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[Theorry]

Gal Gadot may not actually be Wonder Woman, but there were days on the set of Warner Bros.’ newest superhero film when she certainly came close. Take November of last year for example, when the then-31-year-old Israeli actress, five months pregnant with her second child, returned to Leavesden Studios outside London to finish some reshoots. Her baby bump was no longer inconspicuous, so costumers cut an ample triangle from the front of her suit, replacing it with a bright green cloth that would allow the special effects department to alter her figure in post-production.

Then she got to work, running and performing some fight choreography for director Patty Jenkins. “On close-up I looked very much like Wonder Woman,” Gadot says. “On wide shots I looked very funny, like Wonder Woman pregnant with Kermit the Frog.”

For Jenkins, the reshoots served as another reminder of Gadot’s tireless work ethic. “She’s pregnant during part of the movie, in a suit out in a field in the freezing cold in others,” she says. “There are so many things we asked her to do: Now do it on one foot. Now shout while you’re doing it. Now it’s raining in the freezing cold and you’ve lost your voice, go. Everyday it was a hilarious gauntlet and she would do it.”


“Now, at least, we will be able to tell her [new] daughter Maya that she’s in her mom’s stomach right then, in the middle of that battle scene,” she adds.

For others on the set, seeing Gadot in action was quite a sight. “Part of what we were doing was augmenting some of the final action piece,” says Wonder Woman producer Chuck Roven. “She couldn’t do a huge amount of physical activity but she was being aggressive. She still had to be fierce. That was special. I’ve been doing this for awhile but I’ve never that had that experience before.”

Wonder Woman opens on June 2.

http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/25/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-reshoots-pregnant/

Thats commitment haha.

 

[KraftyKrankins]

Jesus, I hope that kid turns out fine in the end.

 

[SpaceWolf]

This reads like a PR piece.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

This reads like a PR piece.

It is one.

 

[MugiwaraCole]

Jesus, I hope that kid turns out fine in the end.

Serena Williams won a Grand Slam while pregnant, that kid'll be aight.

 

[Slayven]

That doesnt sound endearing

 

[Lord Frieza]

Jesus, I hope that kid turns out fine in the end.

That kid will be emboldened with power.

 

[Toa TAK]

They should've left the bump in there for the hell of it.

Imagine the confused chatter amongst audiences.

 

[AuthenticM]

Her baby bump was no longer inconspicuous, so costumers cut an ample triangle from the front of her suit, replacing it with a bright green cloth that would allow the special effects department to alter her figure in post-production.

noooooooo don't!!

:'(

 

[Dabanton]

This reads like a PR piece.

It's entertainment Weekly that's what it for?

 

[Arkeband]

This reads like a PR piece.

Next we'll be hearing about how she was so intense that the rest of the cast was too afraid to approach her, and she would mail them dead animals to get into character.

 

[Einchy]

noooooooo don't!!

:'(

CGI removed that baby from history.

 

[Father_Brain]

Jesus, I hope that kid turns out fine in the end.

I'd imagine that they're very careful about what stunts they can and can't have a pregnant woman do. No studio wants to be liable for harming a baby.

 

[Buddha Beam]

My wife is about 4 months pregnant. I am so going to show her this and be like, If Wonder Woman can do fight scenes, you can change our son's diaper.", haha.

Spoiler

Actually I won't.

 

[Lord Frieza]

noooooooo don't!!

:'(

It would be kind of weird for Wonder Woman to randomly be pregnant in some scenes with no explanation whatsoever, then for her not in others, with no explanation whatsoever.

 

[Kalentan]

noooooooo don't!!

:'(

I mean she probably agreed with. Not sure anyone wanted Wonder Women to look somewhat pregnant in some scenes and not in others.

 

[old manatee]

It would be so dope to watch a pregnant Wonder Woman kicking ass.

 

[Toa TAK]

It would be kind of weird for Wonder Woman to randomly be pregnant in some scenes with no explanation whatsoever, then for her not in others, with no explanation whatsoever.

I mean she probably agreed with. Not sure anyone wanted Wonder Women to look somewhat pregnant in some scenes and not in others.

Comedy gold.

 

[TheOMan]

This reads like a PR piece.

That's what all the pieces that are like actually are. I guarantee a good bit of this is embellished.

 

[Zoe]

I'd imagine that they're very careful about what stunts they can and can't have a pregnant woman do. No studio wants to be liable for harming a baby.

