Zack Snyder Pulls Back the Curtains on Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder recently spoke with the Australian film site FilmInk, on the character of Wonder Woman, when it comes to the excitement of using her for the first time in a movie, outlining how they went about looking for the right actress to play her, how her role plays out in the film and much more.

How exciting is it to have Wonder Woman in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice? 

It’s an amazing opportunity to have Wonder Woman in the film. We haven’t had a female superhero of that magnitude, and it’s an amazing opportunity for the world to get behind an amazing, powerful female character. I’m happy that we have the opportunity to do that. Half of my movies have female leads…maybe that’s because I have so many strong women in my life. I’m not in the least surprised by a strong female superhero. I’m shocked that it hasn’t happened sooner. By the way, I highly recommend Jill Lepore’s book, The Secret History Of Wonder Woman, if you haven’t read it; it’s amazing, and truly epic.

How hard was it to find your Wonder Woman, and what characteristics were important for her

We tested a bunch of actresses, as you can imagine. But the thing with Gal is that she’s strong, she’s beautiful, and she’s a kind person, which is interesting, but fierce at the same time. It’s that combination of being fierce but kind at the same time that we were looking for. She can get serious, but she’s amazingly fun to be around. And by the way, she really held her own with Ben in the screen test. Ben was like, ‘Whoa, that girl is something else!’ That was a good sign, because Ben is very tough in the scene, and he’s big and commanding. Anytime that you’re doing a test like that and you’re looking at the other person, you’re thinking, ‘Okay, that’s good stuff.’ That was part of the process, and over time as we got to know Gal, we found out how amazing she is.

Did you see a lot of actresses?

We did…I can’t even remember how many in terms of interviews, but for the final test, I think that we tested six actresses. But we interviewed and saw hundreds, so it was a pretty exhausting process.

To read the full interview head over to Filmink.com.au.