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English actress Kate Beckinsale apparently passed up the chance to toy the lead character in aWonder Womanfeatureback in the 2000s . After recentlypassing the $ 400 million buck markat the domestic box office , the Patty Jenkins directed feature for the DC Extended Universe has thus far netted Warner Bros. Pictures a whopping$786 million globally , and counting .
star Gal Gadot in the lead character , Wonder Womanspent countless long time in various states of preproduction - includingan desolate featurethat was mean to be written and organize by Joss Whedon - before the Amazonian princess at last have her shot as the whiz of a major move photograph this past June . Jenkins last managed to bring the superheroine to the big projection screen to far-flung acclamation - though Gadot was n’t the first player to be offered the title role .
According toYahoo ! moving-picture show , Kate Beckinsale was antecedently considered for the role of Diana Prince inWonder Womanduring the 2000s when the London born performer was refreshing off her debut turn in the dark fantasy franchiseUnderworld . However , Beckinsale was apparently less than eager to take on another natural action - ponderous role at the metre , stating :
" I do n’t know if I was desperate to be in a leotard . I ’d already done the rubber trouser . You have to take in that you have a kid at some decimal point and how much could you mayhap embarrass them . "
Beckinsale was n’t especially pleased with Whedon ’s script when Warner Bros. initially approached her about star inWonder Woman , which she tactfully gloss over in comparison to Jenkins ' more appetizing production . Furthermore , Beckinsale is not a huge buff of the U. S. Army of fans that flock to Comic Con - centric fare - not to mention the hour of intense exercise that go into get up for a movie that requires peak physical fitness .
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Source : Yahoo ! Movies