“She couldn’t do a huge amount of physical activity but she was being aggressive. She still had to be fierce. That was special. I’ve been doing this for awhile but I’ve never that had that experience before.”

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[n00bsauce87]

It would be so dope to watch a pregnant Wonder Woman kicking ass.

Not an expert in the DC Universe, but something doesn't sit right with that statement. Not that this isn't happening, but that it's happening at all

 

[GAMEPROFF]

They did the same with Scarlett Johannson back then while shooting Age of Ultron. I was really blown away that this is possible.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Actually a fully pregnant Gal Gadot with the baby bump CG'd out would probably have looked closer to my idea of Wonder Woman.

Though this is assuming she gained fat... which might not be the case considering the army of trainers and dieticians following her.

 

[Lord Frieza]

Actually a full pregnant Gal Gadot with the baby bump CG'd out would probably have looked closer to my idea of Wonder Woman.

So...Gal Gadot?

 

[Extra Sauce]

So...Gal Gadot?

Could they have shot the whole movie like that? Or did they need to use camera trickery in addition to CG'ing out the baby bump during those reshoots?

Pregnant women usually look physically different in other places, too. But like I said... maybe not when you're surrounded by people working full time to prevent just that.

 

[Theorry]

Could they have shot the whole movie like that? Or did they need to use trickery in addition to CG'ing out the baby bump for those reshoots?

Pregnant women usually look physically different in other places, too. But like I said... maybe not when you're surrounded by people working full time to avoid just that.

Depends on the person also and their build. I know alot of woman who became pregnant and didnt change that much and others did.

 

[fallengorn]

Now I'm picturing Gal Gadot going into labor with the Wonder Woman theme.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Now I'm picturing Gal Gadot going into labor with the Wonder Woman theme.

The baby will emerge, fist first, as the WW theme starts playing.

 

[3rdman]

That's my fetish!

 

[Kenzodielocke]

They did the same with Scarlett Johannson back then while shooting Age of Ultron. I was really blown away that this is possible.

That a pregnant woman can work or what part?

 

[itwasTuesday]

Method acting for her upcoming role as the boss

 

[Beartruck]

I can't wait for the scene where she uses the umbilical cord as a lasso of truth.

 

[disappeared]

My wife is about 4 months pregnant. I am so going to show her this and be like, If Wonder Woman can do fight scenes, you can change our son's diaper.", haha.

Spoiler

Actually I won't.

Hope you got a comfy couch.

 

[Username1198]

Name the kid Martha incase bats goes batshit again

 

[daviyoung]

Gal Gadot may not actually be Wonder Woman, but there were days on the set of Warner Bros.’ newest superhero film when she certainly came close.

Oh tell me more advertorial!

 

[Brewmont]

That a pregnant woman can work or what part?

The bump being CGI'd out of the scene.....can you read?

 

[MattKeil]

"Part of what we were doing was augmenting some of the final action piece,” says Wonder Woman producer Chuck Roven. “She couldn’t do a huge amount of physical activity but she was being aggressive."

Well, I'm sure that'll be great.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Jesus, I hope that kid turns out fine in the end.

Exercise is good for pregnant women and the health of their babies.

 

[geomon]

Name the kid Martha incase bats goes batshit again

Why did you say that name?

 

[Phamit]

That a pregnant woman can work or what part?

Probably that you can make a Pregnant woman appear not pregnant with CGI in a Movie

 

[Kenzodielocke]

The bump being CGI'd out of the scene.....can you read?

Probably that you can make a Pregnant woman appear not pregnant with CGI in a Movie

Psst. Don't tell him, I was joking

 

[Loxley]

Y'all must be new to Entertainment Weekly?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

the special effects department to alter her figure in post-production.

Good thingng WB has some practice from Suicide Squad!

 

[AuthenticM]

It would be so dope to watch a pregnant Wonder Woman kicking ass.

Yes. Nine-months pregnant, full belly.

Yes.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

It would be so dope to watch a pregnant Wonder Woman kicking ass.

I can only imagine a Red Wedding scenario.

 

[molnizzle]

Pretty ingenious. I'd like to see the suit they made.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

That a pregnant woman can work or what part?

 

[JJH]

I heard WB is great at slimming down women in post production anyway.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Oh tell me more advertorial!

ew is literally owned by wb

edit: well wb parent company but you get the drift

 

[NealMcCauley]

I expect we're going to be hearing about this again for Justice League.