Gal Gadot will release a statement on Joss Whedon's abuse of justice League

Gal Gadot will release a statement on Joss Whedon's abuse of justice League

Gal Gadot has released an official statement regarding her experience with director Joss Whedon during reshoots for 2017's "Justice League."

The recent release of the "Justice League" Snyder cut by original director Zack Snyder has reignited discussion about Whedon's behavior during reshoots. The first controversy arose last summer when Ray Fisher (who played Cyborg) tweeted that Whedon's "on-set treatment of the cast and crew of 'Justice League' was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable."

A new investigative article in The Hollywood Reporter examines what went on between Whedon and the cast, including Gadot. According to sources, Whedon threatened to harm Gadot's career, forced her to record lines that concerned her, and defamed "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins.

A source on the scene told THR, "Joss bragged about having a go at the gal." He told her that he was the writer of the script so he could shut up and say his lines and make her look incredibly stupid in this movie. The star and Jenkins reportedly took the matter directly to then-Warners chairman Kevin Tsujihara.

In official comments (in the THR article), Gadot said, "I had a problem [with Whedon] and Warner Brothers handled it in a timely manner."

The THR report goes into more detail about Fisher's alleged racist conduct against Whedon and the subsequent cover-up by the studio. Actor Fisher has continued to criticize Warner Bros. for how it conducted its internal investigation into the matter. Warner Media previously announced that "corrective action" had been taken as a result, but declined to be more specific, citing privacy concerns.

When Whedon's version of "Justice League" was released, critics bombed and were commercially disappointed. A fan movement began to spread online demanding the release of the Snyder cut, and even the film's stars, including Gadot herself, joined in.

The movement was ultimately successful, and HBO Max asked Snyder to carry out his original vision; the four-hour Snyder Cut premiered on March 18, with the film's first release on March 19.

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