In late 2013, Zack Snyder cast Gal Gadot in the role of Wonder Woman for the 2016 film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over Élodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko. Some fans initially reacted to this choice by criticizing Gadot 's appearance. Snyder would later comment on his decision to cast Gadot, stating that he
who plays wonder woman in the new movies
Gal Gadot