revealed, "He kind of threatened my career and said if I did something, he would make my career miserable and I just took care of it on the spot."
The Israeli beauty recounted her experience of working with Joss Whedon during a recent interview with Elle Magazine for its Women in Hollywood Issue. The actress said, "I was shocked by the way that he spoke to me. I just did what I felt like I had to do. And it was to tell people that it's not okay." She also added that she was "shaking trees" after the incident and that the heads of Warner Brothers "took care of it". Gadot also revealed that she didn't know if Whedon would have spoken and behaved the same way if she were a man. "I don't know,' she said. "We'll never know. But my sense of justice is very strong ... but whatever, it's done. Water under the bridge." The actress pointed at her "sense of righteousness" for standing up against Whedon.
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"You're dizzy because you can't believe this was just said to you. And if he says it to me, then obviously he says it to many other people," Gadot told the outlet. A report in The Hollywood Reporter in April 2021 cited sources saying that the actor and the filmmaker clashed when Whedon "pushed Gadot to record lines she didn't like, threatened to harm Gadot's career and disparaged 'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins". She reportedly demanded a meeting with the studio's then-chairman Kevin Tsujihara.
Reports of Gadot's on-set experience with Whedon surfaced after 'Cyborg' actor Ray Fisher went public about feeling mistreated by the director and Warner Brothers in general during the film shoot. Fisher was the first one to accuse Whedon of inappropriate behavior on set. His allegations prompted Warner Bros to launch an investigation, which was concluded without the results being publicly disclosed. Gadot backed up Fisher's complaints, but she had been vague about the details telling Los Angeles Times, "I'm happy for Ray to go out and speak his truth. I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon – I had my own experience with (him), which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened. I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it. But I'm happy for Ray to go up and say his truth."