Fans first saw Israeli actor Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in the 2016 film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Before that, Wonder Woman only had her own TV series in the late '70s.
Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman actress, starred in the beloved series, but the character didn't get a dedicated movie until 2017, with Gadot attached to star. Gadot has portrayed Wonder Woman in several other films in the DC Comics Cinematic Universe, in addition to her recurring role in the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
However, when asked what it was like to become a world-famous actress, Gadot hinted that he had other ambitions. “Yes, I am an actress, but at the same time I feel like doing more, bigger, deeper, more interesting,” he told Vogue. For example, even after landing the role of "Wonder Woman," Gadot wanted to remain "focused on the important things in life, which, to me, is family," which includes her husband and her children. She was athletic from a young age, saying, "I danced my whole life. I played tennis, I was on the basketball team, on the volleyball team," Gadot told ESPN.
Even after becoming an actor, the possibilities seem endless for Gadot. "It's fun because I feel like I'm just getting started. After ten years [of acting] now I'm just starting out,”. In fact, his career could have been completely different were it not for a little luck and a lot of natural talent.
The many paths of Gal Gadot
Originally, Gal Gadot had hardly any interest in acting. "If things had gone according to plan, I'd be a lawyer," he revealed to Glamour. This was in line with the more traditional career paths of Gadot's parents: his father was an engineer and his mother a teacher. That is, until she was crowned Miss Israel in 2004. Gadot later competed at Miss Universe, but admitted to sabotaging her chances of winning because he believed the Miss Israel title carried too much responsibility, especially for a teenager. «I came down late; she wasn't dressed properly, like she wore jeans everywhere," she told Today. Gadot even went so far as to pretend that he did not understand English well.
Gadot also had compulsory military service for the Israeli army. She served as a combat trainer, or rather, "I was just a gym instructor putting together training programs for people in the military," she told InStyle. "It sounds exotic and exciting, but I would go to the gym at 5 a.m. and come home at 4," Gadot added of her time with the military. After completing her mandatory service and a few modeling jobs, Gadot returned to her original plan and went to college to study law. Shortly after, the casting director for "Fast & Furious" contacted Gadot and she landed the part for her. As a result, Gadot dropped out of school after just one year to pursue acting full-time, according to Interview Magazine.
How Gal Gadot Almost Quit Acting
It seemed like everything was ready for Gal Gadot to become a star after auditioning for a James Bond movie and landing a role in an Israeli TV series, InStyle recap. Unfortunately, reality was much more difficult for the actor. He struggled to find roles in entertainment, and eventually disappointments began to weigh on Gadot. According to Gadot, the audition process takes a long time “and people tell you that your life will change if you get this part. And then you don't get it. I got to a point where I didn't want to do that anymore," she told Vogue. Gadot wanted to give up Hollywood, maybe perform in Israel and go back to college, he told Glamour. That is, until Zac Snyder invited her to audition for an undisclosed project, which she became "Wonder Woman," Gadot explained on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Talk about good timing because he was about two weeks away from never coming back to Los Angeles, Gadot told Access.
While he's clearly found success in Hollywood, Gadot hasn't closed the door on pursuing a different career in the future. "I would love to go back to school and maybe study film or art history or something else in that direction," he revealed to Interview magazine. Although she studied law before becoming an actress, Gadot admitted, "It's not for me to be a lawyer, because I don't like conflict."
